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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
3
A Unionville Missouri woman writes that after weak health nervous spells and loss of appetite she recovered after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the medicine and recommends it to other women while noting the company offers confidential replies from a female staff.
An advertisement promotes 12 autographed photos of famous movie stars including Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin for 25 cents each with over 200 more photos available. It invites agents to sell this high grade household specialty and notes contact details for Americas Paper Co and a Lancaster, Pennsylvania supplier.
The exchange calls out multimillionaire Stonyfdflow, described as self-made by Mrs. Biggs, while she counters that not everyone can see he is tailor-made.
A conversational snippet references Denison's Coffee and health in a dialogue about a jewelry appraisal. The girl discusses visiting a jeweler this afternoon to have a ring appraised, while her mother questions Mr Spooner's intentions.
The article recounts Fair Isle's history from Pict and Norse contact to Spanish Armada legends. It notes famine driven by storms, the rescue of Don Gomez de Medina’s crew by Andrew Umphrey, persistent Spanish influence in knitwork, and the islanders’ smuggling, reading, and weather-driven reluctance to emigrate. It ends with the islanders courting ministers to extend visits, using storms as pretexts.
Advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue detergent of American manufacture. Claims superior white clothes and broad grocery availability.
A humorous remark notes that actual fishing takes a few hours, but the overall effort stretches across weeks due to waiting for ideal conditions and arranging bait.
Police nabbed a man walking from a hotel writing room carrying stationery worth ten dollars under his coat. He claimed he was gathering material for a novel.
Fragrance soap and ointment offer cleansing and healing for skin scalp and hair. Sample free by mail with a book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
Mr. Cobbles criticizes the use of a fly swatter and insists a folded newspaper suffices. Mrs. Cobbles objects, arguing against swatting flies in front of visitors.
In Yonne department wolves bold and enterprising threaten livestock and riders. Two troopers encountered a huge wolf that attacked a horse until a farmer with a gun arrived and killed the animal, illustrating France's struggle to exterminate wild wolves.
The Panama Canal Zone plans to source beef from cattle slaughtered locally rather than dressed beef from the United States. Savings of 10 to 20 percent are expected. The Canal supply department is testing local meat and will buy cattle from Central and South America to fatten and slaughter on the isthmus. A cattle buyer will oversee purchases and a veterinary surgeon will inspect imports to prevent disease.
Towanda schools principal L. J. Russell advised a tired farmer to unhitch and let his automobile finish mowing. The professor attached a mower to the car and sped around the field, mowing it in ten minutes while clover flew in clouds.
The article notes Manila records a mean annual temperature just over 80 degrees. It highlights the city’s hot climate and suggests sustained high heat levels throughout the year.
A war correspondent repeatedly uses the term im broglio in dispatches signaling ongoing confusion and tense front line reporting as battles unfold.
Beautiful, clear white clothes delights the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball Blue. All grocers. Adv.
The Sphinx posed a riddle during a swimming scene, asking how many girls would swim beyond the danger line if the lifeguard were a woman. The surreal query sparks debate about risk and gender roles in public aquatic spaces.
A humorous exchange highlights spring fever with Hyker asking for the unfailing sign of spring and Pyker replying that the mood is the urge to sit and watch others work.
A brief comic vignette follows a penny pincher who confides after an awkward exchange with Lulu. He explains meeting Lulu outside an ice cream parlor and narrates a failed gesture to prove lips like strawberries by buying her a strawberry sundae.
Edmund spends time with a boy named Walter, new to his life at the public school. His mother questions the boy, but Edmund defends Walter as well behaved and vows not to teach him naughty words.
A bath company opened a new swimming bath and sent the mayor a complimentary ticket. He liked the first but warned that a second seemed suggestive. He warned that a third would be a personal insult.
A Berlin wireless note cites a dramatic exchange in Southwark where James hides valuable papers and a baby’s hair in a wallet before pledging to return or send Betsy to raise their children as British. The scene unfolds after Zeppelin visits.
A London ironmonger recalls a departing customer who sent a wringer for repair but could not supply a needed part. The woman sought compensation for a charwoman and claimed her husband’s washday dinners, blaming bias against women as “the weaker sex.”
The article notes a lower sickness rate in Russia since the war began and attributes part of the gain to vodka’s decline, while also observing how human bodies react to excitement by building disease resistance. It cites San Francisco refugees as examples of strong outdoor life and shared conditions improving health.
A woman ascends an elevated station steps with an umbrella held like a reversed saber. An attendant gently cautions she could injure the man behind her. She retorts that the man is her husband and remains calm.
Neighbors discuss Mrs Robin son who never attends Mothers Club meetings. One says she is a hopeless old fogg who stays home to care for her children despite repeated invitations.
Mary Carolyn Davies urges women in Mothers Magazine to practice self kindness and rest. She argues mothers train daughters to be self denying, causing nervous strain. Encouraging relaxation and judicious laziness, she says kinder treatment of oneself improves quality of life and those around them.
A mother plans a surprise party for someone else. The youngest child asks about going and learns they were not invited. After considering, the child suggests bringing all five siblings to maximize the surprise for the guest.
A compact reflection notes that for some men the sole positive attribute is a notorious reputation for being bad, implying social or personal consequences tied to reputational choices.
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