Fragmented OCR: strange domestic notice with garbled text
The readable parts describe a couple and a registry manager with unclear action. No clear event, names, places, or dates are discernible.
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1920
Page
3
The readable parts describe a couple and a registry manager with unclear action. No clear event, names, places, or dates are discernible.
In a humorous note from the American Legion Weekly, an oldtimer explains the dispute over who holds the Statue of Liberty as a destroyer Sharkey drifts near the harbor. The rookie god seeks clarity as tides shift the statue between New York and Brooklyn claims, prompting government intervention.
Fragmentary exchange references distant scenery and humorous mishearing of words about bores and horreawers. The text focuses on a wry remark about perception and distant objects.
A quotation praising unseen good work hidden like water beneath ground, attributed to Carlyle, noting its quiet, enduring impact on the surface.
The advertisement proclaims Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine aspirin trusted for over twenty years. It urges consumers to accept only unbroken Bayer packages with proper directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. Smaller tins of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Crurgists offer larger Bayer packages.
A Kansas City Star excerpt features Constable Slackputter recounting a humorous misstep in a traffic arrest. A stranger in a motorcar, singing about Irene and lace, derides the constable as he is threatened with arrest for being drunk. The exchange ends with the officer letting the man go.
Quote from Dustin Stax on campaign contributions and the value of information. He compares a taxicab to a band wagon, suggesting the latter carried greater cost in perception or payoff. The dialogue implies political influence and the exchange of information for favors.
A terse aphorism noting that experience with a flawed partner may disillusion belief in perfect men. The quote uses irony to suggest matrimony with a man reveals human faults rather than angelic virtue.
An essay on women voters after suffrage discusses how newly enfranchised women will exercise their ballots and the questions politicians have about the impact of this new voting power. It contrasts practical clothing guidance for children with broader social topics and urges thoughtful civic participation.
The text argues that women, through clubs and organizations, will influence policy by studying public questions, aligning with party planks, and educating others. It notes women’s time and organizational networks enable them to push reforms, monitor officials, and advocate beneficial issues for themselves and children.
An article highlights drawn thread work as a popular method for ornamenting household linens and clothing. A clever maker applies blue drawthread to a summer cotton dress, detailing hem and waistline with drawn patterns, while upcycled lace collars crafted from multiple lace varieties fetch high prices in shops.
Special session action legalizes horizontal increases in state and local property taxes based on 1919 equalization orders. It authorizes adjustments by county boards, permits refunds for overassessments, allows short term loans to cover deficits, and empowers the state board of tax commissioners to raise state levies within legal limits. Emergency clause makes it effective upon passage.
Indianapolis July 19 the Indiana general assembly house passed the Symons Givan blue sky bill for a second time within the last year and a half.
Lesson text outlines David’s rise from exile to king over Judah and then united Israel. It notes his faith, obedience, and reliance on God, his gracious treatment of Jabesh Gilead, and the seven and a half year civil conflict with Ishbosheth before coronation. The study emphasizes that true success comes from trusting the Lord and acting with generosity.
A saying attributed to a legend describes the devil offering a reward to the one who best harms a human soul. One candidate urges delaying good resolutions, arguing there is no hurry to act. The tale highlights procrastination as a subtle evil.
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