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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1922
Page
1
The excerpt blends heat myths with a July portrait of farmer woes and mid summer scrambles. It links Julius Caesar to the month’s naming and memory, noting his talents, conquests, and a faltering segue into Cleopatra as the tale shifts to ancient intrigues.
A fragmented satire mixes Cleopatra’s allure with Julius Caesar and modern leaders, joking about morality, assassination, and pop culture references. The piece pivots on historical personages, humorous anachronisms, and a July weather note about threshing and harvest pay.
Early Sunday a car carrying Earl E. Gambrel his wife and baby veered off the grade west of town near the R R bridge and rolled once or twice. Gambrel said the brake rod broke and the cause remains unclear. They were en route from Greenfield to Clinton. the baby was unhurt, Mrs. Gambrel had a bad cut and Gambrel was later moved to Clinton for treatment. Brown ambulance and local doctors aided the trio.
A fragment describes a man who purchases on credit then cheats merchants by avoiding full payment. He is labeled as worthless and labeled a liar as he claims others are beating him. The text spots a boastful remark amid the accusation.
A fragment notes S L 2 aa directing someone to have his children do likewise, indicating a copied admonition or example set for offspring. The truncated text offers no clear event or proper names to identify.
A columnist argues that while most prosperous individuals pay debts, a significant group remains dishonest and unreliable. These moral lapses, the author believes, drive down the community's youth standards and increase crime, placing those misdeeds on the wrong path.
A young man criticized the Chau tauqua program calling it fake and money wasteful. The writer contrasts this with attending indecent street car nival shows within thirty miles, implying hypocrisy in the critic’s behavior and highlighting tension over local entertainment funding.
We thank the people of Montezuma for their kindness and help after our accident Sunday. Earl E. Gambrel, wife, and father Greenfield, Ind.
Miss Marjorie Harper spent last week visiting relatives in Dana. The trip highlights family connections and hometown ties.
B J Darling died after a period of illness. He lived alone at 3 South Water street and worked as a painter and paper hanger. Funeral services were held at Mr Waggoner's with Rev J C Whitson in charge. Burial followed at Oakland cemetery. He is survived by three sons and one daughter living in Indianapolis California and homes in Indiana.
Over 300 field men joined July 2 to extend the farm to farm survey for common barberry bushes under the U S Department of Agriculture. The plan aims to finish the eight state western survey by year end with salts as a preferred treatment.
The LHAUTAUQUA event ended Tuesday evening after five days of diverse programs. Attendance was fair and the lectures were excellent, simple, and understood by youth and adults. The Landis Buckeye Band and Je Ville Concert Company were highlights, and Miss Betty Parr led the Junior Town Pageant with local youth. Guarantor names will appear next week.
Mr. Ben Drewes rents the old ice house garage of D. I. Dunlap and runs an auto mobile paint shop with 25 years of experience. He has painted several cars there and offers reasonable charges. Drewes now occupies the Grant Hamilton house, moving from Danville.
The annual all day Holiness Meeting of Sugar Creek township will be held at the old Lusk Chapel on Sunday August 6. All are cordially invited. A M Tomlinson.
Billsboro Illinois notes predict farmers will pay mortgage, chinch bugs breed, blackberries yield large crops and housewives can preserves. Sugar prices are expected to fall after harvest period.
Albert Doss 54 died instantly Saturday night after contact with a live electrical wire while rearranging a light bulb for better illumination. Coroner’s verdict: death by electrocution. Survived by widow Nettie and children Belle Hurst Danville, Lyda, Ernest, Fred. half brother Clarence Doss of Clinton. Funeral held at home, burial Oakland Cemetery. O L Brown & Son funeral directors.
Parke county farmers and bankers are organizing to join a national Agricultural Credits Bank formed in Indianapolis as the Indianapolis Cattle Loan Company Bank. It will loan with growing livestock as collateral to Parke and other Indiana counties. An official announcement is expected soon from Charles Sedwick, Indianapolis livestock commissioner, active in the group.
The Sizzersburg Clipper reports Sheriff in town, a new filling station found, and Walt Slipperhelm turning a bedroom into a Ford garage. Goslin girls miss engagement due to paint shortages while Rev Wallupem resigns for fiery sermons. Local cops and farmers plan moves as divorce suits surface and odd anecdotes continue.
Harley Scott and wife visited Clinton on Wednesday. R W Sutton builds brick garage. Rockville ball team lost 9 to 1 to Brazil last Sunday. Grover Rohr adds a new front porch. Montezuma barbers raise prices as heat drives beard wearers. Hillsdale reports a new barber shop owned by George Trout. Dr Cone buys McKeown property from Barney Davey for 1000 dollars. Ernest Fry rents rooms above hardware store with 8 to 10 am hours. Heber and son display a 1922 pumpkin from Orff Milligan in the store show window. Heber plans to have the pumpkin made into e plum pie pastry.
As successor to Dr. M. C. Phillips, I will open the dental office in Montezuma on Monday July 23. Office hours are 8 30 to 12 00 A M 1 30 to 5 00 and 6 00 to 7 30 P M Phone 159 Dr H L Phillips.
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