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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1921
Page
3
John Dickinson Sherman surveys several early declarations that predate the 1776 independence vote. He details Mendon Massachusetts 1773 Hanna's Town 1775 and Mecklenburg 1775, noting their aims, rhetoric, and the later debate over Mecklenburg's authenticity.
Jesse E. Sterrett received a suspended sentence after being found guilty of bigamy. Judge James A. Collins suspended two to five years in prison on the condition Sterrett stay in Indianapolis, work, and support his Spanish wife Prosperina Fernando Sterrett and their two children. Other wives and the courtroom scene are noted but no further penalties imposed.
The Christian Science Monitor reports a vast cavern near Montalban Lu xon in the Philippine islands where a central 200 foot dome spawns a solid column of bats each December. An American officer saw the mass rise and travel toward Manila for 15 minutes, with no bats leaving the column. Engineers say the flight has occurred at nearly the same time daily for two years, and sources indicate the phenomenon has been observed for at least 30 years.
Report notes that Indians rely on constant cocoa consumption as a form of insensibility, suggesting a cultural or medical misunderstanding of anesthesia and pain management. The excerpt implies cocoa acts as an anesthetic in traditional practice.
The text discusses the use of plant applications to wounds for healing and pain relief among Indigenous peoples. It notes difficulty obtaining information on trephining due to distrust of whites and beliefs in magic requiring secrecy.
Governor Mc Cray said the Indiana relocation commission finds the reformatory relocation law unworkable. The panel asked Colgate & Co. to release the state from the Jeffersonville site deal or allow the state to keep the present site and buildings until after the next general assembly.
June 20 report shows P F Hunt resigning as mayor of Bluffton after announcing move to Atford City. The city council had urged resignation, but Hunt said the action was automatic, delayed by political opposition. He was Bluffton’s first Republican in 20 years.
Seven motion picture and vaudeville theaters in Vincennes will stay closed every night next week after a meeting of owners. They say the carnival coming to town makes shows unprofitable, marking the fifth carnival of the season.
Jacob Sash aged sixty six receives notice from Washington that he will get a pension of 20 dollars monthly and 8000 dollars back pay. He served 12 years in the regular army and was with General Custer in the West during the Indian uprising.
Governor Meckay pardoned Jacob Cadowski of Gary who had been sentenced to two to fourteen years for criminal assault on a girl. The pardon came after the state board of pardons recommended it following an investigation and the girl repudiated her story.
Lafayette June 20 The War department designated Purdue University as a distinguished service school for its excellent military work This is the third year Purdue has won the honor making it one of twenty of 108 institutions nationwide to receive the distinction
Twenty five Rose Polytechnic Institute students depart Terre Haute for the engineer reserve officers training camp at Camp Humphreys Virginia. They will spend six weeks making maps sketching coins building bridges and constructing fortifications as part of wartime training.
A(Lydia E Pinkham) advertisement recounts testimonials from Mrs E H Haypock of Chicago and Mrs H R Sharon of Burlington praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female troubles. It notes many women avoid operations and offers a free private text on ailments peculiar to women from The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
A playful remark exchanges between Marcia and Montague about an alleged engagement to a shimmy dancer. Montague jokes that the engagement ended when the dancer shook him.
Pollie Dear and Mollie Love chat while shopping when Alice Golightly passes. Pollie remarks Alice no longer discusses her ailments. Mollie explains she met a man who cured her, not a doctor, by noting aging symptoms and prompting her to keep silent.
A brief dialogue mocks modern crime punishment with a Western flavor. Cactus Joe says hanging is too good for an automobile thief, while others debate suitable punishment continuing a frontier justice tone.
A terse note reflects on the pattern that when men perform good acts they often end up being caught, suggesting recurring consequences or scrutiny following benevolent actions.
The Kansas City Star letter compares two men, a lawyer and a harrow maker, noting one obituary long and the other brief with a misspelled name. It asks Lester which path to choose before urging him away from pride and toward humility.
A fragment echoes a knightly rescue plea as maid begs Sir Launcelot to hurry. The text notes reporters delaying, while rights and royalties for serials and films are under consideration, signaling a media focus beyond the fiction.
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