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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1922
Page
3
A 1922 Western Newspaper Union feature presents peanut butter as a versatile substitute for butter in bread and cooking. It lists Peanut Butter Soup, Boiled Icing, Peanut Butter and Tomato Loaf, and Ginger Cream with steps and ingredients for each dish.
A fragment speaks of spring awakening and cheerful mood despite dreary skies. The verse hints at nature’s renewal with blooming blossoms and the season’s steady progression.
A family roast uses round steak with fine chop filling including green pepper onion celery and bread crumbs seasoned with parsley salt and pepper then rolled skewered and cooked slowly with bacon water. Grapefruit jelly is made by boiling gelatin with grapefruit juice pulp and sugar, then chilling and serving with whipped cream. A moist cake tip suggests using honey instead of sugar and reducing liquid.
The piece recalls an old British Army rule banning spectacles for officers and notes how some wore monocles as a sign of distinction. It also mentions the swagger stick a short cane adopted by officers and enlisted men, reflecting a stylized military bearing.
The article explains that starch is the only food chemically changed in the mouth, beginning its transformation to sugar in the oral phase. Other foods are merely ground and softened to prepare for digestion by intestinal juices.
Fashion notes show spring hats venturing out in various fabrics from voile to crepe de chine with brims and beaded trims. Blouses range from tailored voiles and linens to silk crepe with puff sleeves, presenting bold contrasts with spring suits and a lively, youthful look.
Indiana memorial Commission in the Senate chamber selected Thomas B R Kimball of Omaha Nebraska as architectural advisor to guide the competition process for selecting an architect for the war memorial building. Kimball, a noted architect and AI A member, will serve until the final design is chosen.
The piece gives pruning guidance for peach trees from yearlings to old trees, emphasizing moderate cuts, avoiding severe tip-back, and rejuvenation with top cuts for old trees. It also notes spraying and fertilization as essential and includes a 50 years ago medical anecdote about Dr. Pierce and his remedies for women and kidney pain with a solicited 10 cent trial package.
Lenny Schoenrock former cashier of Beech Grove State Bank under state supervision since a robbery by four bandits was indicted by the Marion county grand jury on embezzlement charges. He allegedly appropriated a $500 Liberty bond belonging to Henry Weise in December while serving in county jail.
In Gifianapolis on February 27 a man posed as injured to stop Mrs Elizabeth Faust driving on South Harding Street near Sellers farm. He demanded money and jewelry but she fled in her car. The same area had four other recent robberies with similar tactics.
Gooseberries are grown from cuttings and mound layering. Tops are cut in spring leaving stubs four to five inches long, new shoots form, then covered with earth to root. Plants emerge in fall, are separated, and stored until spring. Plant six feet apart and care like currants per USDA.
Two young girls riding a buggy were narrowly spared serious injury when an arc light at Riverside drive and Whitelock street fell. Milk cans spilled as the vehicle was damaged and the horse bolted. Authorities suspect tampering with the light cable and say high wind caused the break.
A five minute storm damaged Rockport and southern Spencer County. Forest and orchard trees were uprooted, several barns blown down, windows shattered, houses unroofed, and telephone poles toppled. An Ohio River houseboat used by Artie Walden was moved twenty feet and set down intact, with Mr Walden’s garage roof also blown away.
Pruning should occur in spring just before sap flow and after frost danger. Winter or fall pruning risks frost damage traveling to roots through open canes. Remove dead canes and limit to three or four strong canes per established root stock for quality berries.
Terre Haute. February 27. H. M. Fitch aged twenty two attempted suicide in his cell at Vigo county jail. He used a sheet torn from the bed to hang himself. Fitch was jailed for safekeeping and had a discharge certificate from the Great Lakes naval training station for disability. The prisoner was released and later appeared to be better but attempted again.
In Rockport on February 27 a gasoline tank owned by C. A. Fay, buried for years, exploded during digging. Two workers were knocked to the ground but escaped injury. The blast damaged a nearby building and caused an estimated $50 in damage.
Orchard notes warn most trees are planted too close for best results. While new plantings can correct spacing, older orchards must adapt to current conditions and optimize growing practices with the existing layout.
The text asserts berries stay productive for years when pruned and cultivated with the same care given to corn, emphasizing a strong, sturdy condition through systematic pruning and ongoing cultivation.
A colorful scene unfolds as a stockman boasts of a kingdom to stockholders while a seven year old eavesdropper, Johnny, rushes in with a wild plea about Santa Claus on the front porch. The piece captures a curious, humorous moment from an American Legion Weekly issue.
An old ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remedy. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and removes hard and soft corns and between the toes without soreness or irritation.
Seven year old Helen sat in the rear of her father's car as he shopped. The father parked in a no parking area and returned to find Helen scratching a sticker from the windshield. She blamed a police officer for the sticker. The father arrived before any action was taken.
Buyer advice from an advertisement encourages customers to tell grocer Red Cross Ball Blue when purchasing bluing. The message claims repeated results and lasting use after first trial, urging continued use.
The World’s Tonnage reports a gross tonnage around 62,000,000 including ships afloat and under construction. The United Kingdom claims just over a third of the world’s steam tonnage with about 2,000 captains idle in England.
A brief fragment shows a poet asking for his pipe and a friend replying with a quip about piping a little lay. The exchange has a light humorous tone and centers on a simple objects moment.
The remark depicts a witty exchange with an unnamed woman Mabel noting she would seem sane only if she wore sane clothes. The dialogue reflects a humorous social attitude without identifiable events or broader context.
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