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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
7
A classic advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to relieve constipation in children. It claims the syrup cleanses the stomach, liver and bowels, with a 50 cent bottle offering directions for all ages and adults.
A playful quip recalls a case ending via a short circuit court. The gag suggests a verdict tied to a faulty electrical fault and a courtroom pun. The line reflects a humorous take on legal defeat and electrical mishap.
Mr. F C Case of Welcome Lake Pennsylvania reports relief from backache kidney trouble nervous fatigue and dizziness after using Dodds Kidney Pills and endorses publishing the letter for others. Dodds Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets are also advertised at 0 cents per box Adv.
A British diplomat lauds the cheerful devoted spirit of British women in war work. He shares a joke about a neighbor whose wife works as a bus conductor causing noisy upstairs activity. The anecdote illustrates public morale and women’s wartime roles as noted by the Washington Star.
A husband reveals his first gray hair and proposes keeping it as a souvenir. His wife dismisses the idea and mutters she’d rather go to her mother, while he retorts with a stubborn remark about luck.
A Wisconsin woman credits a diet change with recovery from overwork and illness. After trying tonics with little lasting effect, she began eating Grape-Nuts with cream and drinking milk, plus early bed. Within two weeks she slept better and soon gained weight, calling Grape-Nuts and fresh air the key to improvement.
The Bergen fire, the worst in Norway, destroyed the business district and key facilities, with losses estimated at 15 million dollars. Yet the port city rebuilds rapidly, thriving on its fjord setting, diverse population, and a booming merchant fleet. Bergen’s old town fades, but its myth and bustling harbor persist through recovery.
The piece traces writing origins to needs for memory communication and rights assertion, noting early signs like knots and pebbles. It outlines pictography evolving into writing with Egyptian, Assyrian, and Chinese roots, and credits Phoenicians with early alphabet transmission to Greeks around the ninth century B C.
The Kansas City Star notes a divide between rural and urban attitudes toward government. It argues that when urban residents say we about local power they will demand accountability and take ownership, unlike rural areas where they say they and not us. The piece urges city and county residents to unite as stewards of public services.
A fragment recalls an editor saving a poem but noting it was never printed. It reflects on loyalty and friendship, with line fragments indicating a personal anecdote about trust and support from the editor.
A vivid portrait of the east side of Third Avenue from One Hundred and Sixth to One Hundred and eighteenth streets called Little Italy. It describes crowded sidewalks, shops, banks, and a nightlife with street pianos and frequent crime including bombs and vendettas, ending with funerals as the daily highlight.
In Jacksonville Florida Inspector Joseph A Faurot head of the New York police detective bureau and fingerprint expert Sergeant William H Haley were arrested after posing as confidence men during a tourist visit. They were detained at the city jail amid claims of loitering suspicious actions and bunco steering, while local detectives shadowed them.
Central Park keeper Bill Snyder supplied 13 quarts of whisky for a party to warm elephants Hattie and Jewel and rhino Smiles during a cold wave. The bill of nineteen dollars fifty cents drew scrutiny from park commissioner Cabot Ward who questioned the lack of vichy and the party participants. The elephants drank, keepers were drenched, and the animals withstood the cold after four quarts per animal.
Toledo policemen face a difficult task under Councilman Stanley Kryzsiak's proposed ordinance punishing women with skirts higher than three inches above the ankle. Critics question enforcement, noting outfits include collars and hats that obscure height and identity, and suggesting officers may need anatomy expertise to judge ankles.
A barber remarks on the victim’s baldness and the man retorts that if his head becomes soft he will raise hair to sell. The wit swaps in a sharp exchange during a chairside moment.
Public notice-style advert promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming quinine drives out malaria and iron builds up the system. States price as 50 cents and highlights the labeled formula.
A terse exchange unfolds as a man asks about remorse after striking Willie Jones, and another replies that the hurt party is the one who must decide remorse, underscoring a moment of blame and apology.
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