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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1922
Page
7
A pharmacist marketed Freezone as a quick corn remover. The ad claims applying a small amount stops pain instantly and allows removal with fingers later. It targets hard and soft corns and between toe corn, claiming no soreness or irritation.
In the Latin quarter of Paris bareheaded women sit in quiet street corners or church doors, picking and combing the wool from mattresses. Even the poorest French peasant tends to own a comfortable bed with a wool mattress.
Advertisers claim wartime conditions double the cost of cotton and linen and urge customers to extend fabric life by washing with Red Cross Ball Blue in the laundry. Grocers promote the household tip as a savings note amid shortages.
Lucile visits a neighbor for eggs but is told the hens are molting and unavailable. On return she reports to her mother that Mrs T cannot share eggs because her hens are wilting.
Editorial cartoon note from Galveston News asserts support for women’s right to smoke yet opposes housewives using pipes while baking pies. The remark contrasts personal liberty with domestic image concerns.
Diamond Dyes claim simple directions in every package allow any woman to dye or tint worn clothing and household items. They guarantee no streaks or fading and advise telling the druggist the fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
An odd dialogue shows Gertrude praising Georges as a gentleman while Clare notes his lack of visible dressing. An advertisement touts Cuticura skin care with steps to apply ointment and wash off with soap. A final quip warns men against marrying a talkative woman if family secrets exist.
A witty reflection notes preachers' lives grow lively with weddings and suggests wisdom lies beyond what one reveals. It hints at the balance between faith, public persona, and private knowledge.
A quotation from Wallace Irwin appears in the 1922 Western Newspaper Union piece featured here. The skipper envisions a vessel losing bearings and sinking while the crew laments possible peril and fate.
Instructions for breaded pork chops with bone removed, baked with crumbs, served with celery garnish and Oatmeal Soup. Then a Hot Chicken Salad recipe using cooked chicken, peas, onion juice and lemon, finished in a butter and cream sauce.
A lyrical verse describes drifting lights as white dancers across fields and towns. The imagery trims somber trees with a mantle, ending with a royal/framing line about a king and continued drift.
A period kitchen note shares Pineapple Tartlets with custard filling and a browned meringue topping. Also included is Creamy Fudge made from sugar milk cocoa and corn syrup, flavored with mapeline and nuts, set on waxed paper.
The Christian Science Monitor reports Diamond Mountain in Korea as a sacred Buddhist site where Chinese priests settled centuries ago. Explorer E H Wilson of the Arnold Arboretum Boston found no axes or mills disturbing the woods and discovered new tree and flower varieties valuable to the United States and others.
Asa, successor of Rehoboam, broke with idolatry, reformed Judah, and fortified cities and walls. He prayed to the Lord during the Ethiopian threat, trusting God to grant victory as 480000 spearmen defended the realm. The Egyptians were defeated and fled, showing faith under pressure.
Bishop Westcott defines the judgment of Christ as the revelation of truth, not a verdict on a general issue. God’s judgment manifests truth and punishment arises from an awakened conscience. The judge is the sinner who assigns his own sentence.
Advertisement text urges mothers to give a teaspoon of California Fig Syrup to cleanse the liver and bowels of a sick child. It promises rapid relief from constipation and feverishness, claiming the syrup removes poison and bile and restores a playful child. The ad warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup to avoid imitators.
A Bostonian AM English teacher asked students to paraphrase the proverb “A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse.” Some answers pleased her, some did not, but one bizarre line nearly caused fainting: “The closing of the right optic is as sufficient as a rapid inclination of the ermuium to a Sightless quadruped.”
Red Cross Ball Blue advertised to remove grime and brighten laundry look. Available at all grocers.
On Memorial Day the village gathered at the cemetery to clean four years of growth from graves and decorate them. A woman led a stranger through the plots sharing knowledge of the burials while her young son listened and asked about his own resting place.
A collection of humorous vignettes about family life. A husband learns his wife and children control the car, a landlords joke about leases surfaces, and an old bachelor recounts curiosity about women. Jimmie quips about bread preserves and heaven rewards.
A persuasive notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a solution for female troubles and nervous ailments. It cites letters from Horatio Arkansas Reading Pennsylvania New Orleans praising regained health, weight gain, and resumed ability to work after using the product.
A reflective note honors two men praised for steady, unassuming work that benefited the community. Their quiet dedication and enduring impact are highlighted in a succinct remembrance.
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