It Takes Ideal Citizenship to Make an Ideal Town
A brief civic motto on promoting responsible citizenship and effective advertising, urging community engagement and smart messaging for town improvements.
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
3
A brief civic motto on promoting responsible citizenship and effective advertising, urging community engagement and smart messaging for town improvements.
The crew describes cleaning a print shop loaded with old paper, clothing, tools, posters, and appliances. They removed a tank and clutter, swept with brooms and mopped, and even disturbed a mouse in the desk before finishing lunch.
Citizens of Montezuma and nearby areas are urged to subscribe to the home paper. Businessmen have funded advertising and subscriptions, and readers are asked to respond promptly when approached by a representative, highlighting the paper as vital to community upbuilding.
A brief note thanks subscribers for support and urges continued subscription to sustain publishing. The message emphasizes that advertising alone cannot maintain a newspaper and acknowledges subscribers from Perey BP. McNamee.
Local items report visits from Robert Engeton and Walter Rierden with plans to Greencastle. Douglas Fairbanks film Bound in Morocco at Powell’s Picture Show plus Animated Weekly and Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran one reel. Local music by Mara Elizabeth Higbee and Helen Asbury. Classifieds include carpentry and finishing trades in Clinton Ohio at Matthews Co. Brief notices mention Mrs. Barney Davey and others. Also medical ad for Shapley’s Original Stomach Medicine and Miss Emma Quinn Indianapolis. An Australian screw fastener is noted for a new invention.
Rockville resident Mr. Lamb visits Mrs. Ike Williams. Ralph Wright and William Bennett return from military service. Mrs. Manning of near Newport visits Montezuma on business. Mr. Robert Ingerton of Indianpolis visits grandparents here. Albert Gill and wife relocate to Decatur Illinois for work. Mont Watson called to Danville for his father’s death. Mrs. Minnie Jones spends early week in Williamsport. Miss Beulah Southard travels to Slinton for the teacher’s examination. Julia and Carolyn Al five of Clinton visit local friends. Hyla Lakin spends weekend with Geo Kunty in Hillsdale before returning to West Terre Haute.
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