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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
9
United States agriculture officials warn of a seventeen year locust outbreak likely in 21 states around late May. They advise sacking young fruit trees with cheesecloth, covering branches from emergence to insect disappearance, and delaying pruning where infestations are heavy.
Senator Lodge warned that the League of Nations articles should be weighed carefully before adoption. He argued that too many ties could jeopardize our future and cited a joke about a prima donna altering a contract to illustrate flexible commitments.
An army lieutenant flew a machine gun equipped plane off the Pacific coast and sighted a whale four miles out. He dive bombed the whale, killed it with a brief machine gun burst, and a motorboat collected the carcass for a sizable profit, reported in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
In a short exchange from the Boston Transcript a character declares “Quickly Over” and another says “Dix-You’ll have a short session” implying a brief mind reader consultation. The dialogue hints at a concise, perhaps theatrical, scene.
Four million dollars in dividends paid by Burkburnett firms in recent months with some returns quoted as high as 500 percent. The enterprise offers ten acres in a production field backed by Ft Worth figures. Capitalization 50000 shares 19.00 each. Stock fully paid and non assessable. Contact Burkburnett Center Oil Co Ft Worth Texas.
A Washington staff officer recalls General Pershing as the real thing a true American. He retells a boyhood memory in Pershing’s hometown where a black porter described Pershing’s curiosity about people and a late childlike gesture of tossing a pebble.
Jennie says she was too angry to play with Jane after a quarrel but confesses the anger faded by night. Her mother asks why she would still want to play, and Jennie explains the provocation wasn’t strong enough to last the whole day.
A sharp exchange in a shop features a playful line about a cut of meat and a price cut. The customer seizes on the pun while the butcher pivots to a bargain.
A lively pitch touts Freezone as a fast relief for corns and calluses with a small bottle costing only a cent. It claims to remove hard and soft corns between toes without soreness. The ad also mentions a sensational Cincinnati discovery and a humorous revival anecdote from Philadelphia.
An ad touts GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a long used household remedy for constipation indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble. It claims benefits from a few doses and describes it as a gentle laxative available through druggists in many countries. A separate anecdote clips a preacher urging a "new heart" and a girl explaining it as a heavenly ache.
The foliage of cherry, plum and peach is tender and arsenical sprays should be used with caution. Arsenate of lead is least likely to harm, though more than two applications, especially to peach, may cause shotholing and leaf drop, and fruit burning.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for cleansing pores with hot water and a dusting of Cuticura Serum Powder to achieve clear, healthy skin. The ad implies distinctive fragrance influence as a measure of skin quality and uses the routine as a recommended standard.
Quoted excerpt argues money becomes a curse only under foolish social conditions where life itself feels wrong. It contrasts cheapened money with extreme wealth to critique social values and economic misery. The passage emphasizes moral critique over practical economics.
In setting out raspberries blackberries dewberries and strawberries young plants that grew the preceding season are used unless planted in autumn when plants of the current season's growth are used.
Insects like plum and quince curculios may be greatly reduced by regular early spring jarring of trees and collecting the fallen insects on sheets or cloth-covered frames.
The article stresses that among orchard tasks spraying is most often neglected. Fruit growers should study the reasons for spraying and gain thorough knowledge of spraying materials and equipment.
A pithy saying notes how overcautious talkers may end up saying nothing at all. It reflects on restraint and the paradox of silence in social interaction.
An advertorial claim links acid stomach to many ailments and promises fast relief with Eatonic tablets. It describes hyperacidity as the root cause, promotes Eatonic as an absorbent that cleanses the stomach, and urges readers to buy a box from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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