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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
3
A scene shows Ethel reacting to a surprise baby sister offered by their radiant Aunty after the younger brother is helped up by their motherly sister. Ethel retorts she already has enough to handle with her brother and resists the extra responsibility.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap as boosting razor efficiency and skin health. It claims no mug, no slimy soap, no germs, no irritation from shaving twice daily, and tags the soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
A Boston Transcript excerpt notes the adjective luciferous used by Lloyd George and points to an Englishman who interprets it as a devilish bad story. The remark hints at cross language humor and recalls colonial and political rhetoric.
An antiseptic powder advertised to pour into shoes relieves sting from corns bunions and aching feet. The copy notes 1 500 000 pounds used by the Army and Navy during the war and promotes instant comfort for smarting swollen feet.
The piece jokes about what flappers skip for summer adding powder and makeup, noting a small tumbler causes many slip ups in the story.
A fashion review highlights capes and cape wraps as the season's key outer garments with long skirts and wide brim hats. It showcases a tailored long tweed cape with large buttons, a white brimmed hat with silk crown, a black taffeta wide brim, and a soft coating wrap with fringe creating cape effects.
Luella Washington tells the judge that the reverend struck the other woman and she did not touch her. She says she raised her hand as a reprimand and that the woman fell head first over a railing after the incident. The hatchet was in her hand.
The famed Devil’s Bible, copied on 300 asses skins, was taken to Stockholm after the Thirty Years War. Tradition says a poor monk, facing death, struck a pact with the devil to copy the entire Bible in one night, completing the task while the monk’s fate remains unclear.
A Baltimore advertisement claims a money back guaranteed product from the See-Thru Corporation will keep your windshield crystal clear for three years. One application supposedly lasts through storms and promises safety in rain, urging a five thousand nine hundred ninety dollar reward to save lives.
Ernest Brooks notes in Strand that King George hides comfort over display, once complaining about Princess Mary’s puffed pannier width in a portrait. The royal photographer recalls the monarch’s discreet preferences and remarks on marriage and propriety.
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