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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
7
Barnes arrives at Hart's Tavern with Lyndon Rushcroft and actor colleagues. In a stormy night town, Barnes notices a mysterious crossroads woman and recalls a rich, globe-trotting past, while Rushcroft headlines the taproom as the party plans a possible supper.
Wealthy New Yorker Thomas Barnes encounters a storm bound at a cross-road and is joined by a girl bound for Green Fancy. An automobile arrives for her and she takes him to Hart's tavern where he meets a touring troupe led by Lyn don Rushcroft and Miss Thackeray. The actors perform hotel work for their board.
An ostensibly light entertainment at Hart's tavern derails as a stage-battle turns lethal with murder and sudden death. Patrons witness a shocking crime scene prompting police inquiry and public safety concerns.
A historical note describes a unique behavior by a sphex family mother wasp. After digging a tunnel and laying eggs, she rams earth pellets and stones into the tunnel mouth. In one observed instance she used a pebble as a hammer to pack dirt, then repeated the action with more dirt and the pebble.
A short reflective quote attributed to Bulwer Lytton on mercy shaping the unknown of tomorrow and the human choice guiding destiny.
A lighthearted note in the Boston Transcript titled Fish Day features playful banter about appearances and a Friday theme. The piece mixes casual dialogue and newspaper voice for a brief city-side moment.
A brief quip notes that hesitance leads to trouble, comparing indecision to a catastrophe and calling out careful action. The line frames a sharper, wary stance on risk and punctual results.
A sharp aside on a pretty girl's smile directed at another man, noting it as foolish and distracting. The quip reflects a light, opinionated tone about romantic attentions and socializing.
A vintage safety oriented ad urges buyers to insist on Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross on both box and tablets to avoid counterfeits. It notes a Brooklyn case of counterfeit talcum powder tablets and explains aspirin’s trademark as Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of Salicylic acid.
A Dallas News item notes a nurse misreading a medical card as poor nutrition during a school health exam, causing a tearful boy to question the nurse’s records. The incident is cited in a talk before a central philanthropic council about miscommunication in health notes.
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz staying in Wildegg Switzerland as a guest of Lieut Colonel Wille. Tirpitz has lost his fortune, with his son a Zurich bank clerk and his daughter a governess. He avoided paying the 1913 German war tax by investing in Italian securities, leaving him penniless. What a patriot.
A Birmingham Age-Herald passage explains euphemism through a society reporter’s line about a widow repeatedly married being “led to the altar” by a wealthy older man. The dialogue frames euphemism as a gentler expression masking harsher truth.
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