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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
3
A joke unfolds about Perkins unable to support his wife while claiming she is insupportable, highlighting a wordplay moment in a social exchange. The remark turns on the double meaning of support and insupportable in a light humorous frame.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as best for liver bowels and stomach. It states one Pellet for a laxative and three for a cathartic.
A provocative dialogue features a speaker declaring a wartime voice while prompting the counterpart to reveal full commitment. The exchange underscores a tension between rhetoric and personal sacrifice within a broader wartime debate.
A rough reflection notes how hardship may prepare a man for the afterlife yet diminish his earthly reputation and credit. The sober observation links suffering to spiritual readiness while warning of worldly judgment on character.
Heal skin troubles itch burn and disfigure with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Rashes eczema pimples dandruff and sore hands yield to treatment. Relief immediate and healing complete in many cases. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere. Even the youth who claims to have a finished education has a lot to learn.
Advertisement notes Red Cross Ball Blue grocery product that makes white clothes whiter. Warns against an unreliable merchant calling trade vulgar and slow to pay bills.
A witty adage stresses that while appearances may attract, steady cleanliness and domestic order are key to sustaining a marriage. The saying frames homemaking as the decisive factor in lasting partnership stability.
Many children fall ill and a household favorite claims to break up colds in 24 hours. The ad promotes Mother Gray's Powders as a remedy for feverishness headache stomach troubles teething disorders and worm control. Used by mothers for 28 years with samples free. All druggists 25c. Address Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
Satin offers a stylish substitute for formal gowns with Fragonard colors in lace trimmed dresses and black satin coats. Net fabrics and Reboux style net gain popularity for afternoon and evening frocks, as fashion cycles toward a 25 year retro feel with blue and white striped silk afternoon dresses favored by eastern women of fashion.
Veils are loose and flowing with circular openings fitting over hat crowns. Lace designs with woven scrolls are popular and some veils use elastic bands for fit. Varied lengths hang to the shoulders or cinch at the throat, with color becoming a major trend matching hats. Black and black white combinations remain smart.
Mandy asks for a pair red stockings for a funeral. Miss Ethel questions the choice and Mandy explains she plans to prostrate herself on the grays, signaling a defiant or ritual gesture amid customary black attire.
George Crowell, stage driver on the Austin to Potts route, reports his team stalled near Hot Springs east of Spencers by an army of jack rabbits resembling a drove of sheep. The rabbits leaped into tall sage before finally scattering. Austin Nev Dispatch via New York Sun.
A Detroit wife left her husband over his wig in a bold domestic tale. A witty comment dismissed the claim as a bald excuse, reflecting tongue in cheek humor of the era.
A York state mother explains she switched from coffee to Postum Cereal or Instant Postum, claiming clearer conscience and stronger health for herself and her husband. The ad promotes two forms, notes boiling or dissolving methods, and prices. There’s a tagline There’s a Reason for Postum. It’s sold by grocers and produced by Postum Co.
A traditional tea cozy cover design features net fabric with roses and foliage appliqued from cretonne, trimmed by stitches. Black net is noted as fashionable, with a plain pad underneath and optional color choices, guiding readers to measure and cut the net to fit the pad shape.
A simple two piece wood rack for newspapers and magazines stands about 2 ft 3 in high and 2 ft wide. Build from 1/2 inch wood with screws, use well planed stock, finish with dark green stain and varnish, or paint another color to suit room decor.
Instructions describe making a slumber robe from unworn silk strips cut under two inches wide. Sew strips into a rag carpet style, using more black than color. Crochet a chain of the robe width, then double crochet back and forth to the desired length, suitable for runners and pillow tops.
White embroidered nets and lingerie dresses from earlier years dominate midsummer fashion. Early models blend net with embroidered handkerchief linen and eyelet work, yielding attractive, smart gowns. Net and lace gowns stay popular and the lace trimmed lingerie dress reappears this year.
New sports skirts feature knitted fabrics in bright colors with checks and stripes. Designs include circular and modified circular cuts with some gore panels, using self materials for a smart finish and novelty pockets. They are worn very short.
A brief dialogue notes dietetics as a new science of dyes while a child asks. The exchange links learning to household care with Red Cross Ball Blue and references to grocers Ady.
The dialogue reveals a surgeon reporting an encysted ball in a patient’s shoulder and the patient acknowledging the claim with a sharp retort. The excerpt suggests a clinical finding and a candid patient response.
The ad promotes Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic as a tasteless tonic with quinine and iron. It pledges liver support, malaria relief, blood enrichment, and overall system building benefits for 50 cents.
A historical note recalls thimbles as significant jewelry for women, valued beyond sewing tools for their decorative appeal and social status. The piece highlights how crafts and fashion intertwined, reflecting era customs and design trends.
A man tends to mirror his wife in conversation, preferring her views over his own. The pattern suggests social influence shaping personal expression within relationships.
Letters from Morse North Crandon Lawton Roxbury Massachusetts recount relief from uterine displacement ulcers and inflammatory symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Women report improved health and urge others to seek advice from the company.
A dialogue ponders the village’s path this season with emphasis on fish as the current focus. The exchange hints at seasonal behavior and local priorities amid a rural setting.
A public notice advises caregivers to inspect every Castoria bottle for safety assuring it as a safe remedy for infants and children. The quotation from a child explains a neutral as someone with friends in both trenches.
A quip on strict neutrality attributes universal dislike to the umpire as the logical outcome of impartial stance. It frames neutrality as provoking controversy rather than acceptance in sports officiating.
A Buffalo hospital medical director announces IC Anurie, a medicine claimed to ease inflammation symptoms such as urinary sediment swelling and back pain by dissolving in hot water and aiding kidney function. He urges readers to try a 50 cent package from drugstores and claims it quickly relieves rheumatism and other related pains.
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