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Montezuma Enterprise

Location

Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1920

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Riverside Temple No 870 Friday Meetings Request

Riverside Temple No 870 holds weekly gatherings every Friday at 7 30 PM. All members are urged to attend whenever able. Leatha Grace Skeeters, Most Excellent Master and Companion.

Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters of Rockville Castle Hall Terre Haute Montezuma Knights Will Wright Rosetta Norris Sarah A. Bailey Nelle Becker Mary Maxwell Dick Bailey W. H. Skeeters Albert Jerome O. L. Brown Bert Skeeters Minnie Lindley Laura Madhiedt Martha Doggett Rockville Knights Pythian Sisters Riverside Temple No. 370 Dana Pythian Martin Mitchell E. KE. Douglas Fred Mitchell Goldie Prow Lulu Douglass Luella Machledt Hattie Brown M. EC Dana Temple Grand Junior Indiana James Saxton Clayton Brown Zona Phillips Flossie Carmack Mary Boaz Fred Lowry Jno. Bratton Forest Clearwaters Kaufman Aeta Hopper Aldrige Nelle Brown Shell Brown Gierk Ivah Thompsther Carrie Son and Dixon Dana Riverside Temple No Leatha Grace Skeeters M. Ot R

They Want Work From Ladies M E Aid Society

The Ladies of the M E Aid Society seek quilting work and plain sewing including aprons and bonnets. After nine years of steady employment their work is satisfactory. They can sew at meetings or on site by request. call phone number 94.

M. E. Aid Society

Scotland Wins Rough Battle at Hillsdale Field

Scottland defeated Hillsdale 11 to 2 in a Sunday afternoon game. Both teams had little practice but played cleanly with good sportsmanship and a jolly, pleasant atmosphere throughout.

Hillsdale Scottland

Automobiles In Transit Swarm Through Town

Readable traffic note reports new automobiles and trucks passing through town in large numbers as car sales surge. Noting faster Fords and a sense of growing movement, the item hints at rising transit flow.

Quietly Married in Newport Indiana

Butch T. Clearwaters and Ada Marie Brockway were married by Rev. Dawson at the M. E. Parsonage Newport Indiana. The wedding occurred Sunday May 16 1920 with only immediate family present. After a wedding dinner they left for Elwood Indiana and will reside at 1721 North Jersey Street Indianapolis.

Butch T. Clearwaters Ada Marie Brockway Dawson M. E. Parsonage Newport Ind Wm. Brockway Lizzie Clearwaters Ella Graham Clearwaters Mr. Clearwaters Liszie Clearwaters Dana Nordyke & Marmon Automobile Company Indianapolis

A Tribute to the Rose in American Life

Secretary Meredith in the American Rose Annual extols the rose as a symbol of joy sorrow love and war. The piece praises pioneers who bring land under cultivation and favor a life shaped by food clothing shelter and trees.

Shen Meredith

Savings Offer From Terre Haute Star and Enterprise

An advertisement promotes a combined one year subscription deal for The Terre Haute Star and The Enterprise at 34.50. The offer includes daily delivery of the latest issue and can be ordered by sending in payment or calling the Enterprise Office.

Terre Haute Star Enterprise

Dort with pep and vin stars at Montezuma Garage

A lively note announces a Dort with pep and vin making a hit with her and him at the Montezuma Garage, inviting readers to see the pair perform together.

Montezuma

Shame on town vandals press calls for action

A publician critic denounces vandalism in neighborhood gardens and property damage. The writer urges parents to discipline children and stop idle gossip to curb crimes and restore honesty in the community.

Salvation Army Missing Persons Bureau Noted For Tracking

The Salvation Army runs a global Missing Persons Bureau that issues daily alerts and locates over 1,000 of the 1,800 yearly U S inquiries. It uses varied methods from clues in War Cry notices to word of mouth, with some cases unresolved for years.

Salvation Army Bureau of United States Wml

State and County Fairs Listed With Dates Across Regions

A compilation lists fair dates from Indiana Danville to Des Moines and Springfield with several state fairs in Kansas Illinois and Iowa. The item notes stock show timing and regional fairs along with a remark about subscriber payment and newspaper labor.

Danville Springfield

Sorghum Syrup Boost Urged By Agriculture Department

The USDA advises increased sorghum syrup production to ease sugar shortages. It notes easy cultivation and simple equipment, suitable for small outfits producing up to 100 gallons daily, with larger community plants possible. Sorghum syrup offers palatable flavor and can replace sugar in bread and preserves. 1919 yields ranged 90 cents to $1.50 per gallon, with demand outstripping supply.

United States Department of Agriculture

Quiet the discreditable sidewalk nuisance

A letter laments disrespectful behavior on the streets and near homes. It urges measures to stop loud profanity, public card games, and crowds blocking private residences, arguing wives and children deserve safe, quiet space in town.

Farmer Bulletin 477 on Sorghum Syrup Manufacture

Frhea seeks more detailed guidance and requests the department provide Farmer's Bulletin 477 titled Sorghum Syrup Manufacture for comprehensive instructions and best practices.

Rhea Department For Farmer’s Bulletin

Local merchant and dubious jewelry sale ends in rebuke

A traveling salesman sold jewelry to a town general store proprietor. When the goods proved faulty, the store returned them, but the wholesale house pressed for payment via a sight draft. The postmaster's reply denied any liability and exposed the seller's deception, ending with a sharp rebuke about the merchant’s roles and integrity.

O. K Hell

Prophet of Missouri Promotes Bean Method Against Potato Bugs

A Missouri prophecy in Kansas City Times claims dropping a soup bean or two into each potato hill at planting repels potato bugs and yields beans as well. One farmer reportedly tried it five years with no bug damage while neighbors lost crops. The beans’ scent allegedly repels the pests.

Missouri Kansas City Times

Train Schedules for City Lines Listed

Historic timetable fragment lists trains C and W east and west runs with morning and evening times, C and BR I routes to south and north, Brazil division south and north departures, indicating multiple daily departures across lines. City transit timetable snapshot.

Premiums Sunday at Murdoch's Coupons Boost

Eli Craft, very sick, shows slow improvement. Paul Thomas of Dana Indiana will pay for dead animals and telephone charges. Free premiums every Saturday at Murdoch's and save your coupons.

Murdoch’s Paul Thomas Dana, Ind

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