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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
3
An advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels of sick children. It claims a teaspoonful eases constipation and waste, restoring a playful child within hours and urges mothers to demand genuine California Fig Syrup from their druggist.
A judge considers a burglary charge as a prisoner calls himself a human fly and explains he climbs buildings without ropes. The exchange prompts the judge to question the value of items found above ground level and the case proceeds.
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a remedy for digestive disorders with a claim of fifty five years of use worldwide. A Lancet report describes a boy, eleven, who after encephalitis lethargica became a thief for five weeks, with recovered intelligence not clearly intact.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and daily use claiming doubled razor efficiency and purer skin with no muggy soap residue, germs, waste, or irritation even with twice daily shaves. It highlights all-in-one use for shaving bathing and shampooing.
A dialogue playful in tone centers on a broken vase and a cascade of accidental blame. Mary deflects, explaining the vase toppled after furniture movement, insisting she did not touch the pedestal and citing the table and chair as the true culprits. The exchange highlights farcical misunderstanding and rural dialect.
An advertisement proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind in the world and asserts every woman who has used it knows the statement to be true.
A man answers a call about traveling down a street in his car and is told it is safe to send a girl for a spool of thread, revealing a light domestic misunderstanding conveyed over the wire.
A Cleveland Ohio advertisement from The Guardian Building lists Ogontz Rubber Co as manufacturers offering exclusive agencies for a line of household goods and invites inquiries by postal card for details.
Webster confirms his wife is suing for a divorce while describing Blackstone as a man of affairs. The brief note hints at a marital dispute connected to a public figure.
A playful line pairs a student’s quip with a wish that arithmetic would sum itself. The quotation plays on repetition and clever wordplay to suggest easy math.
Utility owners report strong electrical output and steady power supplies from their plants. Confidence grows as energy production meets demand across regions served, with observers noting stable performance and favorable weather conditions aiding generation.
The passage suggests Christmas gifts like pincushions garters and ribbon novelties. It also describes an easy holiday home décor craft: making lamp shades or lanterns from crepe tissue and tinsel, featuring green rose crape papers and silver tinsel for a festive look.
A set of decorative hostess gifts shown on a black and white background with graceful sprays of flowers. Cards are supported by small wire holders and feature a numbered design on one side.
A description of festive headbands featuring ribbons beads flowers and mock jewels. The pictured piece is a rhinestone filet encircling the head with a small poinsettia at the left and scattered rhinestones on its leaves.
Wide satin ribbons and narrow fancy ribbons with metal mounts form elegant shopping bags. Rich patterns and gay silks line the bags, which carry the extra value of gifts made by the donor.
Bright oilcloth bib and tray cloth feature an angular elephant and multicolored balloons. The cheerful set promises joy for the infant and peace of mind for the mother at mealtime, with the donor to be twice blessed and long remembered. Mottled cream oilcloth bound at the neck with white ties.
A new breakfast cap presented in gay cretonne is buttoned at the back for easy washing and ironing. It is bound in chambray with a narrow crossbound band and features a brim that can be turned up or down as shown.
In Greencastle near Fincastle Indiana Deputy Sheriff Samuel Ham confronted Thomas George 523 West Vermont Indianapolis with 100 gallons of whisky in a tar truck. George fired six shots at Sheriff Lacc Sears and fled leaping a fence where Ham fired and George fell dead. The incident marks the first whisky raid fatality in this area. Grand jury in Jackson County returns nine indictments including Bess Brooks and sons Henry and Lyman for theft from Amazona Montgomery's farm.
Clinton county farmer Charles Wenner aged forty five has vanished after being in Lafayette on Wednesday. Police found his automobile abandoned two miles east of Lafayette and search nearby fields for signs he may have taken his life. Wenner reportedly faced large debts from feeding stock totaling about 12000 dollars and leaves a wife and three young children.
A small celluloid Kewpie doll dressed as a fairy bride with chiffon ruffles and satin ribbon stands in a cotton stuffed bag. A cloth powder puff is sewn to the bag and it rests in a glass bowl as a charming Christmas gift concept.
Princeton police report burglars blew the Fort Branch post office safe between 1 and 2 am and took about 75 in stamps and money. Nitroglycerin was used to force the door, shattering the front plate glass 15 feet away. residents heard the blast and fleeing sounds, suspects believed to have escaped by automobile.
Halford Johnson, 26, who escaped Christmas night from Thomas Hiatt, Delaware county sheriff, after a Randolph county robbery conviction, and who claimed to have robbed banks in Bryant and Spice Hind and a Gaston store, was arrested in Roxbury, Massachusetts and will be returned to Indiana by Sheriff Hiatt.
A man attempted to rob the Bank of Brookston in Brookston on November 7. Nothing was taken, and the suspect did not succeed.
Washington reports Congress resolved Armistice Day November 11 would be a legal holiday and President Harding signed the measure into law. The proclamation makes the date a federal holiday reflecting the end of World War I.
The USDA reports wrapping apples in oiled paper prevents scald during storage and transport. Gases from the fruit cause scald and flavor compounds were identified. Oiled wrappers, not waxed, prevent scald. lighter weight oiled papers are now produced, though securing them under cold storage remains challenging.
The USDA released a two reel film titled King Apples Enemies showing insects and fungi attacking deciduous fruit trees. It explains pest control with spraying and dusting machinery and the battle ending with a pest free orchard. Copies cost about 40 dollars for authorized institutions.
The text advises preserving the two year old spurs on bearing wood since fruit forms on these crooked spurs. It recommends moderate pruning for consistent yields and warns that heavy pruning causes excessive new growth and reduced fruit production.
Federal estimates put the 1921 apple crop at 108 million bushels, well below 240 million last year and near the five year average of 103 million. The national commercial crop is seen at 18 million barrels, down from 36 million last year.
A Lowell woman describes long anemia and weakness since age sixteen. After taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash she regained strength, could work, sleep well, and had an eight pound natural birth. She credits the remedy for her improved health and fertility.
A housekeeping advertisement touts Red Brass Ball Blue as suitable for cleaning and brightening kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases. The brief notice underscores its broad use in household laundry and fabrics.
A Genesee Idaho paid local by the Genesee medical fraternity runs under the caption Wight Months Warning. It urges caution after October 1 for babies CG. 0. D. Signed by W. H. Ehlen MD and H. Rouse MD from Pullman Washington Herald.
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