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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
6
A reflective line noting that everyday objects and routines often carry the weight of personal significance, suggesting that what seems ordinary holds real meaning for individuals.
A guide from F. L. Austin in the Country Gentleman explains a low cost home made dairy sterilizer. Construct a galvanized iron box with riveted joints, three by three feet, steam input on top and side, a heat resistant door, and slow steam. With 30 to 40 pounds of steam, ten to fifteen minutes suffices for thorough sterilization, using a $7.50 unit previously tested.
A neighbor uses a flat iron bar across the middle of a barn door as a makeshift hinge and security device. The bar, about three inches wide and three eighths of an inch thick, is bolted solidly in several places and hung at one end as a hinge, with a grove on the far end slipping over a heavy front staple.
A safety receptacle described by W Winkelmann of Brooklyn holds milk or merchandise to prevent tampering when the vendor auctions item outside. It is normally unlocked but can auto lock or lockable by inserting a full bottle, with a vertical section diagram showing the locked state.
The article compares butter made from sweet cream to butter from cream that is one day old. It suggests butter fat from very fresh cream is more stable than fat in sour cream and that butter retains quality longer than cream.
A partial excerpt discusses drying with heat water and washing powder before reuse. It mentions a separator and concrete or furniture items for safety and stabilization, referencing an age or measurement in Fa. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear context or events.
Bob Hull, famed Savannah storyteller, travels into interior Georgia for work and plans a Augusta golf match. He alights at a small town, rides in a back to a local hotel, where an old negro driver curiously asks what lodge Hull belongs to through a joke about his yellow leather bag and golf clubs.
Iceman brings a tiny lump yet you do not complain for fear he may not come at all. The quip turns a hardship into patient humor in a brief verse about weathered perseverance.
A horse dealer in an English town sent a horse to a solicitor who killed it by bad handling. The dealer demanded payment, the lawyer refused cash and offered a bill due at a long date. The lawyer drew a promissory note payable on the day of judgment and an action followed. The sheriff told the debtor to pay tomorrow after inspecting the bill.
A mother from Monroe Milwaukee reports her six week old baby suffered a severe rash with crusting and hair loss. After using Cuticura Ointment and Soap the child recovered, hair growth resumed, and the skin improved. She published the experience with a request for the Cuticura Skin Book and a Boston address.
The jeweler explains to a wife that wedding rings vary in style and that a ring her husband wears today may have been fashionable fifteen years ago. The conversation touches on how jewelry trends shift over time.
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