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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1922
Page
4
An OCR damaged notice lists advertising rates and notices for a newspaper edition. It includes misread names and terms, references to class matter, associate editor, and promotional charges such as per word pricing and minimums.
A chaotic selection of opinions notes war readiness and reform dances while musing on volcanic eruptions thrift and influenza. It hints at a broader world view from a weather forecaster and hints at 1922 casualty listings to be posted publicly.
A severe electrical storm struck the Medford Hillside radio station during which lightning damaged the electric light wires and service. The 620 foot steel broadcast antenna tower remained untouched, proving radio installations are not a fire hazard and can be protective against lightning according to experts including Dr Steinmetz.
A report notes a man who inherited a large fortune but has fallen into dissipation. He remains mute about the loss, with the fortune now largely dissipated. The piece emphasizes the irony of wealth squandered and silence on the matter.
Reports from Crerman scientists show lightning melted platinum tips at 1700 to 1800 degrees C and iridium tips at about 2000 degrees C, indicating lightning heat exceeds these melting points. The observations come from tests on lightning rods after storms.
Two Scottish Presbyterians met at a care service and chatted about preaching. One recalled delivering a three hour sermon in his early ministry and joked that the audience must have felt it too while the other confirmed the hard work and the heartwarming sight of tired listeners.
Dr. Thomas J D Wood designs a slide rule to simplify nutrition calculations by expressing deviations from average child weights as percentages. The device, while daunting to the uninitiated, promises major time savings once mastered.
A New York World remark mocks David Belasco by noting television disdain for his plays. The critic questions TV's reception and hints at undisclosed reasons behind the stance.
More than 1,000,000 individuals of an imported parasite have been released in New England to combat the destructive European corn borer insect. The aim is to curb crop damage and support agricultural yields across the region.
A Cincinnati Inquirer item notes that social norms about clothing have shifted. It recalls that women would blush admitting scanty housewear in hot weather, while today her daughter wears even less in public.
The column notes Mrs Joseph Manin’s improving health and upcoming home return, visits from Indianapolis relatives, a cattle sale planned by Ebort G. Palmer and partners, and numerous local travel, family, and social updates. It also praises a theatre production The Little Church Around the Corner and mentions a film at the Rex with a sizable set construction for key scenes.
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