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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1921
Page
3
Dr W 8 Small a school hygiene expert with the United States Bureau of Education outlines seven health habits for public schools. The list includes regular baths brushing teeth daily open window sleep and drink milk no coffee or tea daily vegetables and fruit water intake of four glasses and daily outdoor activity.
Historic Hillman tollgate property south of Winchester Virginia on the Shenandoah valley pike was sold by the state highway commissioner to Roy N Cook. The under acre lot fetched 3500 dollars under authority of the general assembly act taking over the old valley pike as a free state road.
Cracow observatory publishes in Interlingua devised by Professor Petino of Turin. The report notes widespread use of the language in science and education with an emphasis on international communication.
About 150 union miners toured Lincoln City driving miners from Oak Knob and Fox Hill mines in Spencer county. Engineers were threatened, fans turned off, and eight miners were forced out at Fox Hill. The mines, operated on a share system, may stay closed for several days. Sheriff Albert Hargis planned an investigation.
A period ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in children. It warns to ask for genuine syrup and notes bottles include directions for all ages. The piece ends with a street-corner jab and a courtroom exchange.
An exchange notes that car sales demonstrations have grown duller. A shopper recalls visiting dealers and finding the salesmen less enthusiastic than before, joking that one may have "put the demon in demonstrate."
Columbus October 24 election results announced at the Indiana State Grange annual convention. W Rh Gant of Columbus was chosen secretary succeeding N A Golden of Mishawaka who served ten years. C B Carter of Seymour became treasurer and J E Baer of Leesburg was named steward. Memorial services were held for Oliver M Curry a 91 year old Vigo County resident and charter member of Indiana's first orange organization, known as the first eranger.
A teacher explains surnames and Christian names then asks students to give examples. Charles answers with a joke claiming his father's surname is Tompkins and his Christian name is a Methodist.
Petersburg reports the Big Four railroad is shifting large numbers of empty coal cars on sidings between Petersburg Oakland City and Washington in anticipation of a strike. Mines operate daily and coal moves from Pike county fields. many cars would be needed locally if movement resumes.
Marion on October 24 Leslie S. EB. Car penter and farmer living on Soldiers Home pike saved his four children by tossing them from a second story window to their mother who caught them on the ground below The house burned to the ground as flames and smoke blocked the stairway.
Warsaw report states five year old Donald Metzger, son of Perry Metzger, a farmer, was kicked by a horse and suffered a broken jaw while walking behind the horse in the barn.
A visitor complimenting a writer father for his fine stories prompts a young girl to confess in a hoarse whisper that her father’s tales are not stories at all. She reveals he makes them all up from his own head, signaling the humorist’s autobiographical craft.
Drawn Together. Afrs, Jibway and Mrs. Gadder have declared a truce. What brought that about Community of envy. Tech. Mrs. Gadspur of the same neighborhood has a new ear.
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