02 Sep 1920
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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
1
Mr and Mrs G M Willfong hosted a Sunday gathering for Mrs Kk Roebuck in honor of her eighty fourth birthday. Relatives and friends from Hillsdale Sturt Indianapolis Dana Attica and Attica area attended a noon meal with multiple present gifts and hearty fellowship.
Dr Bo FL Hudson showcased samples of the Belle of Georgia peaches to the Enterprise Office on Tuesday. He praised the heavy large fruits, hardiness, and mid August ripening, noting one sample measured between and inches in diameter. He cited C M Hobbs & Son Bridgeport Ind as the nursery source with high regard.
Vivian Adams hosted seven members of the Little Girls Sewing Club last Wednesday afternoon. They enjoyed sandwiches and fruit during a cheerful session. Attendees included Irene Keller, Marie Raonnien, Maxine Spurgeon, Anna Lightie, Lucile WMcNamee, Genola Bord, and Tielen Reels. The next meeting will be at Genola Bord's home.
Dustin Farnum headlines the western thriller Durand of the Bad Lands at the Rex Theatre on Saturday. The film features a fast moving border drama with fights and heart throbs. Winifred Kingston co stars and the cast includes Babe Cressamini Lee Morris Amy Jerome and Frankie Lee.
A清 essay argues two classes in society one productive and one consuming. It urges individuals to produce rather than consume and cites the honey bee as a model where the idle are not fed. The piece frames work as moral duty and calls for future generations to learn labor ethics.
The piece urges turning thoughts inward to cultivate silence and find food for meditation. It suggests escaping the busy world for solitude among woods and sunshine, where the heart of Nature and babbling streams offer rest and renewed energy for all tired people.
A printer's poster for a suffragette event reversed the famous line causing confusion. The intended message “Woman, Without Her, Man would be a Savage” appeared as “Woman, Without Her Man, Would he a Savage” on flaming sheets, prompting a hurried departure by the proof-reader.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Miles of Newport sold their Newport restaurant to Miss Janet Stokes of Indianapolis. Mr Miles will work as the third trick operator at Hillsdale at 2175 per month. They will continue to reside at Newport.
Anger erupts at a wedding after a newspaper printed the ceremony under the headline Tord Helper. The groom Newton Lord reacted strongly to the misnamed headline.
Local notes report the Miller Miles sale well attended. Several residents travel for family visits and events. Wabash schools begin September 13 and teachers plan a joint institute in Rockville. A break in occurred at B J Underwood’s home with a small boy thief. valuables recovered. Labor Day observances planned by local businesses and the Dee and Indiana Clay Works.
Local notes report Cure and hear Jubilee Siler at Saturday afternoon and night carnival. Registration day warns both men and women to register to vote. discusses recent showers, farming conditions, and local sports results including Hillsdale at Scotland and Dana defeating Newport. Also mentions lost shawl, new Siler plant, Rockville Ford agency win, and a river swim by Andy Gault.
A polemical piece by Macthse Scorr McNamee arguing booze traffic causes economic waste physical ruin and moral degradation. It denounces corruption in politics labor hardship and domestic ruin and calls for stringent laws to wipe out alcohol use. The writer invokes Lincoln likeness and envisions an end to the traffic under Old Glory.
Mrs. Burch Clearwaters of Indianapolis was hospitalized after a weeklong illness. Her condition is serious and an operation may be required. She was formerly Miss Marie Brockway of this place and many friends regret her illness.
Paul Thomas of Dana Indiana will cover costs for dead animals and related telephone charges.
A mock carnival on the west side of Main street this Saturday afternoon and night September 4, under M. E. Sunday School auspices offers free attractions and snacks including watermelons cakes pies popcorn donuts and cider. Jubilee Singers perform at 3 and 9 with additional acts. A sack race at 4 and a Jayady voting contest at 8 with a cake prize. piano auction and vote counting at 9 30.
The Christian church will host a sermon by Rev. N. W. Clark immediately following Sunday school with a cordial invitation extended to all to attend. Subscribe for the Enterprise.
Fragmentary timetable shows Sunday and weekday departures for East and West lines with times like 8:05 and 9:13 for West and 8:55 for East. Details are incomplete due to damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple time stamps for Ge and BRAZIL divisions and North/South routes. No clear event, date, or entity context to determine a complete news item or outcome.
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