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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
3
A Tomlinville Ark tavern keeper recounts town mood on a water works bond vote. Young people and newcomers favor the plan while old-timers oppose paying for access to water, predicting a stalemate.
A vintage advertisement urges buyers to verify Bayer on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine aspirin. It claims medical use for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and other pains, notes small twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists, and identifies aspirin as a Bayer trademark.
In a sharp exchange from Film Fun a photoplay writer quips about a character described as the handsomest man in the company. The director counters that the camera and the developing process will alter appearances, noting the actor is engaged to the star and both men vie for her affection.
A terse exchange asserts the youth is in robust health. The dialogue contrasts perception with fact, confirming no sign of adolescence affecting well being. The tone remains clinical and concise, focusing on physical condition rather than behavior or age.
The New York Sun reports Johnnie Edwards renowned as the club’s champion smoker for ten years showed a dejected look while with a cigarette never lit. He explains to Jimmie Van Veek he has sworn off smoking on a promise with Doc urging abstinence.
Advertisement touts Cuticura Taleum Powder as a versatile antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims it renders other perfumes superfluous and positions it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio alongside Soap and Ointment.
A Franklin mother teaches her three year old Robert to avoid the word ain t. He corrects her and suggests replacing it with scuse me meaning excuse me in a humorous Indianapolis News item. An ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to prevent rust spots in laundry and ends with a question about malice versus blunders.
A prominent figure known for his financial leverage refrains from seeking credit even though lenders readily extend it. The anecdote highlights restraint among the wealthy when financing options are abundant.
A bronze statue group in Indianapolis will honor Miss Charity Dye, founder of the Pioneer Mothers Association of Indiana. The $15,000 memorial features Miss Dye with a girl and a boy, stands 16.5 feet tall atop a marble basin, and will be financed by association funds and public donations.
The Indiana attorney general says counties are separate units for road debt incurrence. If accepted by the state board of tax commissioners, this view would greatly increase the total debt burden that may be borne by county taxpayers.
Knightstown Indiana opened a new concrete bridge over the Blue river under the state highway commission. A formal program by the Knightstown chamber of commerce drew residents from Henry Hancock and Rush counties. The bridge is among the largest on the National road in Indiana and cost about 57000 dollars.
Three men Robert Gray Buddy Stedlar and Bernard Drake were arrested on prohibition charges after federal agents found nine gallons of white mule in their motor truck. They were taken into custody in an alley between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets east of Yandes street.
Representatives of 125 accident and health insurance companies visited Hoosier territory for the first time, welcomed by Stuart A. Coulter, deputy Indiana insurance commissioner, at the opening of the twelfth annual convention of the International Claim Association at the French Lick Springs hotel.
Fire of undetermined origin partly destroyed the largest wash house at the American No. 1 coal mine two miles south of Bicknell. Loss estimated at 16000 dollars.
William George Sparks of Rushville will take the examination next March for entrance to the West Point Military Academy.
William Wood Thrush explains slang usage and notes on nesting and writing names. He describes leaving bark letters to Insect Man and Fly Man and compares his family to Veery and Wilson Thrush. The birds discuss singing, nest placement, and keeping on despite chatter, ending with a song.
Cartoon caption about a boy refusing to wash his hands before school, quipping he is not one of those who are always raising them.
Modern chemistry favors practical cleaners to preserve youth by cutting work and freeing time. Beztor Cleaner and Beztor Polish claim to lengthen varnish life, protect finishes, and save money. Send for a free sample from Reztor Manufacturing Co Chicago.
A family head laments life’s burden saying five hours of work for all would suffice if shared. He notes he bears the labor as one of five, so to support everyone he would need to work 25 hours a day. His friend questions the idea and discusses statistics.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. When inflamed the tube muffles sound and can seal shut, risking permanent hearing loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to work through the blood to reduce inflammation and aid natural restoration, with circulars free from Fr. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A humorous scene unfolds as two golfers search rough for their balls with a sympathetic old lady watching. After a long effort she gently asks if revealing the locations would be cheating, delivering a quip about memory aiding medicine.
A fragment recalls Parson Goodleigh attempting to start his divorce with comic timing. The exchange questions whether he made remarks fitting the occasion. He showed a grave, unusual expression rather than his usual prayer gaze.
Cartoon caption from Cartoons Magazine shows a man asking for mental exercise and a woman suggesting taking it outside. The quip captures light humor about exercise and thinking beyond indoors.
A collection of testimonial notes from women in Providence Fayette Illinois and Bloomington praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from bearing-down pains backache nervousness and fatigue. Letters urge others to seek the medicine and request the private text on ailments peculiar to women. The piece emphasizes long use and nationwide reach of the remedy.
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