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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
6
A reflection on the restless currents shaping global upheaval. The essay argues truth dominates conscience, provoking a clash of good and evil that spurs a new renaissance and seeks to bring order from chaos. It emphasizes human minds cannot control their own created storms.
University of Missouri experts urge flock culling to remove low producers. Reported in one county 320 high producing hens culled from 858 flocks saved an estimated 32000 in feed costs. Ideal culling window is mid molting period from August to November.
Details indicate demand for continued high lay rates during fall and winter months and a plan to maintain egg production without reductions.
This home care note prescribes washing oiled or varnished floors with hot water containing kerosene and powdered soap. For four quarts of water add four tablespoons kerosene and one tablespoon soap. Use a wrung flannel dipped in clear hot water to rinse and dry the surface.
Officials announce that the term airship will be used exclusively for dirigible balloons and other lighter-than-air craft. Heavier-than-air machines will be labeled airplanes in all official usage.
A reflective poem comparing a spider’s survival to human life. The speaker watches a restless spider spin and renew its home from its own body then faces winter and the unraveling of creation. The speaker reveals shared toil and fear of losing one’s own shelter and peace.
Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston urged immediate action to preserve the redwoods of California and the western coast. He spoke at Lake Tahoe noting a paved highway through the forests and called for nationwide support to protect the living monuments for future generations.
The article outlines three main methods to make artificial silk with the viscose process being most used. It explains starting from cellulose sources like cotton or wood pulp and treating with caustic soda to form a soluble compound. Fiber is created by extruding the viscous liquid through tiny apertures into a bath to recover and spin the fiber.
The text notes early mirrors as water pools serving as a face view, then recalls Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection and died. It frames the mirror as an essential toilet article for women and hints at vanity across history.
A collection of clever maxims on happiness behavior and social life. Pithy lines cover loyalty, patience, temper, and clever restraint reflecting a mid century voice. Each quip offers a tongue in cheek lesson about common human foibles.
The Cincinnati Reds released Fred Toney, a star pitcher, which critics call a costly error. Toney has posted nine wins and three losses this season with a stingy 2.1 runs per game, while the Giants surge ahead as Pat Moran reshapes the club.
The article notes the Roman bridal wreath made of verbena plucked by the bride herself and lists wreaths of holly ley and rue given as tokens. It mentions Athenian and modern practices where orange blossoms dominate the bridal wreath.
A humorous exchange about idea borrowing and jokes from religious papers, with asides on dances and a hotel proprietor discussing using a ballroom for a meeting. The dialogue mentions Yorick Hamm as a movie star with a salary of ten thousand dollars and a question about his class.
Excerpts show a beehive metaphor about industry and a mother pressuring Dorothy toward a profession. A sharp exchange questions traditional female roles and a self serving man dismisses praise for meals, implying consequences of advice and social norms.
The article urges large house space for young birds to prevent crowding, recommending three to four square feet per bird and thorough culling of weaker or poorly feathered chicks. It advises census checks, summer housing audits, and selective removal of crowded birds and inferior cockerels to ensure future egg production and profitable flocks.
Guidance on building a pigeon house emphasizes airiness dryness and drainage. Elevate the house 12 to 24 inches off the ground to deter rats while allowing access for cats and dogs. Include removable windows, proper ventilation, sunlight, and specific pen sizes to house 20 to 75 pigeons per pen with floor space 2½ to 3 square feet per pair.
To obtain abundant eggs use healthy stock and proper feeding. Suggested rations include equal parts cracked corn wheat and oats. a second mix of eight parts cracked corn two parts oats and one part wheat. and a third mix of three parts cracked corn two parts oats. Scatter a chosen ration in litter twice daily, morning and evening.
Kerosene oil is advised as a safe remedy to kill mites. Fresh air supports healthy fowls. Market eggs should be sold in separate packages by shell color. Heavy rains and hail threaten young chicks if birds lack shelter.
Mrs Frank Henson of Urbana Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after a winter grippe and Change of Life symptoms. She reports increased strength, removal of nervousness and heat flashes and now does her own housework. The ad urges other women to try the remedy for nervousness heat flashes backache headaches and the blues.
Representative Seagall of Ozark recalls a Tuscaloosa scene where he stopped a bully and urged peace. A big boy admits he punched a smaller rival and took his cigarette, illustrating his approach to justice as he claimed.
A summer cold is hard to shake notes that bed rest helps and a bottle of Boschee's Syrup ensures restful sleep and easy morning expectoration. If unable to stay in bed, avoid drafts and sudden changes, eat light, and use Boschee's Syrup from stores, a long established American remedy.
Yonkers Statesman quips about Bensonhurst and Flatbush Gowanus superstitions. The joke centers on a man who refuses to occupy a horse with an odd number of features and asks if his superstition applies to his wives.
How's This ? We offer $100.00 for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Price 7ic. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A father and son share a playful exchange about lightning bugs and the idea of luck, with the father humorously guessing why they do not strike twice in the same spot as the boy listens. The vignette highlights a quiet, domestic moment loaded with affection and a touch of whimsy.
A succinct proverb notes that pessimists focus on small flaws rather than the whole. It frames a mindset critique of focusing on blemishes over broader opportunity and growth.
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