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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
3
A neighborhood tale tells how a sharp witted youngster mocked a physician known for his surgical work by aiming a prank at his plate. The doctor, furious, questions the boy who admits he feared it would hit one of his patients.
A gold handled penknife so small it could pass through the eye of a darning needle is displayed in the window of Solomon L. Baxter, Jeweler, Wellesley Massachusetts. Baxter claims it is the smallest penknife in the world. The knife has two blades each three thirty seconds of an inch long with three tiny rivets under the sides and blades in position.
A brief club dinner event featured musicians and patrons sharing a toast and joking exchange about the orchestra and Meyer beer, reflecting a lively, informal social scene.
A Jacksonville Times-Union note says a laundress calls it a happy day as she hangs snowy laundry using Red Cross Ball Blue. The item playfully contrasts two great races the human race and the horserace and urges caution with wagers.
An old medical ad states that worms in children cause unhealthy color and stomach upset. It promotes Grove’s tasteless chill tannic as a tonic that will enrich the blood improve digestion and help expel worms after two to three weeks. Pleasant to take and sold for 60c per bottle.
A cynical quip notes happiness springs from not overly fretting your own woes or those of friends. It suggests a balanced indifference to personal troubles as a path to contentment.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a complete daily skin care set. It claims cleansing purification soothing healing and powder with fragrance. The message emphasizes full toilet table inclusion and common availability at 25 cents everywhere.
A garbled note from a late edition cites an unnamed friend suffering illness linked to onions and a family reportedly exposed. The fragmentary text references safety concerns and strange illness in a community setting, with unclear origins and names.
An old advertisement offers $199 for an incurable catarrh case using Hall's Catarrhal Medicine. It claims internal action through the blood to the mucous surfaces and notes forty years of sale with testimonials and a price tag.
A convivalist notes cryptic lines on Poston streets with no legend and no clear meaning. The observer mentions a phrase Murderer Wanted and an enigmatic dialogue with a officer or guard referring to a job tale.
An aged ceremonial city gate with stone arches and decorative fronts stood for centuries. It bore the heads of traitors on one gate and was densely decorated with laddings before being taken down to ease river navigation.
The Shansas City Star quotes Parson Bagster declaring a healing prayer for Brudder Clinch as the crowd jokes about finances and a pocketbook lockjaw, noting TD's illness. The scene reflects a humorous dialect portrayal centered on community figures and money concerns.
Charles M Schwab touts the value of young men at a banquet while a banker questions the need for experience for top executive roles. Schwab argues experience is overrated and asserts faith in youth’s energy.
Fire destroys Grasselli Chemical plant sulphuric acid system in Hammond causing about 150000 dollars in damage. Reports reach Shelbyville of Corp. James Orbin Brown dies in France on Oct 23 1918 at age 22 after serving since May. Vincennes man William A. Schutter confesses to murdering Mrs Anna Leinbach. the body found Aug 23. Richmond Quakers host peace conference attendees Edward Grabb and J W Travery Thesbald. A Denver confidence scheme swindles PLCAS Vaughan out of 25000. Indianapolis indicts 12 food firms for cold storage law violations set for September arraignments. Executors of Charles Warren Fairbanks respond to will contest by Mrs Ade laide F Timmons. Woodpeckers decline linked to tree death per Indiana State Normal official William Ball. Terre Haute assessor places Leonidas Turner estate at 125356. Columbus American Legion organized with officers listed. Marion youth Scott arrested for forging checks 58.48. Goshen crash injures four in ditch. Wabash Steinman chapter of Legion forms at Commercial Club. State fair finances near 190000 with road work contracts totaling 1615003.80. Local cotton and sugar shortages noted as Indianapolis sees price moves and distribution efforts nationwide.
A pebble in a brook alters stream courses while a dew-drop on a shoot unsettles a giant. The verse links small acts to wide effects, using nature as a metaphor for transformation and ripple impact.
A guide praising celery for nervousness and rheumatism relief outlines its year round market presence and versatile use. It lists celery sandwiches celery fritters creamed celery in a cheese shell celery and grapefruit salad scrambled eggs with celery and a scalloped celery dish with white sauce and cheese.
A proverb warns that neglecting meals and rest leads to death, while those saving on food may pay for it in higher funeral costs. The remark cites improper eating as a false economy and ends with a quip about oysters and JT not knowing how shells form.
A mixed page item combines oyster cooking guidance with a religious text discussion. It outlines light supper oyster dishes Creole Oysters and Royal Stew plus frying tips, followed by theological notes on God’s judgments, cleansing from hidden faults and scriptural inspiration for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction.
A compact lesson on the Word of God highlighting Psalm 19 7 14 Psalm 119 105 and related passages. It explains the law of the Lord as perfect just and guiding to righteousness and holiness, stressing the transforming effect of divine testimony and fear of the Lord.
A devotional reflection on love as a steadfast virtue. It asserts love endures and believes, tolerates faults, and does not despair. The author urges continued trust that others may reform and choose good over evil.
A Penn quotation says all devout souls share one religion beyond outward disguises. Death reveals true kinship as varied garb no longer hides sameness. The line emphasizes universal spiritual bond over external differences.
A quotable reflection from Tillotson notes that true victory is kindness that begins when another’s injury starts. The maxim frames moral action as proactive mercy rather than retaliation, urging timely benevolence and restraint to restore harmony.
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