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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1922
Page
8
A poem recounts a wealthy man who financed a modern rental block with a no children policy. After death he faces judgment at St Peter's gate, reading a flaming inscription that condemns his exclusionary stance toward the young.
In a archaic verse, the speaker vows to seize the fortress and cast out an enemy. The threat includes dressing the foe with vinegar and preparing a meal with onions and pepper. The language reflects martial imagery and culinary metonymy typical of the era.
A 1922 Market Copyright recipe item describes onion chowder cooking onions in butter, potatoes, peppers, and herbs, then milk and cream to finish. It also provides a meringue corn flakes dessert and a plain salad dressing with sugar, flour, mustard, salt, milk, and vinegar. The note credits Western Newspaper Union.
Authorities traced the name to NY porter-houses where ale and porter were served. A tavern cut a top off a roast for a hungry customer, who praised it. Word spread as epicures and butchers adopted the term porter-house steak for the tender cut.
A colossal smokestack completed for Anaconda Copper Mining in Anaconda Montana uses a massive 9 250 tons of brick and concrete base built from 118 cars of rock 50 cars of sand and 20 890 sacks of cement The exterior measures 86 feet at the base tapering to 60 feet inside The structure rises to 3885 feet 149 inches tall and required 2 464 672 large bricks for the main shaft
Mrs. Guy Edwards of Modoc Indiana was a guest of Mr and Mrs Chas Newby on Thursday and Friday. The little son of Mr and Mrs Frank Stevenson is very ill. Mr Hermann Horn returned last week from a two months visit.
Mrs. Plummer and daughter from Mooresville stay with Rosa Jenkins who remains ill. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Price move to Buckeye Station with Grover Price and family. Mrs. Morris and Miss Lamb of Bridgeport visit relatives here. Alfred Blank and family visit Los Angeles. Mrs. Horn to stay another month. Book Lovers Club met with Mrs. Hetherington. Edd Richardson of Indianapolis was a Sunday caller.
CorA DeWeese as administratrix de bonis non of Lucinda J. DeWeese estateNOTICE is given of a private sale by court order. Sale starts 9:00 a m April 14 1922 in Plainfield Indiana offering fee simple title to Lot 15 and part of Lot 16 in Block 19 Carter s addition for cash and at not less than appraised value, subject to court approval.
Benjamin C. Vestal is appointed administrator with the will annexed of the estate of William Chandler in Hendricks County Indiana. The court notes the estate is supposed to be solvent and the notice is dated March 17, 1922.
Local notes list a 4 horsepower gas engine and a single rubber tire buggy for sale attributed to Albert Weber from 1921. The Sunday School class Fidel ity of the Christian church hosted a get together supper at Mrs. H. B. Sanger's home, with Mrs. John Hanna teaching. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Barker entertained guests including Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heringlake and daughter Madge. Mrs. Chester Drake is ill at her parents' home.
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