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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1922
Page
3
The Genoa conference wrangles over the Russo German treaty as Germany and Russia pledge mutual debts cancellation and trade ties while Britain France and Italy object. Neutral powers back Germany’s seat in Russian talks amid fears of a German Russian bloc and threats to Polish and Balkan stability.
Arthou of France and Lloyd George argued that the Russo German pact breached Versailles and that Germany must be excluded. Premier Poincare ordered French ambassadors to demand energetic action and penalties if the Rapallo treaty is not abrogated, regardless of Genoa conference outcomes.
Fighting across Ireland intensifies as de Valera's Easter coup fails to materialize and factions clash. In Dublin rebels seize the Four Courts while Collins troops fight, and Belfast sees Catholics and Protestants killing, burning, and looting.
The National Civil Service Reform league calls a Washington meeting for April 27 amid anger over President Harding dismissals at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and talks of widening merit law limits. The Plate Printers' union claims millions of counterfeit notes, a charge Secretary Melion denies.
GAIRMAN Pat Kelley of Michigan and his cohort of "little navy" men faced defeat in the House last week. If the Senate acts as expected, the United States may maintain a navy of respectable proportions. In the committee of the whole the House voted 177 to 130 to adopt the amendment to the committee bill providing for sn
Republicans in caucus push soldier bonus bill with revenue origin doubts while considering British bonds as funding. Senate to await tariff passage and foreign debt commission findings. Also reports of floods and tornadoes in the Mississippi Valley with levee breaches and losses. Portuguese aviators plan to resume Atlantic crossing after a crash near St Pauls Rock. Women’s conference in Baltimore gathers leaders to discuss education welfare and equality.
Indiana representative Bland drafts a bill authorizing the President to appoint a coal investigation agency. The director of the geological survey, the director of the bureau of mines, the director of the census, and the commissioner of labor statistics along with six others would lead the agency. The body would have sweeping powers to obtain information, with six additional members to be confirmed by the Senate.
A lawyer asks if the accused has funds and accepts a mule, chickens, and hog as payment. The colored prisoner Rastus repeats the alleged theft of a mule, a few chickens, and a hog or two.
Advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for home use. It promises to whiten clothes without harming fabrics and is pitched as a staple from all good grocers.
The article recalls Pius XI visiting London and Oxford in early life, noting his Vatican library stewardship and booklover reputation. It mentions Leo III knowing London well from prior years and Leo XIII sitting in the British House of Commons and at the strangers' gallery, and enjoying hospitality with Lord Palmerston.
The Hardest Ever quotes compare diamonds and glass in a witty exchange. The Professor asserts diamond cuts glass, while The Cynic counters that glass can mock a diamond by leaving an impression on a woman’s heart.
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin Touch. Pimples redness roughness or itching if any with Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leave a fascinating fragrance on skin. Everywhere 25e each.
Excerpt from E. F. Benson’s Lovers and Friends features a defense of flirting. The speaker argues adoration is universal and any attempt to be adored fails if people cannot grasp how to pursue it. He questions whether beauty brains or a sixth sense drive attention amid mixed praise and derision.
A Boston Transcript item notes a clerical guest being invited to bless at dinner. The boy in the House listened, then asked the minister why prayers at dinner would not be said at bedtime, prompting a humorous remark on prayer habits.
A concise aphorism notes that poverty should not shame those who incur hardship to settle obligations. It frames debt repayment as a responsible cause rather than personal failing.
Mr. Gloom, pressed by Tenny son J. Daft the versatile versificationist, questions if he told Mrs. Clatter at the reception that he considers Daft's poems supremely silly. The line preserves a witty exchange in a social setting.
A reflective piece notes that much of life’s joy comes from small, ordinary experiences rather than grand pursuits. It suggests reframing happiness to appreciate simple activities, friendships, and personal growth over chasing extraordinary thrills.
A Baltimore American brief recalls a social gag where a man and his host both see 9 30 on their watches and a piano clock but worry it proves their lack of common ground. The comment ends with the wife laughing and the man choosing silence to avoid embarrassment.
A husband tells his wife that a loud talker is usually ignorant while she retorts not to shout, insisting she is not deaf. The brief domestic dialogue captures a sharp back and forth about hearing and speaking volume.
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