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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
7
Copy describes Bulgarian Blood Tea as a universal cure for stomach, bowels, blood and rheumatic ailments. Claims vast benefits from one package and urges keeping it on hand for health, with directions to take steaming hot with lemon for colds and to guard against influenza pneumonia.
A brief note explains that sound popping in corn requires moisture inside kernels and proper heating. Without sufficient internal moisture or adequate heat transfer, kernels fail to burst, producing few or no pops and starchy, unpopped centers.
The article notes skunks as top natural aides for farmers, warning to keep poultry secure and avoid hostile encounters. It cites USDA findings that two to three dozen skunks can reduce pests like mice and grubs while producing $50 to $100 worth of value annually. A New York state yearly catch is worth about $1,000,000 with potential higher value if more black or short-striped skunks prevail.
Prices for meat animals sold by farmers over the year ending September 1920 fell 14 percent from the prior year, with the decline starting in September 1919. Data from the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the U S Department of Agriculture show earlier fluctuations from 1914 to 1919 including major gains in 1916 and 1917 and a smaller 1919 rise.
Lesson text analyzes the Hid Treasure Pearl Merchant Dragnet parables from Matthew 13.44-50 with emphasis on Christ’s role, salvation as a free gift, and the kingdom’s end when angels separate the saved from the wicked. Strong focus on Christ’s redemptive search and the church as pearl.
Curoe Jerseys account for 34.2 percent of all swine in the United States while Shorthorn cattle hold 22.6 percent of all cattle. Holsteins lead dairy cattle and Merinos top the sheep. Among swine Poland Chinas are second, Chester White third, Berkshire fourth. Herefords are second among cattle and Holsteins third. Shropshire sheep are second and Rambouillet third.
The article tracks egg price increases from 1916 through 1920, noting 2.4 cents per dozen rise in 1916 and the largest single-year jump in 1917 at 9.7 cents above 1916. It cites 1918 and 1919 increases of 4.2 and 4.3 cents, and reports January 1920 peak at 64.8 cents per dozen, up from 30.5 cents in January 1910.
A 1915 purchase of a mink lined overcoat for $500 led to successive replacements with nutria and muskrat linings. The man sold mink lining for $1,000, nutria for $250, and muskrat for $300, keeping the shell and $845 profit by 1919 as fur prices rise amid shifted demand and shrinking supply.
Harry Pollard at a Los Angeles boxing show jokes with a bantamweight fighter who wants to use his real name but is refused by the announcer. The youth says his name is Solis Miotkowski, prompting Pollard to comment that the announcer was right.
An advertisement warns to look for the Bayer name on aspirin to ensure genuineness for medical use. It claims Bayer protection for twenty one years of safe use, lists conditions treated, mentions twelve tablet tins and larger packages sold by druggists, and describes aspirin as Bayer’s trademark.
A gender class debate asks for the feminine form of widower. A pupil proposes spinster, others say widow is correct. One child asserts spinster differs from grass widow, defining the latter as a woman who rejected a man.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip features a traveler skeptical of a railway claiming the smoothest roadbed in the country. The joke centers on a glass of water on a window sill, the traveler’s stubborn stance, and an inquisitive bystander testing the limits of the prohibition law.
Ad for Cuticura Toilet Trio highlighting Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims it renders other perfumes superfluous and pairs with Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a convenient economical trio.
A quip shows uncertainty about marriage timing and the ease of divorce. The dialogue nods to a trend of rushing unions and Reno as a joke backdrop for divorce processes, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
A puzzling social quirk is noted as men swap umbrellas and both end up with the worse one. The brief observation points to a harmless but curious pattern in everyday etiquette and luck.
The greatest common divisor concerns shared factors of numbers, not subjective views. Differences in opinion don’t form a numerical divisor, but may reveal diverse perspectives and potential for constructive debate.
The quote asserts the intrinsic worth of the human soul versus the corruptible world. It contrasts the immortal redeemed soul through Jesus with the world still groaning, saying the soul bears God’s image while the world only imperfectly reflects divine majesty.
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