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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
7
A London hotel page boy, fined for a rule breach, tells the manager he would resign rather than endure further "assessment" of wages. He says if fined again he will quit, in a witty exchange reported by Tit-Bits.
A New York company ships ready to preach typewritten sermons to clergymen, offering updated religious talks and ready content for pulpit use.
January readers imagine spring wardrobes while admiring two elegant afternoon frocks. One panne velvet design with embroidered net features a coordinating hat and veil, a coral corsage and ostrich plume turban. The simpler velours dress offers fine self color embroidery and graceful lines suitable for afternoon or dinner.
Midwinter millinery shows self reliant American designers creating five standout hats. Velvet turbans duvetyn and brocade fur materials appear with careful draping and decorative sashes. A gold brocade hat with seal fur features a jeweled pin as a finishing touch.
Lesson focuses on Jesus feeding the five thousand and healing the sick. It notes Jesus' sorrow over John the Baptist, the crowd's pursuit, and Jesus' compassion. Disciples question resources, Jesus blesses and multiplies loaves and fish, and distributes them. The piece emphasizes reliance on Christ and praying alone in trials.
The passage describes dew as a symbol of the Divine Spirit that quickens and refreshes barren lives. It quotes the living Lord saying I will be as the dew unto Israel and compares divine influence to dew transforming parched earth into life and beauty.
Billy and Mary visit a neighbor to inspect a new talking machine. Mary guesses it is a Scotch collie, while Billy insists it is a fox terrier, prompting Mrs Case to doubt their judgment and invite a closer look at the picture on the device.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh or deafness caused by catarrh. The liquid is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Air Druggists. Circulars free. B. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
At the London Olympia jamboree a Highland soldier on his way to Paddington underground train found himself surrounded by world scout attendees. A small boy offered his seat, and the soldier replied with a hearty blush that he was not a girl guide yet.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimply faces and blackheads with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It urges daily use to maintain clear skin and mentions Cuticura Talcum.
Cortlandt Bleecker spoke at a Dark Harbor luncheon comparing modern and past morals. A modern girl in an ultra modern bathing suit described her chaperon catching her kissing a married man, then fired the chaperon.
The article describes John Quincy Adams as meticulous about nightly lights and early sleep. In summer he woke at four, swam with his son by the Potomac, and then joined a brisk dawn walk to the Capitol. He read astronomy with a roof telescope and planted trees, urging Congress members to mail seeds to constituents.
A banker teases his daughter about a well dressed man seen at the house. She reveals he is currently unemployed but contemplates becoming the life companion of a wealthy young lady, hinting at a marriage-minded role rather than a traditional job.
In a North side meat market a woman and her young son wait as the cutter prepares lamb chops. The boy whispers plans for wenries while the mother hushes him, noting they must have something different for company.
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