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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
4
The Messenger announces Robert W. Stephenson as a candidate for the Republican nomination for trustee of Guilford township, subject to the primary on Tuesday May 2.
In the January Educator Journal L H Hines president of Indiana State Normal School Terre Haute argues against the old five day summer institute and for a two to three day term time institute with teachers on full pay urging its adoption.
A fragment notes farthes removed from a million dollars carry the airs of a millionaire. The wording hints at social distancing or distancing from wealth without specifics.
A reflective line suggests a friend in the looking glass understands your troubles and cares about you, inviting a view into mutual empathy and support.
A reflective line contrasts girls seen as chances worth taking with others viewed as misses to avoid. The phrasing hints at social judgments about women's opportunities and value, framed as a terse aphorism rather than a report or narrative.
A fragmented stream references proposals, paternity reveals, curious pets, and routine banking checks. It captures intimate, mixed scenes of expectation, judgment, and ordinary urban moments without a single clear narrative arc.
The article traces William H. Taft’s career from early judgeships through service under Roosevelt to secretary of war and eventually the presidency, arguing his lifelong aim to become chief justice guided his path and developed his qualifications. It notes his roles as governor of the Philippines and a roving commissioner and concludes that his goal greatly influenced his rise.
The piece contrasts inns and grand caravansaries, noting hotels free of housework for guests aside from building fires. It argues modern multi story hotels will grow to fit moderate incomes as ready money enables expansion and travelers seek comfort without domestic burdens.
Four experimental schools begin in a nearby city embracing natural education. Students direct themselves while teachers minimize involvement. Arithmetic uses practical measuring with yardsticks and cooking ingredients, with hot chocolate served during lessons. Results will be carefully recorded.
John J. Tigert urges universal kindergarten access, noting 4,000,000 children lack provision. He and Francis Hodgson Summerfelt call for early education as vital to citizenship and national ideals, urging parents to petition school boards to establish kindergartens.
Dr. A H Warner of New York told Allied Medical Association of America members that longevity rests on psychology and lifestyle. He challenged the Bible age of seventy and argued a sound constitution could reach 150 years, noting he is seventy two and plans to work beyond a century if life remains good.
A wife sues for divorce alleging her husband threatened to cut out her heart and carry it on a stick and ordered their daughter to grind a knife. She indicates she decided to end the marriage amid the threats and fear.
The piece argues that there is no strong popular interest in speculating about communication with Mars. Earth faces many perplexities now, so it cannot expect another planet to address its troubles.
Doctors request phonography records from owners who tire of their collection and urge them to send items to the hospital. The hospital would obtain more records if it requested ones neighbors have grown tired of.
A witty observation notes that while age can be judged by rings or teeth, modern daughters of Eve resist simple estimation, implying sophisticated methods are needed to gauge their ages.
The article traces the presence of African slaves in North America from 1528 in Florida with Narvaez’s expedition, noting later arrivals with Memedez’s colonists in 1565 and possible earlier ties to San Miguel de Gualdape. It cites historians on Jamestown 1619, the Treasurer, and the Desire as early slavers and ships involved in the American slave trade.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s legible when well and odd handwriting when unwell is noted. A Westminster Gazette piece cites Sir Graham Bilfour offering that a disputed word may read Chevalier de Johnstone, while Stevenson's papers include libraen misreadings and an omisprint for ocean.
Philosophical note on wealth distinguishing material goods from inner worth. Money alone cannot buy love or virtue. riches include spiritual assets and character. A person or society needs-minded effort to use wealth meaningfully.
The article discusses the term pigeon English used at Chinese ports by natives and foreign traders. It notes how pidgin fills for English nouns, the phrases cov ert and talkee pidgin, and that education in China is bringing real English into use, though pigeon English persists in fiction and on stage.
In explaining biscuit origins the piece notes that French biscuit means twice cooked and German zwieback shares the etymology. Italians bake crackers this way, with old bread transformed into biscuit. Italian and Sicilian restaurants use bread baked to yield pieces that break cleanly from the loaf.
A correspondent recounts a scarecrow mistaken for a hanging body causing town alarm. Neighbors gather at the barn to find the supposed tragedy, only to discover the figure is a seasonal scarecrow. The arrival of the neighbor triggers laughter and a quick explanation.
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