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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1920
Page
6
A sombre report depicts a world struck by disaster and poverty. It notes widespread death and loss as nations face an uncertain future, with a focus on human suffering and resilience amid hardship.
In August 1914 Germany declared war on Russia sparking a four year global conflict. The piece portrays Europe’s postwar ruin with a mother counting the dead and missing across 12,616,017 wounded and 6.5 million missing or prisoners, plus lingering civilian toll and population decline.
An eminent authority notes that the tarantula is Lycosa tarantula, a brown spider about the size of a chestnut found in warmer parts of Italy and Spain. Its bite is no worse than a wasp sting, despite old fables of epilepsy or dancing mania cured by music. Italian and Spanish tarantulas have hairy legs with black markings.
Rabbi David Philipson credits Jews with key roles in Columbus voyage with Luis de Torres Bernal and crew members named as Jews. He questions the Isabella jewel legend, suggesting two Jews Luis de Santangel and Gabriel Sanchez funded the expedition. Columbus’s letter to Sanchez remains extant.
A friend recounts a newlyweds encounter where the bride, a widow, is teased about remarriage. The speaker admits to having introduced her to her first and second husbands and jokes about potentially introducing her to a third. The exchange blends humor with social gossip on marriage.
A description of a stylish young girl’s wardrobe emphasizes white satin gowns with light green tulle veils, silver berry corsages, and silver slippers. It notes adaptable designs for evening wear, from satin foundations to tulle overlays, with embroidery accents and floral circlets reflecting current youth fashion.
Frocks destined for springtime wear are described with ready-made options and home sewing ideas. The article highlights cotton fabrics such as chambray and poplin, detailing a little girl dress with square tabs and mercerized stitching and a boy romper with white binding. It notes colors like yellow pink tan green blue and emphasizes practicality and style for children.
A Yale Record piece quotes a professor urging a man in the back row to remove his hat so the lecture can proceed. The remark frames a concrete example as part of the discourse.
An advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound cures a severe cold within hours by taking two hourly doses up to three. It asserts the first dose clears congested nostrils, stops nasal discharge, relieves headache and feverish feeling, and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It emphasizes ease of use and no quinine.
once famed as a gay and fashionable retreat near the Spanish frontier it Biarritz in France. The town with cream villas and a crescent beach faced wartime changes as gambling halls became hospitals for wounded French and American soldiers. Convoys and submarines haunted its shores and mines shook the coast.
A fragmentary exchange hints at a woman famed for listening to advice and a perceived insatiable curiosity. The dialogue captures social judgments on female receptiveness and wit.
The quotation states that three hundred thousand children die each year in the country from diseases that could be prevented. It emphasizes a harsh impact of preventable illness on youth.
An old advertisement promises quick relief from colds and catarrh by applying Ely's Cream Balm inside the nostrils. The framing claims open air passages, relieve headaches, and soothe swollen mucous membranes for instant comfort.
A reflection on how strong ideas need little words to carry power. History shows great leaders often spoke briefly, letting truth and merit carry their argument rather than verbose boasting.
In a shop Lateman tests several clocks before choosing one. The salesman boasts the clock will last a lifetime, prompting Lateman to joke that its hours are numbered.
A playful exchange reveals social friction between a gossipy neighbor and a weary hostess as the speaker muses on loneliness and social maneuvering. The dialogue hints at characters named Mrs Gadabout and Mrs Hardhead and their social dynamics.
A brief humorous note from the Baltimore American remarks on watch folk tale lines about time and finances in a wry aside.
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