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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1920

Page

7

Lydia Pinkham Aids Woman From Chicago Displacement

A Chicago woman reports relief from displacement and irregularities after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says she can perform housework again and has three healthy children. The letter promotes Pinkham products and offers free advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.

Chicago Lydia E. Pinkham A. Kwarcinski W. Oakdale Ave Pinkham Medicine Co Condential Lynn Mass

How an Angel Helped Peter in Prison

A biblical account recounts Peter’s imprisonment under Herod, the angelic rescue, and the church’s earnest united prayer. It notes four guards, the gate escape, Peter’s disbelief turning to certainty, and the soldiers’ subsequent execution for failure.

Peter Herod God Church of God James Mherod Mary Rhoda

Record cattle and sheep outflow from Montana in 1919

USDA reports an unusually large 1919 outflow of cattle from Montana, estimated 500000 to 600000 head, plus 400000 to 500000 sheep moved to Dakota Nebraska and eastward to Minnesota Wisconsin Michigan Texas New Mexico. Movement driven by drought, railcar availability, and early snowfall. Feed supplies adequate with no expected shortage.

United States Department of Agriculture Montana Bureau of Animal Industry Department Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin Upper Michigan Texas New Mexico Northwest

Be Not Too Sure Warns Against Overconfidence

A reflective aphorism warns that worldly outcomes hinge on unseen chances and human certainty can mislead. The quote cautions against presumptuous confidence in any venture.

Herbert

Care of Today Inspirational Quote Reflection

A brief aphorism notes that today’s cafés and troubles shift with time. The quote suggests leaving behind current concerns as night falls, declaring relief from today’s burdens.

Provide Shelter for Sheep Weather Advice

The article urges farmers to shelter sheep from wind and storm to reduce losses. It notes widespread costs from exposure and stresses shelters are affordable to prevent cold and wet deaths, implying national financial gains if sheep losses due to storms were avoided.

Profit From Baby Beeves

Farmers with pasture land can profitably raise baby beeves with modest costs. A silo and a single crop are needed, with possible sailing crops to supplement silage and pasture. Include hay and enough grain to finish the calves for market.

Diamond Dyes Ad Promises Rich Fadeless Colors

An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for dyeing any fabric from wool to feathers with guaranteed rich fadeless color. It promises a direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials and achieve perfect results.

Livestock notes on pastures silos and efficiency

The passage stresses water supply as vital for raising animals and notes pigs grow fast on pasture with grain supplements. It explains beef cattle convert coarse seeds into meat and praises silos for mixed farming. It claims pasture-based production is more economical for beef pork milk or mutton.

Not Like Other Taxpayers

A London gag caption depicts a rate collector visiting a house. The woman remains cool and prepared with money while the collector jokes that many residents invite him back, highlighting social friction over taxes in a humorous exchange.

London

Recipe for Gray Hair dye from Bay Rum and Barbo Compound

A home remedy uses one half pint water with one ounce Bay Rum a small box Barbo Compound and one half ounce glycerine to color gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade. druggists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. It darkens streaked gray hair softens harsh hair and leaves no sticky residue.

Depopulated Nebraska Town Snapshot

A Nebraska town once thriving near Lowell had 6,000 residents and declined after railroad changes. A shopkeeper overstocked, closed the store, and has not reopened. Now Lowell houses fewer than thirty people.

Nebraska Lowell Neb

A Real Finish

A humorous exchange in a real estate note where one party reveals financing a new home with a mortgage while the other mentions a finishing touch on the town. The dialogue hints at domestic life and affordability topics in a light tone.

Woman’s happiness tied to shaping nature, says expert

A noted commentator argues women find joy through improving nature via domestic arts and caregiving. The claim emphasizes traditional roles and personal fulfillment derived from homemaking and nurturing activities.

Florida Times-Union Phrase Reflects Social Gloom

A clipped line from the Florida Times-Union hints at gender and labor tensions as a man’s sorrows rise while his strength wanes. The dialogue touches on reputation and work history in a fragmentary, stylistic manner.

Gossip at Gap Johnsons Sparks Backyard Debate

An exchange describes a neighborly confrontation at Gap Johnsons on Rumpus Ridge and a plan to deter a courting suitor by feigning hostility. The Kansas City Star quotes the personal stance of Gap and his wife as a lighthearted homefront moment.

Browne Gap Johnson Rumpus Ridge Kansas City Star

Actress Says Divorce Without Publicity Worse Than None

An actress argues that a private divorce is preferable to a public one and says the absence of publicity is preferable to ongoing scrutiny. She emphasizes control over personal matters and privacy in her statement.

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