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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1922
Page
4
The Messenger announces Robert W Stephenson as a candidate for Guilford township trustee nomination in the Republican primary on Tuesday May 2. A college excerpt notes that two autos cannot share the same space when moving in opposite directions.
Edison gets the credit but many Plainfield men believe the first talking machine was in Eden. A Philadelphia preacher notes editors sometimes misprint. Weather talk, loyal citizens, gifts, autos, ships, sale of books with stubs, and hay freight cuts spark Plainfield humor.
The senate plans to focus on dispatching business with a new year agenda. Senator Harry S is noted as a leader among Republicans in advancing the new order. Prompt attention and swift decisions are emphasized for pending legislation.
Senate delays hinder passage of tariff revision and foreign loan refunding settlement bills. The tariff bill, held since July in finance committee, aims to replace the emergency tariff for revenue with a protective general tariff. A five member commission headed by the Treasury Secretary would fund refunding settlements, with four appointments by the President, as Republican leaders push for action to unlock a soldier bonus.
Nereus H. Mendenhall extols John S. Moore as a principled Hendricks County citizen. The tribute praises his purity, business integrity, family devotion, education, and patriotism shaping local civic life.
The article traces how the name John evolved into Jane during the Tudor era, with Joanna, Jehanne, Jeanne, and Juana as early variants in France and Spain. It notes royal connections, such as Joan Beaufort and a daughter of Edward II, and explains Jenny as a diminutive of Jane, contrasting Jane’s courtly use with Jenny’s domestic image.
A historical calculation suggests fertile lands could support 28 million per square mile, steppes 14 million, and deserts 1 million. It concludes 6 billion people would fully populate Earth, with full capacity by around 2072 if census trends continue, noting potential errors.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a solemn man asking his brother about wearing a crown in the hereafter. Mr. Peckton worries a golden crown would make him conspicuous and uncomfortable, even if he could obtain one.
Horace L. Hanna attorney alerts heirs creditors and legatees that Alva C. Harvey as Administrator has filed a final account for Celia Simmons deceased in Hendricks Circuit Court January term 1922. The examination is set for February 15 1922 and all interested parties must appear to show cause why the settlement should not be approved.
Hendricks Circuit Court clerk Alvin Woodward issues a notice requiring heirs to appear at the appointed time and place to prove heirship or claims to estate property. Published January 13, 1922.
In Hendricks County Indiana a drainage commissioner invites bids for constructing the proposed ditch from today until January 27 1922 at the county surveyor's office in the Danville courthouse. Bids will be let by stations to the lowest and best bidder. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
Is Your Subscription Paid Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Hendricks County Indiana Executrix of the estate of John S Moore late of Hendricks County deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. Adaline H Moore Executrix January 4th 1922.
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