Indiana Oks Woman Suffrage Ratification Statewide
The Indiana legislature ratified the federal amendment for woman suffrage in a special session with 43 to 3 in the Senate and 90 to 0 in the House making Indiana the twenty sixth state to approve it.
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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
4
The Indiana legislature ratified the federal amendment for woman suffrage in a special session with 43 to 3 in the Senate and 90 to 0 in the House making Indiana the twenty sixth state to approve it.
Foremost designers in France and America advocate simple construction for better looking garments. The article highlights satin and georgette ensembles with tunics and straight skirts, satin-covered buttons, and decorative but restrained details. Velvet and velveteen afternoon frocks with draped skirts and three-quarter sleeves are favored, with lace collars and cuffs enhancing the look.
The article surveys sport togs admired for beauty over use, detailing scarves in bright greens crochet work, angora knitted scarf designs, and delicate silk weighted coats. It notes jackets and sweaters in refined styles, with fringe finishes and lace plaitings, plus hand knitted golf socks shown as items of pride.
Lesson on honesty from Acts 5 1 16 focusing on Ananias and Sapphira and the new church’s sanctity. Highlights include the praying Spirit filled united church bold in preaching and generous sharing as the early believers face judgment and growth.
A devotional prayer requests divine presence and confidence. The speaker thanks God for supplying need and asks the Holy Spirit to dwell within, guiding a fuller faith through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The piece frames life as a chance to develop character through challenges and growth. It emphasizes disciplined effort, steady virtue, and perseverance as core rewards of daily trials.
Old fashioned mustard plaster Mustarine marketed as ready to use with added pain killers. Claims quick relief from rheumatism gout neuralgia lumbago chest colds and headaches. Advertises yellow box packaging from S. C. Wells & Co Le Roy New York.
A fragment reports a tense gate scene with a weary guard challenging three figures one friend and two mules as London answers the inquiry.
An advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as the true world famous aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. It notes the Bayer Cross stamp for authenticity, lists uses from headaches to rheumatism, and mentions affordable 12 tablet tins plus larger packages sold by druggists.
A quotation notes Britain using old shoes to build roads. The remark condemns the practice as reprehensible extravagance while contrasting waste with practical construction choices.
A short note highlights using Red Cross Ball Blue to keep all cloths and towels white until worn out. The item is priced at five cents.
A kettle invented in Japan boils water and the rising bubbles strike metallic bars to produce musical sounds. The device blends culinary use with an auditory feature, turning boiling water into a tuneful effect.
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