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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
6
Harry defends himself from five raiders led by McNell with a sickle and Bim Kelso's timely shot. McNell leaves, Bim reveals tender courage, and a blossoming bond forms as Harry and Bim share a quiet, hopeful moment amid danger. Samson vows revenge on McNell, while the village scene closes on Bim watching Harry at work.
Samson stops a drunken bully McNell in Springfield then vows to restrain his strength. Back in New Late he contemplates his past misdeeds and grows wary of local roughness while Sarah minds the cabin and Kelso’s circle of neighbors settles into the house warming. Harry Needles courts Bim Kelso as village life widens its gaze.
Samson and Sarah Trainor travel with two children from Vergennes Vermont to the Sangamon country Illinois. They meet immigrants at Niagara Falls including John Vic Neil and save Marry Needles from fever. They reach New Salem where Abel Lincoln and friends greet them and Lincoln’s ally Jack Helmson’s daughter Bim. Rowdy trouble follows and Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Harry Needles assaults Bapsie Noll.
In preparing for the proverbial rainy day residents urge timely planning and savings. Community leaders stress practical steps and prudent budgeting as weather shifts from drizzle to forecasted showers.
A Pennsylvania lawyer Philander C Knox recalls cross examining an elderly witness who forgets details about a deceased relative Three years back and compares the man to the attorney hinting at a vacant look The excerpt ends with an unrelated ad promising Red Cross Ball Blue laundry results and baby clothes sales
Frederick devours Treasure Island in one day from breakfast to bedtime. He recites prayers with a comic mix up asking for daily bread and a bottle of rum, leaving his mother shocked by the variation in the line.
Teddy describes returning from the city to friends and recounts visiting a towering apartment building. He recalls entering a very small room that miraculously seemed to ascend floors, leaving playmates puzzled by the room's motion and the surreal ascent.
A Red Cross worker returning from a Miss Margaret Wilson lecture at a base hospital laments his missed chance. Sam explains he prepared to ask Miss Wilson a question about contacting her father, but she has left before he could speak.
Export of steam locomotives from the United States surged after the war. From 1913 to 1919 exports climbed from 491 units valued at 4,475,429 dollars to 959 locomotives valued at 30,275,728 dollars. In 1920, exports reached 1,711 units worth 53,629,847 dollars. Last year 721 locomotives went to Europe, mainly Belgium, Poland, France and Italy, with Cuba, Brazil, China and British Africa among other buyers.
The clog almanac, a square stick with notches for days and festival symbols, was common in parts of England. Even older are Scandinavian runic calendars carved in wood or bone and inscribed with runic letters.
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