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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
4
A collection of aphorisms on living by deeds over years and excuses, praising open arbitration, steady effort, and core principles. It notes tariffs boosting exports, warns against inflaming prejudice, and recalls President Harding. A New York sidewalk grass plot near Broadway and Leonard Street shows persistence.
Notice offers baling of straw and hay. Victor Sheek advertises reasonable prices and provides the phone contact 299-3.
Alton T. Roberts of Marquette Michigan chairman of the American Legion committee for distinguished guests has secured an angel food cake recipe after shadowing pastry cooks in North and South Carolina. The recipe is to be served to an eminent guest at the New Orleans convention in October.
The essay summarizes theories about the Gypsies origins from Egypt to Israel and India. It notes their claimed leaders called earls, numbers around 700000, and distribution in the Balkans, Russia, Egypt, and North Africa. It cites views from historians and anthropologists on ancestry and language links to Hindu dialects.
Microbes endure extreme heat and cold and can reanimate after apparent death. Spores enable survival through boiling and freezing, complicating efforts to stamp out diseases like anthrax, which relies on spore production for persistence.
The New York Herald notes that Homeric heroes cooked their own meals. Beans lentils and vegetables featured at great banquets while Ulysses roasted beef, suggesting ancient heroes valued homely dishes even after grand exploits.
The American Forestry Magazine notes badgers are rarely seen in daytime on the western plains. Burrows are numerous yet sightings are scarce and pairs are uncommon as the sexes typically live apart and emerge mainly at night.
A humorous dialogue about a chauffeur hired from California who once worked for several movie stars. He jokes about not keeping him up after midnight as the new routine in a Birmingham setting.
A reflective note urges personal responsibility and self examination over fault finding. It stresses keeping one’s own house in order, fair treatment of others, and avoiding negativity. The piece closes with a fiction excerpt about a party encounter involving Harold Moonleigh from American Legion Weekly.
Sir William Johnson, colonial Indian superintendent, mingled with Iroquois at Johnson Hall and Johnson’s gifts sparked a Mohawk chief’s generosity. In the 1755 Lake George battle against Dieskau, Hendrick advised on troop numbers and led his warriors, dying bravely at the front.
The text argues that the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution, propelled liberty worldwide. Jefferson framed rights as universal for all men, with governments deriving power from the governed, while Adams and Franklin made minor textual alterations.
Mark Twain used his influence to aid Ulysses S. Grant in securing a lucrative memoir deal with Century. The arrangement guaranteed Grant 70 percent of net returns, leading to immense earnings for the Grant heirs, with a $450,000 total and a $200,000 February 7, 1886 check to Julia D. Grant the largest royalty check in history.
The first Chautauqua day features Dietric and his company in an evening of fun magic songs and rapid-fire acts. Spectacular effects and oddities promise entertainment at its best and a long-to-be-remembered Assembly opening.
A two afternoon and evening Chautauqua offering by Dorothy Barnaby and troupe promises original entertainment with plays musical sketches songs cartoons chalk pictures rag pictures and art novelties. Features include His Dream of Liberty and A Cycle of History with dramatic lightning costume changes.
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