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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1922

Page

4

Pricing Terms For Monthly and Yearly Subscriptions

The notice states rates of 1.50 per year in advance and less than one year at fifteen cents per month, with a date reference to Thursday June 15 1922. No further context or entities are provided.

My Heaven Poem From June Pages

A poem reflects relief from daily woes as thoughts of a loved one lift the speaker. The lyric likens her partner to heaven and peace, with imagery of sunbeams, rest, and a bridal home. The voice yearns for reunion and embrace after work and fatigue.

The Little House Dream House Poem

A child imagines a cherished home with a morning glory vine and winding path. The speaker describes a garden with old fashioned marigolds and Johnny jump ups, delicate shelves, and a bright white interior. The little house stands in dreamt weather ready for lasting love.

Johnny

Hoover’s price fix plan clashes with extreme individualism

The text argues Secretary Hoover favors minimal interference but uses a government price set for coal to curb famine pricing by mine operators. It frames this as government interference that echoes the public mandate from two years prior and could boost Hoover’s popularity.

Hoover

Progressive Republicans Reform From Within In 1912 Style

The progressive element of the Republican party seeks reform from within not via a third party like Wilson in 1912. Democrats fear splits but expect none as Republicans unite for the coming election. New York Governor Miller is the party’s unanimous renomination choice for his clean economical administration.

Republican Party Wilson Old Guard New York State Miller

The Thrill of Pig Sticking in Classic Sport

A vivid description of pig sticking with steel-tipped bamboo spears on fast horses. Riders pursue a crafty Indian boar before the pig charges, jinks, and fights back with tusks nine to ten inches long. A second rider often ends the clash as spears drive the quarry down.

Careless Forms of Speech Highlight Language Oddities

A London Answers reflection notes mismatches between action order and speech, such as shoe then stocking, coat and vest, and mats saying wipe your feet. It questions phrases like catch a train and a cold, and jokes about how How do you do sounds odd in health terms.

London

Not all sharks are man eaters and tiger sharks diet study

J C Bell of the American Museum analyzed stomachs of over thirty tiger sharks. Most sharks were nine to twelve feet long and 76 per cent had eaten sea turtles other sharks large rays or porpoises. Six percent scavenged bones of domestic animals and one shark vomited sheep bones. Ordinary sharks were the largest single diet item for the tiger sharks examined.

J.C. Bell American Museum Mr. Bell

Ancient herbs and their storied roles in history

The piece notes how onions were valued by ancient Egyptians and Greeks for food and vigor, with Alexander the Great supplying troops. It mentions a law recommending daily young onions with honey for health and records Roman and Libyan asparagus claims highlighting remarkable sizes.

Alexander Egypt Greece Asia Ravenna Libya New York Herald

Has That Young Thingmajigger Propose to You Yet

A playful line from the Richmond Times Dispatch features a mother asking about a young suitor and his plans. The exchange hints at romance and a boast about teaching driving a car. The tone is light and domestic with regional flavor.

Richmond Times- Dispatch

Genteel Quarrel Sparks Between Husband and Wife

A worried man jokes about living with a genius and his wife. He quips she has discovered perpetual emotion, provoking playful jabs about domestic life and intellectual flair in a light science and invention tone.

Old Schuyler Mansion Endures as Revolutionary Landmark

The current Schuyler Mansion at Schuylerville New York rises from earlier structures born of ashes. It preserves the 1777 Continental Army era interior used by General Schuyler and Washington guests with Lafayette at the sideboard and hospitable hospitality once given by the gracious General’s wife.

Schuyler Mansion Philip Schuyler Schuylerville N. Y Washington Lafayette Schuyler

Old Saratoga’s Revolutionary Echoes and Archangel Michael

Visitors to Schuylerville explore Revolutionary War legends around the elm shaded mansion and battlefield sites. A silver statuette gifts by General Diaz to Commander Hanford MacNider honors peace. The tale ties St Michael statue replicas to Rome’s San Angelo and Hadrian’s Tomb, with legacy spanning centuries.

Archangel Michael Diaz Armando Diaz Italy Hanford MacNider American Legion Legion St. Michael San Angelo Rome Hadrian Gregory

Arnold Treason Chronicle From Washington’s Headquarters 1780

An orderly book kept at Washington’s headquarters between September 26 and November 1, 1780, records Benedict Arnold’s treason and Major Andre’s trial. It notes Washington approving Andre’s execution as a spy and cites divine protection of American liberties alongside the finding and execution orders.

George Washington Benedict Arnold Addiiton Andreas New Hampshire Historical Society Alexander Scammell Washington America Andre New York

Relief for WWI sick and wounded proposed by labor leader

John H. Walker, eight years as head of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, proposes an official arrangement between organized labor and the American Legion to aid the sick and wounded of the World War and their dependents. Commander Mac Nider of the Legion responds favorably. Walker’s labor career began in Illinois mines during childhood.

John H. Walker Illinois State Federation of Labor Organized Labor American ‘Legion Mac Nider Legion Walker Ilinois Knights of Labor Miners’ Organizations of Illinois

Steel Helmet Inventor Monprofit Dies in Paris

Doctor Monprofit, inventor of the steel helmet and breastplates, member of the French chamber of deputies, veteran of the French ambulance corps, died in Paris. He conceived the tin hat idea during campaigns in the Balkans in 1914 and his plans were near completion at armistice.

Paris Doctor Monprofit Chamber of Deputies of France Ambulance Corps Balkans

Dark message burns through a New England town

A squire yells at a boss carpenter to return immediately and repair a faulty job. The apprentice vanishes, but the carpenter arrives ready for a fight. The squire confirms telling the apprentice the boss is a “blinked fool,” and the boss asks for confirmation.

New England American Legion Weekly

Correspondence Courses In Cavalry Infantry And Artillery

The War department offers correspondence courses in cavalry infantry and artillery as part of citizen training backed by the American Legion. A national plan applies nationwide with five instructional courses in each service branch.

War Department American Legion

Bells of cities greet Lafayette in famed 1824 tour

A long account recalls Lafayette's 1824 American visit when church bells across New York New Haven Newport Providence Boston Charleston St Louis and Paris rang to honor him. He rode with his son through celebratory crowds, heard bells from Old Brick to Trinity, and awaited the Independence Bell of America at the end of a visionary journey.

Lafayette America Fort Lafayette New York New Anne Paul Revere Middlesex County Boston Revere Christchurch Old South King’s Chapel Harvard College South Charleston George Washington Lafayette Major Huger Olmutz St. Michaels Major Traille Royal Artillery London St. Louis Father Marquette de Smet Pierre Chouteau Ohio Marietta Putnam Marie Antoinette Benjamin Franklin Franklin Belgium Louis Phillippe United States Paris Laffayette la Grange Washington Jacquiline Bow Bells Erfurt

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