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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
3
In a domestic scene, a grandmother warns young Charles to stay away from hot doughnuts while frying. He sighs at the tempting aroma and quips that adults must mind both people and God, reflecting a child’s view on duty and obedience.
Careful inspection urged for Castoria bottles to ensure the signature and brand are genuine. The notice cites the popular remedy used for infants and children and reminds readers to seek Fletcher's Castoria with the correct endorsement.
A Yorkshire couple on their London honeymoon meets Mrs. Clayton on Regent Street. She invites them to tea in Streatham and humorously notes how city dwellers seem like dear friends from home. The moment shows social charm in a bustling modern city.
A short, reflective line attributed to Richard Barton praising how beauty's strength doubles when it blossoms, blending aesthetics with resilience.
A tiny bottle of Freezone can lift off hard or soft corns and calluses between the toes. Apply a few drops. it instantly stops pain and then the corn or callous comes away, root and all, without pain. An advertisement note from Adyv.
A witty exchange between Mrs A and Mrs B appears to lampoon domestic habits. Mrs B admits her husband smokes at home and jokes about how easy it would be to blame him if economy becomes necessary.
Advertisement touts Othine double strength as a guaranteed remedy to remove freckles. It promises rapid results with nightly and morning application and offers money back if it fails to remove freckles.
Warren G Harding, a United States senator from Ohio, was nominated for president by the Republican national convention in Chicago. Calvin Coolidge, Massachusetts governor, was named for vice president on the first ballot. The committee of forty eight announced a third party ticket convention set for July 10 at the Auditorium hotel. Former Senator James Hamilton Lewis said he would seek the Democratic vice presidential nomination at the San Francisco convention.
An array of brief items covers a $45 million credit to Germany for meats and foodstuffs, Chilean railcar purchases, oil supply bills, census figures for St Johnsbury and Appleton, bids for Leviathan ship, a fatal Pere Marquette collision in Chicago, a Gary Indiana murder case, Oklahoma City strike action, a West Virginia tragedy, Rockefeller funds to Grinnell College, a Colo murder conviction, suffrage ratification defeat, Pullman strike, wartime sugar restrictions, a New York duel, a grocers association election, a Portage tornado, fingerprint registration talk, a New York tenement fire, and a Schenectady express crash.
The wire reports deaths including Personal Rev. W. W. Page former staffer of Gen. Lee and rector of St. Pauls Cornwall aged eighty. Also Rosa Rand noted actress died in Baltimore while Olivia Rand is named. Other items cover Col. BE M House aboard Lapland and Nathan Strauss sailing to attend a Zionist congress and press a milk pasteurization campaign.
Advice on handling hardship urges recognizing others face tougher odds. People should not wallow in self pity when trouble is common and every person has burdens. Emphasizes resilience and not wasting time on self pity, noting neighbors may envy lighter problems.
The Philadelphia mint began gold coin production in May, minting 15,600 double eagles totaling 300000 dollars. With one eight hour shift, it produced 8,890,000 minor coins worth 1,427,000 dollars, including 340,000 half dollars 2,186,000 quarters 4,000,000 dimes and 3,399,000 pennies. Also 11,040,00 silver and nickel pieces were minted for Cuba.
A reflective comment notes women as angels in everyday life, suggesting they seem to be constantly moving, guiding, and uplifting those around them. The remark frames women as ethereal beings whose presence preserves hope and grace.
An Indiana state report notes 93 Shelby county demonstration plots show treated wheat seed largely disease free with only two fields hints of black heads and smut in untreated plots. Dr Reed and Purdue experts plan to extend the control method across the wheat belt while other county notes report local grants, auctions, and crop conditions.
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