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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1920
Page
7
A lampooned account describes a porter and a girl in a park near New Jersey's Pennsylvania Station. A bluecoat bans public displays, while crowds watch a couple kiss farewell at platforms. A bystander quips about other trains as the scene shifts to crowded stations.
The Friday superstition links to the crucifixion event. Some believe salt spilling signals bad luck tied to Judas in Da Vinci's depiction. Others view salt as a sign of incorruptibility, with piling salt seen as token friendship and general goodwill.
A columnist notes that some men believe their mindset makes it impossible for any woman to resist admiration, reflecting on egotism and social perceptions in relationships.
A man describes sleeping with gloves and using cold cream to soften his fingers to impress a college girl. At a fraternity dance she shakes his hand, proclaims his palm infant like and exclaims in front of others, leaving him humiliated and ashamed by the odd effect.
The article recalls P T Barnum’s first England tour with the greatest show on earth and a humorous episode at a music hall. An usher misreads ticket letters from patrons and directs Barnum to Hell, mocking the “champion humbugger.”
A three story reinforced concrete and brick building measuring 60 by 95 feet and weighing 3 000 tons was moved 450 feet at a pace of 50 feet per day. It remained in use for regular functions with no interruption of telephone light or power service.
USDA experts highlight Holstein Helen Wilkie Calamity 14585T who produced 14,210.1 pounds of milk and 470.24 pounds of butterfat in a year on pasture, silage and roughage without grain. Findings urge dairymen to rely on farm forage and pastures to cut costs and raise profits.
Commercial breeders credit a tender green food form in the ration as key to solving the winter egg problem. The discovery highlights the value of fresh greens in sustaining egg production through cold months.
Instructions from Otis Reinking of Colorado A and M urge disinfecting seed beds cold frames and hot beds before planting to kill damping off stem rot black rot and other diseases. Steam sterilization is most effective while formalin treatment offers practicality using 4 quarts formalin to 50 gallons water applied 2 quarts per square foot then covered 24 hours and left to vent before planting.
A Scientific American note describes a simple inexpensive seed tester by A F Esslinger of Ypsilanti Michigan. The device uses a folded envelope holding a moisture absorbing pad to retain moisture long enough to germinate seeds, with the envelope stitched to form numbered sections for identification.
The article argues pastures fail not from weather or overgrazing alone but from poor soil fertility. It notes cattle and sheep move to shade to rest and that reseeding may be needed. In many cases decline stems from overgrazing or limited soil nutrients, suggesting temporary removal of stock or adding plant food as remedies.
When hens run free in summer they pick up grit to grind food in the gizzard. In winter confinement requires grit. commercial grit in boxes and hoppers is best for proper size and sharpness.
Air slaked lime is praised as a top disinfectant for henhouses roosts nests and floors. It helps keep fowls healthy and is noted as effective against roup and mites.
The article urges farmers to save manure and turn under rubbish to improve soil fertility. It emphasizes that plant food yields crops and that poor land should be improved through better farming practices.
A vintage advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It notes the package includes a direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material and advises asking a dealer to show the card.
A light exchange notes that snow removal should wait for warmer thaw conditions. The dialogue frames weather as a factor in civic readiness and public works planning.
A newspaper health ad claims meat produces uric acid that paralyses the kidneys and causes back pain headaches dizziness and urinary trouble. It promotes Jad Salts or four ounces of Salts from a pharmacy to flush the kidneys and neutralize urine acids.
A quoted exchange contrasts skepticism and desire regarding spiritualist seances. One speaker dismisses seances as fake, while the other expresses a wish to experience spirits bottled up. The brief dialogue hints at curiosity amid disbelief.
A vintage advertisement urges consumers to seek the Bayer Cross on every package and tablet to ensure genuine Aspirin. It touts safety proven by doctors for common pains and lists conditions treated, noting small tin boxes and larger pack options sold by druggists. It ends with a reflective line about time and a woman’s persistence with birthdays.
A reflecting insight notes that every man commands a personal price, yet community perception of worth often diverges widely from self-assessment.
A customer from Erie writes that a running sore on the left leg lasting one year healed after three weeks using Peterson's Ointment. The letter promotes the ointment's advertised powers, noting eczema relief, rapid chafing cure, and pimples disappearing in a week, with mail orders available from Peterson Ointment Co. Inc.
A fragment contrasts winter cays and a ton of coal to show how quickly time seems to pass. The lines resemble a period voice noting speed of life and seasonal change with a humorous, observational tone.
A 19th century advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment. It asserts internal use and blood circulation effects on mucous surfaces and promises a $100 reward for any failure to cure catarrh. Free testimonials offered by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A lighthearted quip notes Hazel is blessed when her husband can always locate his slippers where he left them, a small domestic victory reflecting household harmony.
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