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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1921

Page

3

Portland businessman touts Tanlac after recovery

Joseph A York of Portland Maine reports a dramatic turnaround after four bottles of Tanlac He says he gained sixteen pounds and now eats three square meals daily for the first time in years, claiming renewed strength and improved sleep despite prior nervous exhaustion indigestion and fatigue He credits Tanlac with reviving his business energy and overall health, noting he feels twenty years younger and can work normally again Tanlac is advertised as available through leading druggists nationwide.

Joseph A. York Vportland Maine Portland Tanlae aArs

Olive industry struggles in South Africa due to olive fly

The wild olive is widespread in South Africa but attempts to build a commercial industry have failed. The main problem is the presence of the olive fly, an insect well known to live-growing European countries.

South Africa Europe

Diamond Dyes Ad Warns Against Poor Dye Quality

A vintage advertisement urges women to buy Diamond Dyes with clear dyeing directions for wool silk cotton linen or blended fabrics. It warns that inferior dyes cause streaks spots fades and ruined materials and promotes requesting the Color Card from a local druggist.

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We Were Not Made For Each Other

A dialogue snippet centers on George and a partner debating compatibility and pay. The exchange questions a shared future and reveals tension over salary. The brief scene frames a fractured relationship with financial strain as a turning point.

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Adverts Historical Note

An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It claims internal blood cleansing, symptom reduction, and restoration of normal health, urging use to prevent recurrent catarrh. The text mentions J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and free circulars.

Hall J. Cheney Toledo Ohio

Valuable oil from pine stumps aids silver recovery

An oil extracted from red pine stump remains proves valuable for recovering silver from pulverized ore by the flotation process, offering a new method in ore processing.

The Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertises Purifying Set

The Cuticura Toilet Trio promotes Cleansing Soap Ointment and Talcum powder as daily toilet preparations. The ad claims the soap cleanses the skin the ointment soothes and heals and the talcum powders and perfumes. A 25 cent price is listed.

It is a waste to fault yourself for others help

A brief remark notes faulting oneself is unproductive as many people will assist rather than blame. The line suggests relying on others rather than self-criticism.

Five Die in Pullman Fire Near Pueblo

Five persons burn to death when a rear Pullman car on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad caught fire between Pueblo and Walsenburg around two in the morning. Two others escaped by jumping from windows with minor injuries. F. Steelman of Missouri Pacific and A. B. Jack of La Junta are named among the dead. The Corona was destroyed. the next car was partly burned as the train, traveling about 25 miles per hour, stopped after bodies were removed from the wreckage.

Pueblo Colo Denver & Rio Grande Walsenburg Steelman Missouri Pacific Railroad A. B. Jack Lajara

PEACE IN MOVIE CENSORSHIP Ties to ban on objectionable films

In New York on March 16 reformer Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts announced a federal censorship plan would be abandoned if producers ban films dealing too broadly with sex and crime. Talks with William A. Brady yielded three concessions including boycotts, police powers to revoke theater licenses, and arbitration boards for disputes.

New York Wilbur F. Crafts International Reform Bureau Doctor Crafts William A. Brady National Association of Motion Picture Producers Women's Clubs

Deserter Shipley Nabbed Near Brownsville After Fraud Probes

Herman E. Shipley a former army captain sought in Los Angeles Houston Chicago New York and others on fraud and embezzlement charges was arrested in Brownsville Texas as he tried to slip into Mexico. He admits identity but denies a California murder charge. Local banker J R Parent helped seize him. Shipley deserts the army, fled to Canada, joined the Canadian expeditionary forces in France, and was rearrested on desertion charges.

Brownsville Tex Herman E. Shipley Mexico Los Angeles Houston Chicago New York Shipley California John Gregg Town Guard J. C. Parent Canada Canadian Expeditionary Forces France America

Mob Perils Vienna Jews

Anti Jewish disturbances in Vienna flare briefly but were dispersed by police. Shops owned by Jews were damaged by stones and some Jews were beaten. Police blocked streets toward the Jewish quarter and ghetto to prevent escalation.

Vienna

Tax Dodger Delinquency Looms In Chicago Survey

Chicago reports between 10 000 and 20 000 persons will be delinquent in filing income tax returns based on a survey by Charles M Calvier head of the income tax division of the internal revenue department. Although more returns are received this year than last the revenue will be under 1920 levels.

Chicago Charles M. Calvier Internal Bureau Department

NEW CLASH IN DUBLIN THREE CIVILIANS KILLED

Bomb explodes in Great Brunswick street injuring three police recruits as troops stay confined to barracks. Three civilians die and several wounded amid mounting disorder fears after Mountjoy executions and Cork violence on March 16.

Dublin Ireland Great Brunswick Street Mountjoy Dublin Corporation Lumnerick Cork Cross Taven Thomas Hennessy Michael Murray John Mogasta West Clare

Extra Senate Session Ends After Nominations

The extra Senate session began March 4 and adjourned sine die after confirming a few nominations by President Trarding. The closing session opened at eleven, hoping for shipping board nominations, but a White House call to Senator Lodge indicated delays, prompting immediate adjournment.

Washington Senate Trarding Shipping Board White House Senator Lodge

Boundary Dispute Talks Seen Opened by U S Note

Washington reports State Department officials confident the Panama Costa Rica boundary dispute may move toward early settlement. The note to Panama suggests renewed talks on the arbitral award by Chief Justice White for the Atlantic end while maintaining Secretary Hughes stance on the Pacific end, offering a new negotiation basis.

Washington State Department Panama Costa Rica White Atlantic Sighes Pacific

Packers at Chicago Quit

Boyd Lanham & Co pork packers in the Union stock yards shut down their plant temporarily due to high hog prices and low product prices. About 400 workers will be out of work, with the firm’s general manager Thomas K. Boyd saying operations will resume when hog prices drop.

Chicago Boyd, Lanham & Co Union Stock Yards Thomas K. Boyd Grm

Indiana ends 1921 biennial assembly with tax reform

The Indiana house adjourned sine die closing a session started January 6. Law revisions included tax changes, a statewide teachers pensions plan, and a budget system for state expenditures. New auto banditry crime penalties were set, and measures on primary elections and motion picture censorship were killed.

Indianiapolis Indiana General Assembly House Motion Picture Censorship Board Washington, D. C Indianapolis Toledo Scale Company Toledo Edward J. Gulick Elkhart Herman R. Minlzer Evanston James B. Schuman Charlie C. Shetterley Franklin Automobile George W. Warmouth Ivansville Reyv G. S. Burdette Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church United States Oo Louis Bender Mark Storen Burdette Indiana Illinois Wentucky Wabash Women’s Relic Corps Women’s Relief Corps Grand Army of the Republic Ratts Senate State Board of Securities Secretary of State Evansville Vanderburg Indiana Highway Commission Posey County Narmony Slateral Poasey County Wadesville Johnson County Farmers

Stop Dosing Rheumatism With St Jacobs Oil

A vintage advertisement urges readers to rub on St Jacobs Oil to relieve rheumatic pain. It claims quick relief from pain and stiffness in joints muscles and bones and touts the product as harmless and effective for conditions like sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia with a promise of fast results from a trial bottle.

St. Jacobs Oil St. Jacobs

Phrase on beauty ages and appeal rivals youth

A witty remark contrasts the appeal of a mature woman with that of a slim sixteen year old, noting both can be attractive. The line playfully diminishes the idea that youth is the only source of allure.

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Oseph A. Vwork Portland, Mé Pullman Flames Denver and Rio Grande Road F. S. Steelman Missouri Pacific Federal Reform Campaign Nab Texas Herbert Hoover Herbert C. Hoover Secretary of Commerce Lou Henry Monterey Cal Stanford W Harding American Note Packers Indiana State News Knapp Commission Petersburg Vetersburg Harry J. Beers New Albany John W. Payne Bloomington Alfred Cox Seymour Miles R. Miller Anderson William S. Olstead Edinburg Elizabeth J. Kendall West Baden Sarah N. Beach Madison Margaret C. Hunt Chandler John W. Adams St. Paul Clementine Cutberly Josephine A. Fuller Lafayette Nancy C. Jackson Muncie Mattie E. Leffler Elizabeth C. Neff Connersville Frances A. Perkis New Haven Jennie Sweet Elizabeth White State Line Elizabeth A. Wasson Susan J. Warren Terre Haute United Mine Workers of America John Siessler Ed Stewart W.D. Horn W. A. Kelley Bicknell International Board T. J. Roberts Linton Re. S. Duss Winslow Harvey Cartwright James H. Terry Dugger Davey Jones A. Mitchell Palmer Charles J. Orbison Orbison Palmer McCrey Jay County Luther L. Johnson Union Literary Institute Randolph County Crawfordsville Montgomery County Federal Reserve Bank Montgomery Federal Farm Loan System United States Supreme Court Federal Farm Loan Act Valparaiso Porter County Marion Common Council Oliver Valparaiso Darter County Jeffersonville Ling Schmalsrich Niyor Joversonville Bright’s Doan Sidney Doan’s James Holm Carpenter Ligonier Ind Dean Foster -Milburn CO Buffalo N. Y MEG Youngs Zofter CO Lake Street Young Tyfewr Genuine Bull Durham Tobacco Fras Nraerneav Marne Eye Remedy Co
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