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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1920
Page
6
A 1920 analysis by Frank Comerford traces unrest to wartime strain, poverty, and rising wages demand. He visits workers in coal mines and mills, linking family need, education, and living conditions to a growing will to change. He warns that unchecked unrest could spark mob violence and revolution.
Berlin endures shortages of fats oils milk and other necessities making life hard for the poor yet shop windows on Unter den Linden overflow with luxury goods. Housing is tight despite lower postwar populations. Candy stores draw crowds and theaters including many cinemas and operas remain popular with twelve new cinemas planned and films noted as risqué.
Many former U S veterans who served on the Rhine in 1918 rejoin the Fifth and Fiftieth infantry regiments. Now stationed near Coblenz they may be sent to Upper Silesia to supervise the plebiscite. Some veterans report ten to twelve months in France and Belgium before the armistice.
Polish professor A A Ossendorfsky, head of the intelligence department of the all Russian government, estimates total Russian losses at 35 000 000 from world war bolshevism civil war starvation and disease. He cites bolshevism costing 12 280 000 lives and notes population decline rising from four births per minute to twelve to thirteen deaths per minute.
The article describes winter to spring wraps for women featuring capes and dolmans in fur, satin, brocade, and velvet. It notes popularity at Southern resorts and for formal wear, detailing satin capes with deep yokes, puffed satin, fur collars, and decorative velvet ribbons as key style elements.
Mourning millinery favors silk and Georgette over crape with white accents common on underbrims. Tailored hats emphasize graceful conservative shapes with wide brims for veils. Trimmings use same silk or grosgrain ribbon with simple rosettes. Oak leaf table linen designs are among the season’s popular motifs.
Lesson on Revelation seven Nine to seventeen explores the Heavenly throne scene the sealing of the 144000 and the endless praise of the redeemed Gentiles and angels It outlines their arrival from the great tribulation their white robes palm branches service in heaven God dwelling among them and the removal of hunger thirst heat and tears.
A dated proverb emphasizes living in the present and bearing both blessings and evils with patience as one day at a time. It cites the idea that yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not yet born.
A concise line attributes the greatest cunning to feigning blindness to traps as men are most deceived while attempting to deceive others.
A renowned Buffalo institution offers modern sanitarium facilities at Doctor Pierce's Invalids' Hotel. It promotes the Medical Adviser book, a pharmacopoeia, and a free correspondence service with home delivery of medicines for chronic illnesses. Confidential medical guidance is provided without expense.
The remark suggests that wealth can grant access to financial influence and the ability to assume roles such as a financier. It implies that money can smooth entry into positions requiring credibility and authority in finance.
An advertisement extols Jad Salts as a kidney flush to prevent backache and bladder issues. It advises four ounces in water before breakfast for several days, claims it cleanses kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and notes a local druggist reports strong sales.
The remark emphasizes choosing timely repair over risking greater harm later. It contrasts immediate, practical patching with potential long term damage to appearance or well being. The tone urges prudent preventive action now.
Ad touts Cuticura soap ointment and talcum as complete toilet set for cleansing soothing healing and fragrance. Claims the trio keeps skin clear with daily use and notes price of 25 cents in all locations.
A compact saying notes that the self made man often feels satisfied with his own work, reflecting on independence and personal effort as the main source of fulfillment. It implies contrast with reliance on others for validation or reward.
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