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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
7
Easy Marks on Delancey Street Beggar Duo
An elderly beggar in a wheelchair stations at a Williamsburg Bridge approach curb with a young barkeer, using a Yiddish spiel to solicit alms from passersby. The scheme, described by the New York Evening Sun, shows efficiency seeping into an old profession as many donors comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg Bridge
Delancey Street
New York Evening Sun
Not His Job The Attendant Said He Had Only To Sell
A traveler asks about food in a railroad lunchroom and receives a grim reply from the attendant who insists his duty ends at selling meals. The exchange highlights harsh humor within the Home Sector feature.
Editor Corrects Report Language In London Answers
A publisher scolds a new political reporter for using unjournalistic phrasing. The editor insists on neutral wording and argues that the report implying support for a candidate could mislead readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Blank
Bill Blank
London
Wild Dogs Wreak Heavy Sheep Loss in New South Wales
Reports received in Washington show stockmen tally 50,000 sheep lost in New South Wales over a few months. Delegation asks aid for a dogproof fence to protect a district covering about 40 000 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minister of Public Lands of
New South Wales
British East Africa Seeks American Made Drill Machinery
The British East Africa market shows demand for American made well drilling equipment. Local buyers seek reliable units for extracting groundwater and supporting infrastructure projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British East Africa
Two Stories About Peter and John
Review of a quarter's lessons on Peter and John from Acts 2 to Revelation 1. It highlights preaching at Pentecost, healing, Sanhedrin testimony, miracles in Samaria and Joppa, Cornelius, prison delivery, and Christ as head of the church, with inclusive themes of faith, witness, and divine love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peetest
Peter
John
Christ
Pentacost
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Ananias
Sapphira
Samaria
Philip
Leson
Cornelius
God
Anger Injures the Soul
A quoted moral about anger warns that a bad temper harms the person who loses control and that every fit of anger injures the soul that indulges in it. It frames temper as self harming and carries a cautionary tone.
Stock Judging Clubs Train Youth At State Fairs
The U S Department of Agriculture supports stock judging in clubs to teach judging food points in animals. Missouri state fair teams demonstrated beef and dairy cattle analysis with captains introducing members and scoring steers. Interstate fair at Sioux City saw Nebraska win ahead of North Dakota South Dakota Missouri and Iowa teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Sioux City
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Missouri
Iowa
Raise Standards of Stock Cooperative Moves Wisconsin
A northern Wisconsin live stock association bought 32 head of fine cattle from across the state and nearby, then sold them to local stock raisers. Net proceeds funded eight purebred bull calves distributed by lot to members, boosting farm stock quality and bringing $16,000 of well bred livestock into the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
California Fig Syrup Ad Claim Refers To Child Laxative
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children with phrases inviting mothers to use the product and to say California on the bottle. It promises a tasty flavor and full dosing directions on each bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Quote about life value and costs from Courier-Journal
A Courier-Journal excerpt ponders whether life is worth living as costs have doubled and people still cling to hope, reflecting on resilience amid hardship. The fragment captures a stark, period voice with social unease and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ely's Cream Balm Ends Head Cold And Catarrh
An ad promises instant relief from head colds and catarrh using Ely's Cream Balm. It claims open nostrils, clear air passages, and relief from snuffles mucous discharge dryness and headache with a small application in the nostrils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Parlor debate over political coloration
A dialogue fragment contrasts a parlor socialist label with a defense that the subject will remain mild in politics, described as a shrimp pink temperament rather than a red threat. The exchange features Miss Cayenne weighing the likelihood of ideological shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cayenne
Feel bully! Casarets ad promises gentle relief
An advertising feature urges readers to take Casarets for stomach sourness and head discomfort. It claims Casarets remove liver and bowel poisons, ease dizziness and coated tongue, and avoid the harsh effects of salts, oil, calomel, or strong pills while you sleep.
Keep Purebred Livestock Emphasized For Efficiency
There is unprecedented attention to pure bred livestock across types. Proponents claim efficiency is proven and warn against any risk of oversupply.
Wise in His Generation
Irate parent scolds a boy for misbehavior and the boy cites Sunday school lesson about God supplying needs. The exchange appears as a humorous dialogue in the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Boston Transcript
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin claim quick relief
Take aspirin right to get fast relief following directions on each undamaged Bayer Tablets of Aspirin package. The Bayer Cross marks genuine Aspirin prescribed for over eighteen years for colds headache toothache rheumatism neuralgia and general pain. Small tin boxes of 12 cost only a few cents. Druggists offer larger Bayer packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Consider Sheep and Goats on Farm Pastures
Farm note highlights sheep and goats as useful grazers that eat coarse seeds and help control noxious weeds in pastures enhancing land management and forage utilization.
Lambing and feeding notes for livestock efficiency
The text warns that successful lambing requires constant vigilance. It states sows should not be bred until at least twelve months old. It notes forage crops lower pork production costs. It adds German millet hay, when properly cured, is good feed for cows but not ideal for horses.
Times Changed Dry Cellar Said Not In These Times
Quoted remark on house safety contrasts old advice with modern conditions as dampness and cellar concerns shift with changing times and housing standards.
Sunshine Quote About Giving and Self
A brief quotation attributes sunshine to those who brighten others' lives and notes they cannot keep it for themselves as credited to J M Barrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Barrie
Being Always Right Quotations from Samuel Butler
The line argues that insisting on perpetual correctness is a profound error. It frames certainty as a flaw in judgment rather than strength, inviting readers to question absolute self assuredness and consider humility in belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Butler
Recipe for gray hair treatment advertisement
To half a pint of water add 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and percent oz glycerine. Apply to the hair twice weekly until the shade is desired. Accessible at drugstores or mix at home at low cost. Gradually darkens gray hair and softens harsh strands without cooling or greasing the scalp. Advertisement.
The Way to Do It I Wish I Knew How to Kill Time
A witty exchange contrasts the wish to kill time with a suggestion to join an amateur musical society. The brief dialogue hints at pastime solutions and favors music groups as productive leisure.
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Indianapolis
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