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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
2
President Wilson publicly urged Democrats nationwide to back the peace treaty and oppose the Lodge reservations. The report notes various federal actions and figures, including immigration policy debate, veterans' bounty costs, freight car funding, and political maneuvers ahead of national conventions.
Reports include a tire firm boycott over sugar use in East Palestine, the death of Rt. Rev. John Heyl Vincent in Chicago at 88, and King Albert of Belgium sending Nye a photo. Aerial record set at Mineola, a train-automobile crash fatality near Matson, treaty signs in Tokyo, and security for Chicago convention.
Edward W. Pickard reports on the 1920 presidential primaries with Major General Leonard Wood leading in instructed delegates and Hiram Johnson securing the largest popular vote. The piece notes Lowden in third and outlines party negotiation plans for the Chicago convention, Knox’s war-end resolution, and potential compromise candidates as Europe and domestic politics unfold.
Johnson swept California by roughly 160 000 over Hoover amid claims of Phelan machine deals. Indiana delegates split with Wood leading in cities but Johnson strong in Calumet steel country. four at large delegates remain contested. Maryland backed Wood two to one. Michigan delegation pledged loosely to Johnson. Overall, routes to the nomination remain unsettled.
One of the few delegations that will go to the Democratic convention in San Francisco will be the Kentucky group. The state convention voted for instructions for Governor Cox of Ohio, signaling continued intra party divisions.
Reports from the front describe a sustained drive by Polish and Ukrainian forces against Soviet troops in Ukraine. Allied units have gained ground toward Kiev and the battle around the city intensified as reports indicated a push to secure a bridgehead.
Mrs. Alice Raney of Morse Oklahoma testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped her through menopause at age 45 and she remains healthy after raising eight children. The advertisement urges other women to use the remedy and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
A health ad explains acids and gases damage the body and promises Eaton ic as a sure remedy. It cites bloating indigestion sour stomach and gas as relieved once the cause is removed and credits over half a million users. Available from druggists with a money back guarantee and quick relief from the first tablet.
Five year old C L Bert asks for higher pay from his grandpa after saying he needs enough to keep up with candy prices. Grandpa asks how much and the boy replies with the cost of candy as the standard. The humorous exchange contrasts a child’s simple wage request with rising prices.
A trick for computing age and birth month asks a person to think of their age, multiply by 10, add 25, multiply by 10, add birth month, subtract 950. The first numbers give age, the last two give birth month.
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