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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1920
Page
2
A sweeping summary of 1920s upheavals covers the $104 million appropriation bill passage, Hoover and Palmer remarks on labor versus profiteers, wartime repeal, rail and aviation disputes, economic shifts, and civil unrest across the United States and Europe. Includes political trials, strikes, and international diplomacy details.
The piece reviews potential keynote selections for the Republican Convention with Lodge as front runner and mentions Hitchcock's attack on Knox peace resolution. It also covers Mexican revolts ending Carranza’s regime, Obregon’s leadership, and U S reactions along with political shifts in Europe and party dynamics in the United States.
Parties nominate candidates openly backing strict enforcement or liberalized rules for alcohol. Governor Edwards campaigns for Democrats while Senator Joseph I France of Maryland enters Republican race proposing a national referendum on the eighteenth amendment. He says a referendum could calm unrest and may guide convention decisions.
Secretary Daniels reveals secret Wilson instructions to naval officers sailing for Europe urging audacity to the utmost risk and daring. He says British were too cautious in using naval supremacy and reads a confidential cablegram from the president to Sims. Daniels disputes Sims claims and accuses him of personal ambition over duty.
William Dean Howells, famed dean of American letters, died from influenza. He was widely regarded as the country’s leading novelist, with essays and criticisms celebrated as among the finest.
Philadelphia woman Mrs Margaret Danz reports relief from organic troubles and change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes severe pain in the side headaches and insomnia before treatment and urges others to try the remedy.
Herbert M. Gessner of Berlin New Hampshire reports ten years of stomach trouble with souring foods and chalky teeth. After trying Eatonic he took five tablets from a new box and has had no pains since, able to eat freely and feel like a new man.
Letter from William Haase of West Park Ohio describes a decades old leg sore that doctors failed to cure and an eventual healing after using Peterson’s Ointment. The ad asserts hundreds of cures for eczema piles and skin diseases and notes 35 cent boxes with mail orders via Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo.
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