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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1922
Page
7
A fragmentary passage discusses the modern grass widow who remarries, adopts a new status after divorce, and wears a gold or platinum ring bearing a broken Cupid’s bow. Each remarriage adds a jewel to symbolize the new life, reflecting social attitudes toward wifehood and remarriage.
Representative Merrick remarked in Oklahoma City that fish stories are popular from biblical times to present. He noted a fish speculator made millions during the war and joked that today the story is swallowed along with the profits by the public.
A fragment from a conversation on installment plans and resale value. The exchange notes a $700 dining room offered for $500 down and $3 weekly, with skepticism about long-term value. A judge comments on a concert remark and a man in the front row, later revealed as the narrator’s companion's father.
A quotation praises the person who enhances local live stock diversity as equally worthy as one who wins glory from battle. The speaker, W. Lloyd, extols practical contributions to a community’s agricultural wealth and well being.
A concise humorous vignette recalls an immigrant answering the first census question with a straight yes to born, highlighting straightforward honesty in a bureaucratic moment.
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