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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
4
IsSued Weekly from Plainfield Indiana with foreign advertising representation through The American Press Association.
The passage links environment to personal agency and cites literary and historical figures to illustrate resilience. It suggests environment serves individuals, referencing Bunyan, Milton, John Brown, Helen Keller and their enduring impact despite limits.
An essay discusses parent and teacher relations and PTA usefulness while urging cooperative effort in Plainfield. It references a 1921 presidential proclamation by Warren G. Harding calling for a day of national prayer and half mast flags on November 11 1921, with Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes noted.
The president proclaims that an unidentified American World War I serviceman will be brought to the United States under a March resolution and buried in the memorial amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11. The proclamation notes the identity is not established and outlines burial arrangements.
The piece warns that schemes to claim valuable properties on dubious grounds persist. It cites a phantom Philadelphia estate valued at 800 million dollars and notes frequent, unfounded challenges to Harlem holdings, Trinity real estate in New York, and other city-growth wealth.
The piece notes zeal about golf as a religious passion and fears in the United States over American contestants being eliminated from the international Holylake tournament in England. It claims golf is a Britisher’s game and mocks American decline in civilization as British players outclass the American team.
The article notes the British medical service in France fought the relentless house fly during the war under tough conditions. It states the ideal is to erase the insect, arguing it has no virtue or use and even disrupts nature's balance.
A soda clerk explains the heat and frustration of long phone calls in a booth. He notes serving a sundae in Booth No. 3 helps, and grateful customers often leave tips despite the nuisance.
An Amsterdam opinion argues natives of Holland should be called Hollanders rather than Dutchmen. The piece suggests that "Dutch" may resemble "Deutsch" and could be unpleasant to locals, making a stronger case for the preferred term.
The dreams are the wealth of your spirit and the goal you long to attain. The ideal you seek is a radiant vision that gladdens the soul and lights the years, helping to robs them of sorrow and pain.
Delicate hearts of palm and bamboo sprouts brighten the summer table. Eftther and Chinese dishes pair with chicken or creamed chicken, and a can serves eight to ten. Recipes include Heart of Palm Salad with vinaigrette and Heart of Palm Main Dish using pork, celery, onions, and figi sauce served over rice.
Verece Maywell presents a rice stuffed steak recipe praised by US Department of Agriculture experts. The method blends boiled rice with parsley onion and paprika, stuffs it into thinly pounded round steak, then bakes covered, uncovers to brown, and serves with gravy or tomato sauce.
Laundry bags of Turkish toweling are excellent Bananas should be thoroughly ripe eaten slowly and well chewed No cake should be moved in the oven until it has risen its full height An old mackintosh can be turned into a useful apron for wash days A steel needle loosens a cake from the center tube of the cake pan The French Belgian and Swiss natives cook a mess of young lettuce leaves like spinach A delicious peach jam is made with dried peaches and shredded almonds Flavor with a little cinnamon Soap chips should be dissolved in boiling water before use Sometimes washing preparations eat the clothes if undissolved bits remain on the material
Mrs. Smith Wilkinson the English temperance queen dazzles Paris with a multi million dollar outfit. Her crown of pearls and rhinestones and a 3800 year old Shrewsbury pearl necklace headline a Parisian gala. She vows to wear a new gown each day and never repeat.
Captain Alban Jones R N resigned from his post as assistant marine superintendent with Union Castle line after winning £69000 on a £2 7s0d Calcutta Sweepstakes ticket in this year’s English Derby. He says he will not give up his present job despite the fortune.
Representatives of the French furniture industry at a recent congress urged a new modern original style. The Furniture Makers' president blamed architects for continuing to produce false Louis IV and Louis XVI antiques and proposed a campaign led by teachers, artists, architects, and makers to inspire original design.
The Bronx zoological park shows a white albino rattlesnake about twelve inches long found in the Berkshire hills. It has pink eyes and is about a year and a half old. Curator Raymond L. Ditmars identified the albino and, after initial capture difficulty, enlisted amateur hunter Roles Smith of Sheffield, Massachusetts to secure the specimen for display.
A monumental bridge spans the Ohio River linking Metropolis Illinois and Paducah Kentucky. It is part of a low grade line from Puget Sound to Florida and stands as one of the world’s notable bridges. The structure uses vast quantities of materials including 33,678,826 pounds of steel and 148,635 barrels of cement.
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