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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1922
Page
7
Joseph Heckel of West Oak Street South Bend Indiana says Tanlac helped his stomach digest food properly and eliminate waste. He reports the entire system built up with purified blood and renewed vitality and energy. Get a bottle today from all good druggists.
A letter quotes a wife advising timing requests for money from a husband. She says she waits for a good golf round before asking, while another woman notes her husband never plays well enough to influence the vote. The exchange hints at domestic financial power dynamics.
The quote argues simplicity is harder than complexity and that true sacrifice of skill requires restraint and proper placement rather than indiscriminate expenditure of effort. It emphasizes disciplined effort and purposeful action over waste.
A terse adage notes that every person, regardless of effort, still offers guidance. The remark implies that all individuals share opinions, even when not seeking to act. It reflects a practical view on human behavior and social interactions.
A Los Angeles woman testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her change from delicate to healthy after years of illness and medical visits. She says eight bottles and the Sanative Apple ash aided her recovery and she urges others to try the remedy.
The article notes new fall and winter style in face veils and hats, focusing on becomeness, neatness, and complexion protection. It highlights delicate uninterrupted veils, bordered decorative veils, and velvet hats with iridescent bead accents. It discusses practical coats for toddlers in chinchilla, wool, broadcloth, and duvetyn, with tailored, Shirred and scalloped details and miniature fur trim.
A Life editorial comic outlines the ideal neighbor as middle aged, generous, versatile, sociable, and handy with tools and games. The sole flaw is universal unpopularity, as “nobody likes him.”
A grocery clerk argues men read prices and brands more than women and often resist sales talks. Ebenezer Washington appears before a city recorder on drunkenness charges, receiving a $5 fine and a warning to avoid a repeat offense as the judge notes the recurring pattern.
Burt Blurt of Petunia complains his cousin in Kay Lee misrepresented Kansas City. He recounts a city trip with a shave and a shine that led to visits of Swope Park the Paseo and affluent residences, ending with disdain for the so called beauties of the city.
The excerpt frames a playful exchange about proposals with Peggy and Dick. A speaker notes proposing four times before acceptance, while another questions to whom the proposal was directed.
Samuel Gompers at a Washington banquet says the millennium is distant but workers are freer and enjoy more pleasures. A club member learns tennis grip from a pro who insists on looseness, joking that the learner is a hodcarrier.
The line plays on racing terms noting that finishing behind rivals may feel preferable to being left at the post. It uses sport idiom to compare outcomes and audience sentiment without citing a specific event or person.
Australia’s largest lawsuit heads to trial as the wool commission representing the British government sues Australian wool growers and exporters for about 4.5 million dollars. The case alleges wool dealings violated the agreement with Britain and the plaintiff’s brief spans about 4000 pages.
A playful Boston Evening Transcript cartoon caption explores why some fishes stay flat in shallow water to avoid sunburn, delivering a lighthearted science joke through dialogue.
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