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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
6
A tavern guest notes Tomlinville Arkansas faces a town vote on issuing bonds for a water works system. He says young and newcomer voters favor it while long-time residents oppose paying for water. The scene suggests a sharp local division with an eventual standoff.
Advertisement warns that only Aspirin with Bayer on the package or tablets is genuine and safe as prescribed for twenty one years. It lists uses for colds head ache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain. Twelve tablet tins cost a few cents with larger packages from druggists.
A film fun anecdote shows a director promising homeliness will show on camera while the actor is engaged to the star. A Franklin mother teaches strict English, and a three year old offers a playful solution to the word ain’t. An Indianapolis News gag praises Red Cross Ball Blue for removing rust spots in laundry.
In a terse exchange the judge notes a boy’s vigor asking if the son is an adolescent. The response confirms the boy is as healthy as any child, implying standard exam results or parental assurance in a health inquiry.
A New York Sun item describes Johnnie Edwards, famed for ten years as the club’s champion smoker, seen with a cigarette never lit as peers speculate. A whispered explanation emerges when Edwards tells Jimmie Van Veek he must keep a promise to quit on doctor’s orders, seeking to honor a pledge.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. It claims to render other perfumes superfluous and markets as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
A maxim notes that those with the greatest access to credit rarely seek loans. The saying cautions against overreaching or signaling need, implying prudent financial behavior by well-connected individuals.
Chapter XIV continues the serialized tale detailing the protagonist’s evolving philosophy and encounters that shape his legacy. The narration tracks pivotal decisions, moral tests, and the emergence of a lasting personal creed.
In 1885 Abe Traylor, postmaster and former legislator, returns home and urges Ann to marry. She hesitantly accepts as they share a quiet vow, while a dangerous night unfolds with fugitive slaves aided by Samson and Harry Needles on the Underground Road.
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