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Newspaper

Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1921

Page

7

Wonderful gain in weight reported

Miss LaRue Davis of Chattanooga Tennessee says Tanlac increased her weight from 73 to over 100 pounds and improved her appetite after suffering stomach trouble and rheumatism. She began with a bottle at Gas City Indiana and continued using it. She notes a better complexion and overall well being and declares Tanlac the only medicine that helped. Tanlac sold by leading druggists.

LaRue Davis Chattanooga Gas City Ind

The Difference in Death and Taxes

A witty quip contrasts death and taxes noting death can strike only once while taxes recur annually. The line frames a humor piece on unavoidable fate and financial burden.

California Fig Syrup Advertisement for Children

A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup to ease constipation in sick children. It promises a reliable bowel cleansing with a fruity taste and instructs asking retailers for genuine California Fig Syrup with age appropriate directions on the bottle.

California

Loved and Lost In Entangled Bridal Tales

A fragmentary notice hints at engagements and betrothals among Ellies and Friends, naming Elsie Jack and Fanny as central figures in a delicate social triangle. It references Ella Noa’s attempted role and hints at a forthcoming wedding.

Elsie Jack Fanny Ella Noa

Diamond Dyes Offer Easy Home Dyeing Solution

A Diamond Dyes package promises simple directions so any woman can dye or tint faded skirts dresses wists coats sweaters stockings draperies and other fabrics. It guarantees no streaking fading or running and suits wool silk linen cotton or blends.

Kbach

Security of the Nation and Household Laundry Ad

A vintage ad text extols the South as the future direction of a nation. It advocates Blue Red Cross Ball Blue laundry use for snowy white clothes and asserts that good grocers stock it. A separate line praises women as subjects of much poetic compliment and untold thoughts.

Public Thought and Follower Trade Income Contrast

A reader of public thought attracts attention while a follower may earn more money. The line between attention and income highlights differing paths in public discourse and financial reward.

Dignity Defines Winter’s Costume Suits For Matrons

The season favors long coats and extended skirts with varied trims. Box coats with diverse collars appeal broadly, while long redingote styles rival for waist definition. A featured handsome suit shows a vague silhouette, back ripples, fur cuffs, and embroidered fronts, with skirt length inching past the average for matrons.

Halloween Decorations Take Light, Whimsy From Paper Fancies

Readers share imaginative Halloween decor ideas with paper crafts. Samples include cat and Jack o Lantern shades, a yellow windmill yard scene, wire trees, pumpkins peeking through a fence, and paper witches and ghosts for place cards and favors.

Autumn Fabrics Feature Red Brown and Canary Yellow

Autumn colors include red and brown with brilliant canary yellow. Fabrics favor homespuns and thick tweed suitings for autumn and winter use, with some sleeveless home spuns featured.

Paul Teaches and Tentmaking in Corinth

Lesson outlines Pauls method in Corinth showing he toiled as a tentmaker with Aquila and Priscilla while preaching in the synagogue. The arrival of Silas and Timothy strengthened his work, Crispus the synagogue leader converted, and Gods promise to be with him encouraged him amid opposition in the city.

Jesus Christ Paul Corinth Aquila Priscilla Rome Claudius Silas Timothy Thessalonica Philip Christ Crispus Jif Europe

Bible Classes Urged for Priests in Parish Life

The Dean warns that bible classes are essential to a healthy parochial life and that neglect by priests due to perceived old fashioned or Protestant ties invites great blame. He cites that thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my paths.

The Builder of All Things

A compact reflection on construction and creation citing a biblical verse about Goa as the source of all building.

Goa

Watermelon juice lacks wine making potential

Watermelon juice is high in sugar but not suitable for commercial wine making. Cantaloupes ferment into brandy, while watermelon remains unlikely to yield wine. Also an advertisement note praises Cuticura Ointment and Soap for improving skin conditions and dandruff.

Doctor Visits Robinsons After Fall In Insured Misery

A Mobile doctor attends Mrs Robinson in bed as Mr Robinson laments her injury and his insurance payout, recalling paying five dollars days earlier and predicting a long recovery. The scene shows tension between care and financial worry amid the accidental fall.

Robinson American Legion Weekly

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Blood Action

An advertisement argues catarrh is worsened by poor constitution and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic acting through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. The notice offers circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and claims availability through all druggists. The piece ends with a witty quote on self-perception.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

Noting Debt and Advice for the Young Man

The piece reflects on how promising youths often fall into debt while suggesting that free advice is common and valuable. It emphasizes caution and prudent financial guidance for young men navigating money matters.

Quips and Ads From a Bygone Page

A fragmentary newspaper snippet features a mix of ad language and wry lines. It includes a garbled line about Charlie and creditors and stray hints about Red Cross Ball Blue bluing and idle curiosities.

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