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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
6
Dorothy Dix urges forgiveness for a woman who erred in youth and now seeks law study. The writer argues a repentant woman who leads a good life deserves a second chance and support, not judgment, noting men and women alike should be forgiven and allowed to marry for a hopeful future.
The piece extols workday aprons in gingham cretonne or muslin with decorative bindings, pattern details, prices, and mail order from Amarillo Globe. It also offers Dorothy Dix advice and a note on spring dress colors Moss green brickdust red and black with embroidered pockets and chic tucks.
A reader writes seeking three evenings per week of independence from a fiancé who visits nightly. She cites chores for her mother and requests he spend time at home and contribute, suggesting practical alternatives like helping with chores and buying gifts for his mother.
The passage laments repetitive domestic boredom and the fatigue of constant visitors and relationships. It argues that routine talk and worn social routines exhaust interest, while a rare, entertaining visitor remains the only spark. It reflects a period voice on love, companionship, and fatigue.
A health column extols sun baths for health and beauty, cites Swiss sanatoriums for tubercular children, and offers practical guidance on gradual sun exposure, sleeping porches, and hair exposure. It also covers skin care tips including massage with cream, cold water, open windows, peroxide bleaching, and brief notes on facial broken veins.
Dorothy Dix counsels a young, impoverished mother to consider placing her baby in an orphan asylum or adoption option. She notes illegitimate infants are in demand and a hospital superintendent can arrange adoption while warnings about hardship for a single mother are given.
Franklin once addressed a letter to Pitt as William Sitt Europe and Pitt answered Benjamin Franklin The World. The piece explains exact addressing with full name street city and state both sender and recipient, noting misaddressed mail causes lost correspondence and strained friendships.
An Amarillo woman cared for her widowed father and made twenty eight pleated lamp shades. Soon after the father remarried, his new wife inherited the lamp shades as the daughter left home promptly.
The guide recommends steaming velvet from the wrong side, holding it taut over a kettle spout to freshen the fabric and raise the nap. Steam loosens water stains and helps restore texture for a smoother velvet surface.
A humorous column notes the French trend of bobbed hair with ears peeking out and delicate rouge. A Dallas tale contrasts attitudes to bobbing when a wife and her affinity react to the idea. An Amarillo sister, irked by a banter about bobbing, self trims during a dinner, amid champagne punch.
The Man Life Passed By strengths Victor Schertzinger directing and strong performances by Eva Novak and Hobart Bosworth. The film centers on an industrial captain whose power and pride push away an inventor and his daughter. Cast additions include DeWitt Jennings in Merton of the Movies and Donald Hall in A Woman of Fire. Vanity Fair is praised but noted as lacking a traditional hero or villain with Mabel Ballin as Becky Sharp and George Walsh as her gambler husband. Mile a Minute Morgan continues at the Liberty with Matty Mattison and The Santa Fe Trail serial near its end. Indiana students vote Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson as top stars.
The Amarillo Globe invites fresh child sayings for publication paying 50 cents per item. Submissions must be original material not previously printed anywhere. Write on one side only and send to Bright Sayings Editor Amarillo Globe Amarillo Texas for consideration.
A speaker boasts a chest of riches yet values a friend’s golden heart above jewels and gold. They warn against theft by moths and thieves but plead to keep a true love, above rubies, diamonds, and wealth untold.
Mrs. Carl Buttram sends in a check for 50 cents with a note. Bobbie asks if his mother would buy a baby, offering his money in a bank to fund a boy but threatening to withdraw if a girl is bought.
A humorous collection of Bright Saying submissions from readers in Amarillo and Tulsa. Jimmie Dick George aged three asks when Jesus will stop the rain. Mrs Angelov from Tulsa sends a clever line fit for Life or Judge. Ida B. laughs through tears and asks for Grandma on the phone to ease crying.
An old household tip suggests plugging a mouse hole with a bar of ordinary yellow soap pressed into the opening. The note claims mice will not bore through soap to enter the home.
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