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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1925
Page
2
May, a thirtyish widow, falls for Waterbury on a Waterbury-bound train and in a dusk-lit boardwalk romance. They share a kiss in the windy Atlantic night as coastal lights fade, and she debates giving him her money, agreeing to decide tomorrow.
May Seymour and Carlotta Frolking stop before La Gallier's, admiring real diamonds including a black pearl set in diamonds. May buys a large ring for six hundred of her eight thousand dollars, sparking envy and a sense of luxury. The scene shifts to May’s morning after, with May revealing doubts about youth, love, and marriage as she notices Francie Lee in the hotel beauty salon.
Fire swept the newly born Liberty Texas oil town destroying fifty two structures including railway stations hotels and numerous businesses. Damage was estimated at two hundred thousand dollars. A humorous note warns on picnic ants and mentions national expenses for rat poison and traps totaling two million dollars annually in the United States.
A lemon-based skin whitening lotion promises a harmless method to lighten skin by mixing juice from two lemons with Orchard White from a druggist. Shake, apply to face neck arms and hands, claim it leaves a soft, youthful, rosy-white complexion and eases freckles sunburn and tan.
A brief pointed observation warns against checking thermometers in August and urges restraint in speech before women. The piece notes roughneck behavior in formal attire and contrasts confidence with true knowledge.
May Seymour sits with Francie Lee at breakfast and probes the hostess life. May notes the glamorous image but Francie challenges it, describing the job as a brutal life for a woman. May presses for details as the scene ends with a cliffhanger: To Be Continued.
An advertisement proclaims Zone Tasteless Chill Tonic improves appetite and vitality, promising a strengthening invigorating effect and restoration of color to the cheeks. The copy targets general wellbeing with bold claims of increased strength and energy.
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