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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
5
In this humorous piece from Everybody's Magazine a pigweed is described as an unstoppable force and an immovable object. The plant resists removal, thrives despite being buried or mishandled, and even grows when confined indoors. The only sure method to rid a garden of a pigweed is to can it and burn the can.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch correspondent reports 800 bathers at Coney Island wore mud masks made from clay scooped from construction pipes. The masks, costing $2 at parlors, are left to dry in the sun producing a hard black yellow coating while onlookers enjoy the odd spectacle of the skin treating “cure” well known to beauty culture.
In Washington state a former University of Washington student, George Kilgore, lives alone as a forest ranger in the Cascades. He has memorized most of the New Testament and three books of poetry. Kilgore carved and assembled a full dining room set from hand split fir and cedar, valued higher than his annual salary, and trapped pelts worth over $500 in three winter months near his cabin.
A deaf girl admired for beauty and fashion draws suitors who fade away. The engagement news impresses friends as two old admirers remark on proposing to a deaf girl, calling it a scream.
The eminent author explains inspiration comes only when mood strikes and he climbs hills to scent pine before writing. A girl mocks the idea, and he says he carries a typewriter up the ascent, never losing his spark by writing immediately.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote reflects on Solomon's reputation for wisdom. The dialogue questions how he attained knowledge, suggesting he had time to cultivate his mind unlike modern rulers who fret over immediate pressures and fear losing power.
A Birmingham Age Herald note recalls a seance where figures mime materialized Napoleon Bonaparte, Marie Antoinette, and Julius Caesar. The participants reportedly spoke English fluently, making the gathering seem unexpectedly distinguished and successful.
Andrews Furniture Company advertises cedar chests and shirt waist boxes at 19.5 cents, highlighting affordable storage options offered by the Gyles store.
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