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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
8
Brown Evening Frock and the well cut wardrobe. The article discusses how brown suits American women especially those with blue gray eyes and fair skin. It contrasts European preferences with American styles and notes that very dark or very fair complexions do not suit brown well.
A vintage ad extols Mother's Friend as a safe aid for childbirth. It features a Scranton reader testimonial praising fewer nurses and doctors needed during delivery, claims to ease labor, and invites mothers to request a free illustrated book from Bri Regulator Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
A late 19th or early 20th century notes article discusses a hair removal method using a delajone paste, promising painless single treatments. It then shifts to fashion, praising brown tones for daytime wear and ensemble cohesion, advising on lace chiffon and crepe de chine fabrics for summer frocks and the importance of matched brown shades.
Muskegon Michigan woman recounts eight to nine years with multiple doctors and an impending operation. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved after four bottles, feels stronger, and now does her factory work. She urges others to heed bearing-down symptoms and use the remedy faithfully.
Harding Grove Indiana resident Joe Craft extols Thedford s Black Draught as the best liver remedy from personal decades of use. He cites relief for indigestion torpid liver headaches and general well being noting it cleanses the liver aids digestion and can boost energy after heavy colds. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents while Belle Isle taxicabs operate locally.
Readers learn prevention and treatment for insect bites with quassia, pepper, ammonia, and boracic solution. Advice covers mosquito protection, wasp stings, swelling care, and home remedies. Also notes hair tonics, freckles, and facial skin care with bleaches and creams. The column invites readers to mail requests and envelopes for replies.
The Fort McPherson Officers Club may host a dance at the Post Service Club on Friday June 22 at 8 45 o clock. All members of the slab and their friends are invited.
Gloria attends her cousin Virginia Schuyler’s wedding and recalls a year-old aborted romance. In a moonlit graveyard scene with old Cullen, she meets a silent guardian figure who speaks of death as a doorway to the next room. She feels safe and drawn to him as they part at night’s edge.
Household questions cover piano keys cleaning with wood alcohol, hardwood floor marks fading with fine steel wool, bisque dolls cleaned with cold cream, and gas saving by lowering boiling heat. Also notes counting change is prudent but not rude once you leave the cashier.
A notice instructs readers on ordering summer patterns for 1923. It directs writing the pattern name and address clearly on paper, ordering by number, enclosing price in silver or stamps, and sending to The Constitution building in Atlanta, with Brooklyn address details for Fan h fon Department at 1188 89 Fulton Street.
The note describes a gingham and linen style that could be made in cretonne chintz crepe sateen jersey or suede with trimming. The pattern offers four child sizes 8 10 12 and 14 years with a 10 year version needing four cards of 32 inch material. Pattern mailed to any address on file.
A column on curbside vendors and push cart markets, noting English housewives use and oppose barrow shopping. It covers advantages of economy, risks like short weight, and cautions against buying meat or fish from improvised stalls.
The text describes pushing to reach markets early to buy produce in prime condition when crates or carrels of vegetables or fruit are opened, emphasizing the advantage of early access for high quality buys.
Miss Mary Baldwin hosted a miscellane ous shower Saturday for Miss Willie MacAgathan. Guests included Miss Baldwin Miss Agathan Mrs John Metallam and Mrs Jas S Darlington. The bride’s table featured a large paper rose centerpiece with blue birds. decorations used yellow tapers silver baskets and white daisies and gladious. Punch was served in the library while Miss Elizabeth Dunwoody and Mrs J C Bean served and Miss Bean presented a prize Japanese vase after top scoring in games. Thirty five guests attended.
Dr Ischaem Ayres, Ph D former Brenau faculty, is on vacation in Atlanta after a South America Brazil tour. He will lecture on Applied and Vocational Psychology and hold two classes before July first. A world wide tour is planned on Applied Vocational and Domestic Psychology. All former students and friends are invited to hear him at the chamber of commerce June 22.
Dr Ayres will deliver lectures on How to Realize your Ambition Thursday and Friday evenings at assembly hall No 2 Chamber of Commerce building. He is a teacher with long experience and a noted lecturer on psychology and metaphysics. Lectures start promptly at eight each evening and the public is invited.
The latest triumph of modern science is Catotal Calomel a de-nauseated calomel tablet. It claims no taste no griping no nausea. Take one tablet at bedtime with water for a good night's sleep and a clean system by morning. Sold in original sealed packages with price thirty five cents for large family size and ten cents for small trial size. Drugstores guarantee refund if not delighted.
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