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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1926
Page
12
Paris reports growing French sensitivity to foreign wealth and presence as prices rise for entertainment and services. Americans and other visitors are blamed for inflation driving locals from Montmartre to Boulevard establishments. Rare manuscripts and autographs fetch high prices at Paris auctions, signaling shifting tastes among the wealthy.
Dorothy Dix explains a practical approach to charm for women, detailing habits, attitudes, and social graces that enhance attractiveness. The guidance emphasizes confidence, politeness, grooming, and observing social cues to win favorable attention.
A reader seeks a formula for attractiveness and good cheer. The essay argues there is no fixed rule, beauty helps but is not essential, and personality matters. It urges balance of intelligence humor amiability and modest style, plus social tact, manners, and varied skills to be a engaging companion.
A fragmentary Paris article notes a young painter, Tony Nico, a 13 year old son of Georges Kicow, director of the opera comique, who painted two works and had one accepted by the National Society of Fine Arts. He reportedly attends high school and painted on Sunday and Thursday, with a noted display of his talent. The piece also mentions a new hospital ad offering to recycle worn items for pay.
Twenty relatives of J Dr Smartin challenge the will of a man who left a 1 million estate. They have engaged lawyers and seek legal action to contest the inheritance, signaling a high-stakes family dispute in London.
The text contrasts modern womanhood with old fashioned virtues and offers a witty recipe for attractiveness. It argues that genuine appeal lies in adaptability, sympathy, and the ability to merge with loved ones. It blends humor, intelligence, kindness, and modern sensibilities in a playfuldated voice.
Real estate transfers recorded in Kanawha County list transactions including Pr A Holman and Jennie Lind Halman in Edgewood addition on Spring Hill Drive for 4000 dollars, G W Moore to Virgie Archer on Lot 1 Block 23 of J JR Walker addition, and other transfers such as Mary M Dealey to George B Dealey for 130 acres at Kanawha head of Two Mile Creek, plus several lots in Edgewood, Parkland, and Dunbar with prices ranging from 10 to 50 dollars.
Washington data from the American Railway Association reports coal loadings rising to 177,500 cars in a week, with total freight car loadings at 1,081,164, marking the third straight week above one million. Miscellaneous freight up 16858, grain and products up 4,556, merchandise and less than carload lots up 6,62, and commodities at 28,043.
New Haven June 12 A Yale forestry professor reports discovering a so called cow tree during a trip to British Honduras and Guatemala. The tree yields a milky sap described as creamy white latex and reportedly could supply milk for humans or livestock.
A dubious elixir promises skin whitening by mixing lemon juice with Jamone and Orchard White, bottled to yield a quarter pint for cheap. It claims to whiten, soften, and beautify skin, with immediate effect after preparation and no irritation.
A fragment notes a tree's sap likened to real milk, described as tempting and unusually free from the tickling sting of biting insects. The account emphasizes the sensory impression and cautions against tasting the sap.
A partial excerpt describes an unclear practice in British Honduras involving a plant or product with a blood red sap or appearance and mentions a person’s regret at not being able to reclaim a quantity to test. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, or places beyond British Honduras.
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