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Newspaper
Checotah Times
Location
Checotah, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
8
Debutantes set the pace as they embrace sprightly flannel suits in barred and striped patterns. Scarves in tan beige brown and vivid colors cap outfits with georgette textures, braids and ribbons. New scarf styles pair with box coats and plain skirts for day and evening wear.
Helen Pierson faces village gossip and a single minded fiancé Billy Kent who touts one mule power as the key to a future farm. She questions plans for wealth and a marble temple, while Kent recounts his discovery of a potential new fortune from Neddy the Mule and Kent's transformed dream for the Kent place.
William Irvin in Current History notes a widespread Oriental hostility to Japan after Versailles. He cites Chinese and Siamese resentment, partly jealous, partly due to perceived Japanese methods. Formosan tensions rose after Japanese control, contrasting with earlier Chinese rule and highlighting misunderstandings between Japan and Orientals.
London Tit-Bits notes the tympanile of Westminster Cathedral stands 283 feet above the roadway but trails the Nelson column by 110 feet and the Parliament towers by 320 and 348 feet respectively. The monument once served as a suicide reference point before galleries and iron cages were added in 1850 after a death.
Kansas City Star reports a panel of 28 prominent writers selected the best English language novels. The list includes Vanity Fair, Tom Jones, David Copperfield, The Scarlet Letter, Robinson Crusoe, Ivanhoe, Lorna Doone, Tess of the D Urbervilles, and Tristram Shandy. The last four tied for the same vote count.
Honorable A. P. Tarbox, a long-time lawyer and judge from University Place Nebraska, publicly endorses Tanlac. He credits it with curing chronic indigestion and stomach trouble that plagued him since before the Civil War, allowing him to work and stay healthy for two years. He urges others to try Tanlac, noting its wide sale and recommending its vegetable pills for constipation.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Brother Williams dismisses rain concerns as unfounded, insisting his actions remain steady despite apprehensions. His steadfast stance contrasts with lingering doubts about readiness and impact of his work.
A quoted exchange features an upstairs maid asking why she cannot find work as she describes how people live in flats. The remark frames a social dilemma about employment and housing within a broader human folly theme.
An old advertisement promotes Fletcher’s Castoria as a long trusted non narcotic teething substitute. It claims 30 years of use, pleasant effects, and physician endorsement, with directions on each package and a signature claim.
A Louisville Courier Journal item mocks a press feature with stray dialogue about an illustration program and a fairy tale told by a girl. It also notes a husband urging care for a pale baby and a plan to buy a makeup outfit for his wife.
Fragmentary OCR notes show audience remarking that the production is not new and references having seen Julius Caesar years ago, with garbled phrases about a companion and barnstorming talent.
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