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Newspaper

Creston Daily Advertiser

Location

Creston, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1926

Page

3

Women, Fame, and Reform Sparks in Stage and Sermon

Fragments depict a heated opinions clash over Winifred Sackville Stoner and her mother, plus a planned play and a preacher, with strong critique of gender and morality in society. References to Patty Horn and Promise City Iowa appear amid disjointed invective and garbled notes.

Winifred Sackville Stoner Winifred Patty Horn Lam Promise City Iowa

Curious, scattered notes on fashion and hunting travels mix

The item blends tales of Mrs. Carl Akeley returning from Africa with odd domestic tips, costumes, and theatrical refrains. It riffes on mourning rituals, exotic dances, a playful dish recipe for oatmeal macaroons, and then shifts to cosmetic container ideas and beauty powders, all in a fragmentary, tabloid style.

Cast in Movie Brings Old Friends Together

Culver City Calif June 1 three cast members and the director reunite after ten years since Bess Love rose in films playing a melodramatic role. The scene includes a man entering with a small child asking her about past times.

Culver City Calif Lovely Mary Riers Bess Love

Stage Mirth and Mishearing in a 1920s Curtain Scene

The fragment recalls a stage performance where Vivian Ogden plays Miss Hazy in Mrs Wiggs for the Cabbage Patch. Kina Baggett led the company as the juvenile star now directing Lovey Mary with remarks on a familiar costume and past sins forgiveness theme.

Mary Jane Irving Miss Love Vivian Ogden Miss Hazy Mra Wiggs Cabbage Patel Juvenie Kina Baggett Direetii Mary Miss Ogden

Idler Jim and the wary dreamer of the land

The verse paints Jim as a social mixer with a carefree spirit who dodges work and leans on charm. It hints his luck will run out when reality dawns that his life may end as a flop despite habit of sliding by.

Jim

Saint Justin feast day and Memorial Day notes begin

Today marks the feast day of St. Justin born near Neapolis in Samaria about 163 and commemorates Memorial Day observances. Mentions Brigham Young Captain James Lawrence and the phrase Dont give up the ship from the Chesapeake Shannon action on June 1 1813 as part of a broader war veterans remembrance.

Justin, Martyr Neapolis Samaria Brigham Young James Lawrence Chesapeake- Shannon

New Complexion Fad Hits Condon and Clarence Darrow News

An article describes a new complexion fad with powders for fair and brunette skin. It notes ivory pale looks, orchid tones for brunettes, and a hint of rouge. It also mentions Clarence Darrow accepting to speak at a critical meeting of state and county attorneys during the June convention.

Tay Clarence Darrow Chicago

Woman Cannot Sleep In Search Of Relief

Mrs Delle Thompson suffered four years of weakness and insomnia. A tonic named Rusten or Rust was tried, involving six bottles with little effect. The patient remained wakeful at night and slept poorly, while her family observed no improvement despite various treatments.

Delle Thompson Fimcarty Axwin Tae Tres Lees

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