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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
6
An advertisement style piece touts a blood cleanser to cure eczema and skin eruptions by removing supposed causes from the blood. It promises improved skin, fuller figure, and a healthier appearance, asserting dramatic transformations for men and women.
Winifred Black laments the word obey in wedding vows and questions replacing it with modern promises. She argues obedience reflects ownership and compares past and present marital ideals, noting women were once proud to be owned, and wonders about changes in ceremony traditions.
A reader reflects on the wedding ceremony vows focusing on the word obey and the balance of mutual promises. The piece contrasts traditional views with modern independence, noting mothers’ memories and the ideal of mutual care and respect in marriage.
In Alabama the Supreme Court reduced a jury verdict against F. W. Bromberg and Company from 1500 dollars to 1063 dollars for a stolen diamond ring. The court directed Norton to accept the award in writing within seven days or risk reversal and remand to the Jefferson County court for another trial. The jewelers admitted fault but argued the original amount exceeded the ring’s value.
Berlin reports that three rail trucks can cross borders per minute and a train of eighty trucks with ten tons each delivers coal to France every twenty four minutes. By March 1922 about thirty two billion tons of Ruhr and Upper Silesian coal had been sent to Europe, with tens of thousands of trains mobilized for the effort.
The Fox star Shirley Mason appears today in Jackie at the Princess Theatre portraying a waif in London who rises to a dancer’s career. The role showcases her changing moods and costumes as she navigates life under unusual circumstances.
An old advertisement touts a remedy for stomach ailments including appendicitis and gallstones. It claims past surgeries proved ineffective, but five years of relief followed by no symptoms. The copy promises universal cures and urges purchase from druggists.
Arnold Speaker, once valedictorian at a 1922 high school class, married Miss Mabel Jennings, a popular teacher, on May 21, 1921 in Columbus Kansas. The affair was kept secret until his high school education finished. The Board of Education responded by giving the couple a silver set.
The Sleep Walker features Constance Binney in the role of a convent raised girl drawn into intrigue after a sudden move to the world. The film depicts dramatic events sparked by her sleepwalking and the narrative is guided by Wells Tastings from a scenario by Edward Le Saint.
The Franco-Rumanian Air Navigation Company will extend its Paris Prague Warsaw air route to Prague Vienna and Budapest. The War Department says the service will operate three times weekly with two hours flight time from Prague to Vienna and from Vienna to Budapest.
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