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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1916
Page
4
Mrs J B Whittaker reports relief after using Black-D medicine for her family. A friend recommended the tonic to calm weak stomachs and aid digestion, with benefits seen across children and adults. The ad promotes 5 cent bottles and urges readers to try it for indigestion and stomach ailments.
Eleven young men and eleven young women graduate at Decatur High School amid a power outage. Candles lighted the auditorium as Dr. James A. Duncan entertained, and Lillian Block introduced speakers. The program featured a debate on Philippine islands and multiple musical numbers.
A brief graduation event notes Carolyn Cartwright and Ruth Banks among the 18 and 14 participants in songs and class will. Prof Collier presented diplomas in the absence of Hon Henry A Skeggs. The speaker urged welfare of former pupils with earnest concern.
The article details Pearl White in The Iron Claw and the lavish Pathe wardrobe budget. It notes thirty gowns thirteen suits eleven cloaks and accessories costing 25000 dollars and highlights standout outfits including sapphire sequin gown and deep blue chiffon ensembles.
Jackie Saunders dubbed The Maude Adams of the Screen wins a job after director recognizes her drawing room experience and native keenness. The incident echoes in Saunders' latest three reeler The Girl Who Won from Pathe Program.
A syndicated quip notes fashion oddities with a slender young woman in short skirts and a larger footed woman in flashy white spats. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle quotes the Syracuse Post Standard on why such styles persist.
The spinster mocks a ten month old baby not walking yet and the young mother replies with a sharp rebuke noting the spinster has been caregiving or going it alone since infancy. The exchange captures a witty clash over childrearing norms between two women.
An Ohio affidavit from Toledo via Lucas County asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by cleansing the blood and offers one hundred dollars for each cured case. The text is an oath by a firm member named Frank J. ch ’ore me and subscribed in my, with mentions of Toledo and state authorities.
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