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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1920

Page

3

Sure Relief From Itching Skin Diseases

A remedy claim promotes S.S.S. blood purifier for eczema and similar skin disorders. It argues lotions fail and that cleansing the blood removes germs causing itching. Readers are urged to buy S.S.S. at a drug store and contact the Swift Laboratory in Atlanta for free medical advice.

S.S.S

Society Notes Highlight Town Club Events and Marriages

Thursday and Tuesday bridge gatherings attract members with prizes and hostess duties. Local society pages report engagements, quiet weddings, and social teas at the Presbyterian Manse and Fairview Schoolhouse. Mrs. Speake hosts missionary society, while Mrs. J. Bruce Airey attends a rock-gam e luncheon in honor of Miss Airey with a pink and white theme.

H. M. Vaughn Marvin Rankin T. A. Caddell Edwin McGregor John Garrison Gordon McDuff J. Bruce Airey Herbert P. Webb Rock W. H. Driskill J. Bruce Alley Wetumpka Dorothy Perkins Airey W. C. Bailey A. J. Harris F. R. Benson W. W. Callahan John McGehee Mattie Jones Mary Turley

Neighbors urged to try Certified hams and bacon

Readers are urged to ask neighbors about trying Certified ham and bacon products as a community note. The brief mentions the brand name and encourages local discussion and trial among residents.

Ice Cream Supper at Fairview Schoolhouse

A community ice cream supper is planned for Wednesday May 26 at the Fairview Schoolhouse serving ice cream cake sandwiches and hot coffee. The event is organized by the ladies of the school improvement committee.

Fairview School The School Improvement League Ladies of the School Improvement

Personal notes on Felix Warren and local greetings

Felix Warren returned from Au burn Monday and plans to leave for New Orleans soon. Herman Bailey, son of Mr and Mrs J W Bailey, is very ill with pneumonia. Carol Clark of Springfield Mass visits friends in the city. He came known for the graduation exercises class of 1920 of which he was.

Felix Warren Auburn New Orleans Herman J. W. Bailey Carol Clark Springfield Mass

Willing to Swim Across Amid Racial Jibe in Alsace

Fragments describe a confrontation where a speaker mocks Black people and contemplates swimming across a body of water. The dialogue includes a statement about a Black man walking home after peace and questions about the ocean, set near a motor and fence.

Edith Assy Alsace

Titian Masterpiece Returns to Venetian Frari

Venice restores war wounded art to public view as Titian's Assumption of the Virgin is rehung in the Frari. The work, once shelled or looted, is welcomed back with its marble frame removed for repairs and reinstalled to honor the artist's intention amid Venice recovery. Nearby notes mention Western interest in domesticating plants and their carrier properties.

Venice Titian

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