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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1923
Page
7
Dr. C. C. Reid of Denver former international president of the Lions will address the local Lions Club Wednesday at noon in Lincoln. He travels via here on his way to the annual convention in Atlantic City. The club will meet with officers present.
Martha Lee offers advice on charm and discretion urging women to keep their feelings private. She suggests stylish coats conceal emotions while signaling interest to a suitable man, encouraging decisive, confident pursuit.
A reader asks Miss Lee about a romance with a 26 year old woman. The reply suggests not exposing feelings early and, if in love, proposing marriage to avoid wasting the best years.
The Writers' Club will hold its annual banquet tonight at the Spink-Arms for eighty guests. Stephen J. Nowland will discuss Rejection Slips and Robert Kyle on Sticking to It. Mrs. Kate Milner Rabb and Miss Ida Helphinstine will speak. The Spink-Arms Trio will perform. Dorothy Pad dock leads the program.
Meredith Nicholson lauded Indianapolis business women at the Woman's ROT A meeting in Claypool, noting the city’s growth from a country town to a thriving center and praising women who drive achievement.
The piece offers tips for daily living including timing bakings with a wall clock, adding onion juice and green papers to fish cakes for flavor, borax in starch for permanent stiffness and easier ironing, cleaning oil cloth with tepid water and milk and water, avoiding excess small items, and hanging pictures at eye level. Glazed chintz is noted for curtains as it sheds dust well.
A vintage beauty tip recommends mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint of lemon cream. It claims a fragrant rub gives youthful softness whiteness and can reduce freckles sunburn and tan without irritation.
A young reader asks about kissing, dating frequency, and rouge. Miss Lee cautions that frequent kissing lowers self respect and urges girls to protect their boundaries while noting occasional dates are permissible for an older teen.
A historical letter fragment describes a voyage on a night boat from Albany to New York. The writer expresses deep longing for her husband John Alden Pres, reflecting on love and dream imagery as a full moon night unfolds. The note hints at an unrequited love theme and tomorrow’s continuation.
The Union Traction Company promotes a Safety Clock urging motorists to observe hazards at each hour from 1:00 A.M. to Midnight. The list advises curbside care for pedestrians, schoolchildren, shoppers, and night workers, urging slow speeds and alertness at intersections and in poorly lit districts.
Miss Elizabeth McDougall 78 died Monday night at her brother Dugald McDougall’s home 201 N Temple Ave. Funeral services set for 2 29 p m Wednesday at the residence with burial in New Palestine cemetery. She died of a stroke of paralysis and is survived by three sisters Catherine Mary McDougall and Mrs Isabel Megill of Indianapolis and Dugald McDougall. Born in 1845 in Scotland she came to Indiana at age ?.
The article advises dressmakers to select fabrics and colors carefully. It explains how combining two shades, gloss and dull surfaces, and adding a third color can affect perceived height and weight. One color rule urges choosing harmonious tones and simple one color effects when reworking garments.
The Board of Trade elected new officers after Monday’s balloting. L. L. Fellows becomes president, J. Martin Antrim is vice president, and Ton Oddy serves as treasurer. A governing committee of twelve includes Harvey Mullins and John J. Appel among others, with installation set for July 2.
The library now lists more than seven thousand volumes with 2,712 readers' cards issued during the year. Cataloguing reached that same number while 8,000 references were investigated.
The city of Fort Wayne seeks to present evidence against the Home Telephone and Telegraph Company rate hike and about 2.5 million dollars in securities. A public service commission hearing is likely to allow this, with petitioners aiming to block federal court approval already granted this increase.
An advertisement promises soft curly and wavy hair without heat. A few ounces of liquid silmerine applied with a clean toothbrush gives delightful curl and shine, with no grease or stickiness and long lasting effects at low cost.
The Gyro Club enjoyed a musical luncheon as the Montani harp trio performed. Modest Altschuler discussed music’s relation to pictures while Winston Rambo Harold Scott and Miles Niman lent support.
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