Belles Beaux and Brains of the 60s in Town Topics
Town Topics issue of August 29 previews a serial history titled Belles Beaux and Brains of the 60s by T C De Leon. It chronicles Richmond society during the Confederacy with photos and chapters on White House Folk and Our Foreign Relations, plus a special weekly four page supplement running about 20 weeks.
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Town Topics
America
Richmond
T. C. de Leon
South
Davis
Burton Harrison
White House
Europe
Orotely
Southland
New York
A Factory Romance in Maude Radford’s Tales
A brief look at Maude Radford’s compelling factory life stories, noting how a modern factory girl faces a moral dilemma that blinds economic theories. The August MacClure's tale “An Idyl of the Yards” centers on a self-reliant worker whose worldly wisdom falters when confronted with hard choices, creating a vivid human problem backdrop. FRANK KRIEHN offers deep discounts on shoes below cost for cash.
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Maude Radford
August MacClure
Oil for Public Roads Demonstrated Near Lone Jack
A county court judge and party bound for a Lone Jack picnic tested an oil treated road on the Independence road east of the Blue River. The car ran smoothly over repaired and oiled sections, compared to rough stretches. Judge Patterson announces road repairs and a plan to oil and improve streets using summer roads aligned with the Macadam System. The piece cites broader calls for better Southern roads and rail investment, drawn from The Washington Post.
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Blue River
J. M. Patterson
Judge Patterson
Sixty-third Street
Oak Street
Kodol Digest What You Eat Ad Claim
Sour stomach and indigestion remedies are advertised for relief. The ad touts Kodol as a natural digestive aid and tonic, claiming it cleanses and strengthens stomach membranes. Ravenwood resident S. S. Ball testifies to relief after twenty years of sour stomach. Prepared by E. O. DeWitt & Co., Chicago. Sold by Leroy Farmer.
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S. S. Ball
Ravenawood
W. Va
Bettis
E. O. Dewitt & CO
Mind and body must grow together in education
The Knoxville Journal argues that training the mind without a strong body is a faulty qualification. It warns education without physical development risks failure or pain, noting many successful people came from outdoor farming roots where physique aided later achievements.
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Knoxville Journal
Alabama versus railroads and a state of transport
The column argues Alabama should curb Southern Railway within its borders to liberate the state from railroads, claiming 250000 miles of rail and peonage under corporate control. It questions constitutional rights, calls for a Supreme Court ruling, and praises Alabama’s natural resources and Birmingham’s growth as evidence of potential independence from rail transport.
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Alabama
South
Washington Post
Washington, D. C
Southern Railway
Arkansas
North Carolina
United States
Supreme Court
Birmingham
Off Came the Hats At Revival Meeting
The Kansas City Star recounts singer Harry K. Shileda leading Rev. R. H. Crossfield’s revival at the First Christian church Eleventh and Locust. He steered a hat etiquette routine urging women to remove hats and pins before a song service and breathing exercise to aid singing. The audience complied as the verse began.
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Harry K. Shilelda
R. H. Crossfield
First Christian Church
Eleventh
Locust Streets
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