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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1921
Page
3
Local society news recounts weddings engagements and gatherings across Mannington and Fairmont. Highlights include the Allen and Hilnkly wedding party, outings to Washington and Cleveland, a May sisterhood shower, and planned bridge tournaments at the Fairmont Country Club.
The item lists local movements and life events. Alles Jeannette Fletehar travels to Wheeling for a week, with other locals visiting Morgantown or returning home. Dr B Dy Norria pursues relatives of SB Brooks in Park. Mrs Diatiche Shroyer plans weeks in Morgantown with sister Mrs Ralph Pixler. Amanda Abbott returns to spend summer at her High Street home. Edward F Horbert, surgical patient at Cook hospital, improving. Eleanor Mayer recovering at home after Cook Hospital surgery. Mrs George Truastle and daughter Move of Newlenburg visit Mrs Hurry Fleming on the South Side.
Helen Rowland muses on love as a complex game shaping a woman's heart. She argues most men struggle with monogamy and that marriage is the hardest, most absorbing test requiring patience and deep commitment.
Dixie North notes shops offer comfort for 50 cents and vacationers can skip out of town buying. Fortuny's stocks accessories while chocolates from Sherry, Binner, Mavis, and Earle promise fine taste at $2, $1.60, and $1. The piece also recalls a man who lost his job and the help friends gave, urging daily savings to weather hard times.
The piece urges patience and realism in love, warning that infatuation fades and true partnership requires effort. It discusses how both genders misread glamour for real love, the danger of keeping reserves, and the need for ongoing mutual respect beyond the honeymoon.
A visitor recalls how her mother’s use of Cardul helped Miss Hughett, a young woman who suffered monthly back and head pain. She reports improved eating and sleep after taking Cardul, praising its effectiveness based on the family’s experience over years.
The article discusses love, glamour, and devotion in marriage, arguing love matures from initial glamour to enduring commitment. It cites the idea that true affection requires steady moral foundation and cites a pair of elderly lovers and a working couple as examples. It notes a local family event with a newborn daughter and visiting relatives.
MP and Mrs John Campbell of New Kensington Pa return home after two weeks as guests of Mr Andy A. Davis. They plan to become teachers, with Motea Catherine Gankin entering on Monday.
The funeral for Roland Vincent, a three year old colored boy, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Colored Baptist church on Glevealand avenue. Burial will follow in the Colored Cemetery. Undertaker R. Cy Jouea will conduct arrangements.
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