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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

Here comes a girl of nineteen years
to you for advice. Have come once
before, but failed to get my letter
printed. I have been going with a
boy for quite a while, and some
times 1 think he loves me, and then
he very often pouts with me, but it
doesn't last him very long. Although
we are engaged to get married on the
4th of July, we have been engaged
to marry before and he put me off;
said he wasn't properly situated. But
if he ever puts me off again I don't
expect to ever marry him =. And so
if he wants to put me off again,
love him better than any body on
earth, and I don't feel like l can
live without him. And he has given
me an engagement ring. If he should
want to put me off again, what should
I do and say! Thanking you for
your advice. LEILA.
Leila: Did you ever stop to re-
alize whether you are a little
bit unreasonable or not? Perhaps
the young man is bit up against
it to support you. He realizes
more than you how much it will
take to support himself and
wife, naturally he doesn't want
to place either you or himself
in a bad position. so that may be
the reason he asked you to wait
while longer. Try to look at
the situation from every point be-
fore you act and accuse him
hastily. At least give him fair
chance. But, on the other hand,
if you have good reason to be-
lieve he doesn't seem to care as
much for you as you think he
should, it is much better to re
lease him from his agreement
to marry you. Surely you
who cares nothing for you. You
will only bring sorrow and
trouble upon yourself if you do.
Maybe you are inclined to be
bossy and exacting in your man
ner. Find out your trouble first,
and set to work to correct it,
then see what the trouble is with
him.
Here comes a lonely girl for adj
vice. I am sixteen years old. Am I
old enough to go with the boys? Is
there any harm to go with a man
who has been married and left his
wife and divorced? Is it right to go
for advice. Hoping to see this in
print.
A HONEYSUCKLE.
There is no real harm in going
Will d. ulNOICSu IIldIl, II oSp6HuS
mostly on what sort of man
he is. If you wish to go with
two boys at once there is no
harm in it. That is if you are
not deceiving both of them.
Play fair.
Here comes a troubled boy to you
for advice. 1 am % years old, have
brown eyes, dark hair, fair COM
plexion and weigh $50 and am feet
and 6 inches high. Am in love with
my first cousin. I have lots of girl
friends, but love my cousin best
Would you advise me to marry her.
She says that she never can be hap
py without me and 1 know I will
never be happy without her. Thank
ing you for your advice. Answer
through The Journal. From wor-
ried Tommy.
I do not believe in first cou-
sins marrying, however, as the
boy once said, "It is none of my
funeral" SO if you cannot live
without her, and she cannot live
without you, then l suppose the
only thing to do is for you and
she to marry. and I hope Give
happy ever after" I trust you
will not regret your step. I have
heard of cousins marrying and
living very happy, together. May
it be the same way in your case.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

There are not in the unseen world
voices so gentle and more true that
may be so implicitly relied on, or
that are so certain to give none but
the tenderest counsel, as the voices
in which the Spirits of the Fireside
and the Hearth address themselves
to human kind.
The Cricket on the Hearth
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

ever since except that / had a slight
attack of the trouble some time ago
and took some more of your Com
pound and was soon all right again.
! always recommend your medicine
and you may publish my testimonial
for the benefit of other women
Mrs. JULES BERo, JrJ r. l, Box 80,
Casco, Wis.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound holds the record of being
the most successful remedy for female
ills in this country.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will help you, write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fldential) Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Your letter will be opened, read and
answered by a woman, and held in
strict confidence.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

Uncle Toms Cabin am country girl,
/ live on a farm, and like farm life fine, I
sure do enjoy cooking and housekeeping.
Our principal teacher is Mr.. Luther Rushing
assistant, Miss Bertha Braswell. Good ones,
too. 1 will close. If this is in print will
come again.
MISS ASBERRY. WILLIAMS.
Irninnril1n o
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
BV O. B, joyful

June is noted for other things than
June brides and June-bugs. 1t is the
idays. Hence the bank clerks don't
think much of the month of June.
Some people err in believing June
was named after Junius. The fact
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Girls, Sin

Under fluffy summer dresses, lit
order of No si42 This S ops i'm par
ticular is simple to make and can
be ornamented with hand embroid-
cry. 1t buttons on each shoulder.
The girls slip, No. S142, is cut in
sizes l, ., 4, 8, s. 10, IL and IA years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
The Tri-WeekIy Journals
Fashion SuqueStiOnS
HOW TO GET PATTERNS
tn HE ATLANTA TRI-WFEK-
LY JOURNAL has made
arrangements with the

LY JOURNAL has made
l. arrangements with the
leading fashion design
ers of New York City for
high-class fashion service
to its readers. Designs will be
carried in this paper and tho
reader may obtain a pattern
for same by sending ~ cents to
our FASHION DEPARTMENT In
New York City, The Journal will
also print monthly 32-page
fashion magazine which can be
obtained for cents per copy or
8 cents per copy if ordered at the
same time a pattern is ordered.
In ordering patterns and maya
zines write your name clearly on
a sheet of paper and enclose the
price, in stamps. Do not send
your letters to the Atlanta office
but direct them to
FASHION DEPARTMENT,
TRI-WEEKLY JOURNAL,
22 East Eighteenth ST.,
New York City.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Pearls From Dickens

Reflect upon your present blessings
of which every man has many
not on your past misfortunes, of
which all men have some
Sketches from Boz.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

ment and was so
weak I couldn't
do anything. |
f o u n d a book
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound,
so t h o u G h t [
would try it, and
after taking it l
soon felt better.
That was fifteen
years ago and
[ have felt well
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Birds Best Insect SIaYerS

OF all the ways Of Kidding our
gardens, parks and farms of the in
sect pests that destroy fruit, grain,
and even trees, none is so effective
as the encouragement of birds. Most
birds are naturally insect eaters. and
it is really amazing to count the
number of beetles, bugs, caterpillars
and grubs that small bird will de-
YOUR in a day.
Andre GODDARD, a French natural
list, remarks in a recent number of
La Nature Paris), that agricultural
plaques invariably follow the disap-
pearance Of birds, and he notes that
the forests of Hungary were saved
by the placing of many artificial
nests to attract the feathered enc
mics of the grubs that were de-
stroying the trees.
1t is true that few birds eat fruit
and grain, but even these prefer In
sects, and it is probably true in
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred
that the bird which seems to be eat
ing the fruit is really pecking at an
insect inside it,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
TOO WEAK To
DO Anything
A Serious Feminine Illness Rene
died By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Casco, Wis.-"After the birth OF
each of nv children I had displace-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Fearn Springs, Miss.
JENNIE HANCOCK.

Dear Aunt Julia: This is the first time
that 1 have written to you. 1 am IA years
old and am in the eighth grade at school.
I will be glad to answer any letters from
the boys and girls who write to the letter
box. Your loving friend,
MARGARET CROW
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
EFFIE GUTHRIE.
Sharks On

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
admit another Georgia girl into your happy
band of boys and girls? AS this is my
first time l will describe myself. l have
light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion.
live on the farm. 1 sure do like farm life
l am going to school,, I am II years
oil. We have a few flowers in our yard
and going to get some more. I have
two sisters and brothers. One of them is
here and the other is in Jacksonville, Fla
One of my sisters and myself have joined
the poultry club. Get your wastebasker
empty for this letter. l will answer all
aunts' and cousins letters.
REIIE GUTHRIE
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

Size 8 requires one and three-quarter
yards, thirty-siX-inch material.
Limited space prevents showing
all the new styles. We will send
you our thirty-two-page fashion mag
azine containing all the good new
styles, dressmaking helps, serial
story, etc, for five cents, postage
prepaid, or three cents if ordered with
a pattern. Send fifteen cents for
pattern and magazine (See direc-
lions above.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

is that it came by the name SOS it
could rhyme with honeymoon. Ask
any brNe.
June-bugs, by the way, are moth
ing but groWnup fish worms of May.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Blum, Ga.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
let another Georgia girl join your happy
band of boys and girls? l live in the coun-
try and like it fine. I am sweet sixteen,
fair complexion, black hair, brown eyes,
five feet four inches tall, weigh 100 pounds.
is my first time. If any of you cousins
want to write 1 will be glad to hear from
you. Your niece and cousin,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Stark, Ga.

Dear Aunt Julia: have been a great
reader Of the Letter Box for some time,
Int this is my first atttmpt to write, so ]
Will give you 4 little description of myself:
I have light brown hair and blue eyes AMI
fair skin ard 7 au? nineteen years old.
am fond of good love stories and music and
my fayorite novels are "'Wormwood" and
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
LOO1SE oCOGU1NO.
2 East avenue, Gainesville, Ga.

Dear Aunt Julia Will you admit a Geor-
gia girl into your happy band of boys and
girls? AS it is the rule 1 will describe
myself have black hair, fair complexion,
brown eyes, weigh sixty pounds, and
ten years old, We have some flowers in
our yard. ! sure do like some pretty flow
ers. 1 have some pets to play with. /
have two brothers and two sisters. / sure
do like to read the cousins letters / live
on the farm and like farm life fine. For
pastime I play and clean up the house. l
will answer all cards and letters I get from
the cousins. Yours truly,
EEETE CTT,pIIpYU
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Sparks, Ca.

Dearest Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here
comes q little Alabama girl knocking for
admittance into your happy band of cousins.
live farm and like farm life fine.
How many of you cousins go to school? I
for one, and am in the furth grade. enjoy
going to school fine Have any of you
cousins had the flu? l have not had it yet.
Was so sorry to know that Aunt Julia had
the flu. Hope it did not hurt her. Will
describe myself and go, as 1 think 1 sec
Mr. Wastebasket is opening his eyes. 81
here goes: Fair skin, brown eyes and dark
hair, nine years old. Now how many Of
you ran? If any OF you cousins care to
write to q little Alabama girl let your
letters fly to
EMMA REA BUSH.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
W [hINNIIAItCI UNIV
80 W. Broad ST., Gainesville, Ga.

Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: Here I
come. Please let me in. Hide Mr.. w. B.
and let me in, as this is my second time 1
have written to you. SO please have this
printed, as we take The journal and 7
would like to surprise my friends. 1 live
in the country and like country life fine.
Well, as it is rule to describe yourself,
here 1 go: Ny eyes are brown, so is my
hair, my complexion is medium fair, my
weight is 125 pounds and my age is be-
tween II and 20. I'll leave my age for
you cousins to guess. Which one of you
cousins has my birthday, October 5? How
many of you cousins like music? How many
of you cousins crocet? 1 for one, Also 1
would like to exchange samples of crochet
with you all. I'll ring off for this time
l would like to hear from you cousins. Your
loving cousin,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Charlotte, N. c., R. No. 8, Box IS.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please admit little Georgia girl into your
takes The Journal and 1 enjoy reading the
letter box most of ALL 1 guess most of
you cousins are going 10 school, I am and
like it very much What do you cousins do
for pastime? / crochet and make quilts.
How many of you cousins like to help your
mother raise chickens? 1 do. / have some
Ringlet Rocks of my own. 1 won't spoil
my chat by telling you cousins how I look.
1 have four little sisters and the baby is
my pet" She is two years old and she
has white curly hair. 1 live in the country
and about half way between both of MY
grandparents, about a quarter of mile from
each. bet many of you cousins can't say
that. I will send the baby something next
time. This is my first attempt and if this
ecapes the wastebasket 1 will try again,
EULA BOATRIGHT.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

Rub-My- Tism is a powerful
antiseptic; it kills the poison
caused from infected cuts,
cures old sores, letter, etc.
(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
EMMA REA BUSH.
Baker Hill, Ala, Route l.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: As I have
been q silent reader of your Letter Box l
want to ask permission TO join your happy
band. We'll, If you all will quit laughing, l
will describe myself: have real black hair,
brown eyes and medium complexion and
weigh nearly hundred pounds and am four
teen years CT age. Aunt Julia, print this if
it is worthy of space. l expect Mr.. Waste
basket is waiting for this letter, but hoppe
he won't get 1t. Lovingly,
MINNIE LOU GUTHRIE.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

Good Evening Aunt Julia: How are you
feeling this pretty. afternoon? We are two
little Mississippi girls. We are chums, go
to the same school and are deskmates.
Well, as it is the rule to describe yourself:
1, May, have black eyes, brown hair and
medium complexion, am five feet six inches
tall, weigh $50 pounds. Guess 1 have writ
ten enough. I, Jennie, have light hair,
hazel eyes and fair complexion. am five
feet six inches tall, weigh 100 pounds. We
have been reading the letters a long time
and think they are grand For pasttime we
tat. Gee, hope Mr.. w. B. has gone out
for his afternoon walk. Mary Hyde, your
letter good. Come all you boys and
girls; come with your good letters. AS our
letter is getting long, let your letters fly to
MAY CHAPPEIIL
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
Jacksonville, Ga, r. f. d. No. 3.

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Will you
please let another Georgia girl join your
happy band? 1 hope so. AS this is my
first time, 1 guess I had better describe
myself, so here l go: Dark complexion,
dark curly hair. gray eyes, fourteen years
old. weigh 105 pounds. If any of the cous-
ms want to write to a Georgia girl, let the
letters fly to
BETTE GIDDENS.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03

Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Wonder
what you all are doing these cold days.
You cousins are going to school I guess.
1 am not going now, school has closed
on account of the influenza. Sure will be
glad when it starts again. Where did you
cousins go Sunday? I spent the day with
my friend, Louise Elmore, and we were
reading in Aunt Julia's letter box, and de-
cided to write to her. Well, 1 guess you
all are wondering how I look, so 1 will tell
you. I am five feet tall, weigh 95 pounds,
light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion, age
between IA and IS. 1 will leave this for
you all to guess. If any of you all care
to correspond with North Carolina girl, let
your cards and letters fly. beg to remain,
yours respectfully,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-03
O'sTELLA CoNNELL.
Autreyyille, Ca, r. No. l, Box 6S.

Dear Aunt Julia: / am writing to you
for the first time. I am fourteen years old
and in the eighth grade at school. / will
be very glad to answer all letters from the
boys and girls who write to the letter box.
Very sincerely,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-14
MANILA INVADES
Dow CITY FRIDAY
Basket Ball Teams of Manila and Dow
City Meet Friday Night ut Dow
City-Manilla Defeated
SECOND HALF WAS A TUssEL
Score 81 to 15-Teams well Matched
as to Weight and Size. but Dow
City Outclassed Visitors
DOW CITY, Jan. 1s-special-

5 DOW CITY, Jan. 13-Special-
Last Friday night Manila invaded
Dow City for a game of basket ball but
were repelled by a counter attack re
suIting in the enemy being completely
repulsed with a score Of 81 to Is. The
teams were well matched as to size anc
weight, but our boys had them out
classed all around in playing. The Dow
City men kept their opponents covered
at all times while Manila seemed to
crowd up to their own goal, resulting
in Dow City making several easy bask
cts. The second half was more of a
tussel for the ball than anything else
as it seemed that it was hardly in play
which caused this half to be somewhat
less interesting than the first one, new
ertheless the locals made 16 points dur
ing this half while Manila scored only
4. The best Of sportsmanship existed
throughout the whole game and there
We're very few fouls called and there
was also very little rough playing as
had been expected. There was only
one time out called and that was for
Tillett who received a smart rap on the
head which stunned him momentarlly,
but he soon recovered and was playing
again. Joe Smith. of Dow City. refer
eed the first half while the Manila man
took charge the last one. The lineup
was as follows: Dow City, Tillett and
Talcott, forwards; Cooper (Capt.), cen.
ter; Stevens and Buss, guards. Manil.
la, VanSlyke and Perion, forwards; AL.
gee, center; Barrett (CaptD, and James,
guards
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-14

The strike of the coal miners has cre-
ated unusual interest in a more extens.
i've use of water power. There is pow.
er enough going to waste on the larger
streams of Iowa to electrify the entire
state if properly conserved. The gov.
ernment has data showing the volume
of water passing down every river in
the state for each "a hour period
throughout each year for the past fiji.
teen years. This enables correct data
for the dryest and we'll as the wettest
seasons. Any person interested can
soon determine whether the water sup.
ply is sufficient to justify q large ex-
penditure in dam construction. a care.
full survey of the Cedar river by the
national geological department shows
twenty places where dams can be con.
structed with safety. The same organ.
iZation shows as many locations along
the Des Moines river. This contem.
plates locations where there are high
banks on either side Of the streams.
The big dam across the Mississippi at
Keolluk shows what can be accomplish
ed by the use of water power. At pres
ent the street cars in st. Louis. Quincy.
keokuk. Burlington, Ft. Madison and
scores of smaller places are operated by
power from this dam. Thousands of
factories receive power from the same
source. O. 3. COurtright, a Des Moines
photographer. was tine official photog-
rapher during the construction of the
keokuk dam. Photographs We're taken
during the construction period showing
the progress made each day, and these
were sent to capitalists in London who
were stockholders in the enterprise. At
the completion Of the great dam every
inch of the bed of the river was pho
tographed showing in the minutest de-
tail the anchorage of the concrete ap.
rons to the solid limestone that formed
the base. The dam is practically mile
long and there was allowed for eXpan-
sion just three and half inches.
o. II. Benson, for several years SUI.
perintendent of club work, national de-
partment of agriculture, has resigned
to accept the dictatorship of Boys and
Girls Achievement bureau for ten North
Atlantic states. He is to receive a sal
ary of $4,000 a year and has a con-
tract for five years. Professor Benson
is graduate of the State Teachers col
lege at Cedar Falls and was serving as
superintendent of the Wright county
schools when selected to supervise boys
an. girls club work by the department
of agriculture. John G. Simpson, an
other Iowa boy, whose father was re-
corder for Marion county, residing at
Knoxville, made such favorable rec
ord while serving as secretary of the
Iowa state fair that he was chosen to a
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-01-14
PRISCILLA CLUB MEETS
Prominent Evdnt in Dow City Social
Circles Past Week. Was Annual
.Sfs Open Meeting Priscilla Club
DOW CITY. Jan. 1a-sneciol-

DOW ClT4, Jan. 13-Special---
The. prominent event in the local so.
cial circle the past week was the an
1nual open meeting of the Priscilla club.
which took place on Friday evening at
the pleasant home Of Mrs. A. II. Har.
per. The gentlemen folks We're special
guests Of the club at this meeting, as is
customary. At 1880 a most elaborate
two course dinner was partaken Of, the
guests being seated at tables which had
been neatly arranged. The gentlemen
were given place cards on which We're
written the names of noted states.
while each lady received a card with a
prominent city in the states written
thereon. The guests found their part.
ners for dinner by the corresponding
cards. After dinner a fine social houI.
was enjoyed two guessing contests be.
ing among its features. The first was
a flower guessing game arranged for
the ladies only. Mrs. Mayme AIulvinui
captured first prize, a head of cabbage.
The next was a cake guessing contest
for the men in which w. T.. Dow won
the prize, a cake of yeast. Another fea.
ture of the evening which prompted
much gayety was the initiation of five
new members, namely: DR.. and Mrs.
+. M. Mahin. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith and Mrs. Mayme Mulvihill. Some
fOrty.five guests participated in the af.
fair, which was one round of pleasure
for all.