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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27
NEW FOX FEATURE,
STARTS DISCUSSION

Why Was Gladys Er0ckwclrs latest
play. FLAMES If the Flesh" so named"
This question il being discussed Mt
lrugth ny w1nY who Witnessed 'nc
phuiUdlama l'carntcd ny William FOX.
which opened ~. the Rex theatre ycstcr-
day.
The Qur~,nG j.: tbs nam" brings ?ut
some Gnc pouN to ht; considered in this
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27

sought to make tho scene rs realistic as
rcSs bic. and had succeeded beyond
chance or an ydoubt
Judy OF RoEucs Harbor' Is being
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27

Tor Colds, GRIP or rnruenzs
and as a preventative. take Lana ~
RIlONO 0UI%INE. Tablets. LOOK Tor
w GROVES signature on the
box. soc.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27
To Observe Song Week.

win DO followed BY a short social ses-
sion
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27
Hrtu or Influenza

Nee, me at the Gala Bazaar. {
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-27

Meet me n; tho Gala Bazaar
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

I gold but so shy they would never have
| summoned up courage enough 70 pop
| the question to any woman II they
hadn't worked with her and gotten to
know her that way.
"fhe second difficulty OF catching a
husband Is getting near enough 10 MN
TO cast your lasso without soaring him
| off. Let man suspect that woman
| is camping on his trail, and he bea ts
It to the tall timber. That's where
managing mothers, who gush over men
and tell them how sweet and amlable
| Marie Is and how domestic Susan is.
| fall down, The stunidest man sees her
fell designs upon him and sidesteps
them.
But business furnishes a girl with
perfect alibi for always being about,
and it also camouflages any intentions
she may have upon mans single pies
sedness He Is suspicious OF the society
girl who must marry for meal ticket.
and afraid to trust himself In her
vicinity.
He's off his guard, however, where
the business girl is concerned. She's
got perfectly good job, and shows
herself capable Of holding 1t down,
and doesn't have to get some man to
pay her bills So he feels safe with
her, and forgets that no vanp on earth
has any such magic to oonture witt, as
propnquity, and that no other spell Is
SO potent to draw two people together
as a vital interest In the same thing.
"Of course no man ever expects to
fall in love with the woman with whom
pressed himself on the subject before
hand he would probably say the bust
ness girl isn't his type He prefers
something more feminine-more--eh
clinging, and domestic, you know. He
isn't looking for a first-class stenog-
"a. Aknpt
a buyer. or saleswoman for a wife, but
for home maker.
quite so. And strong in the belief
that the business woman has no at
traction for him outside of her effic
iencY as n worker he treats her as
q good comrade, one who always under
stands fellow, and who invariably says
the right thing--the soothing word when
he's irritable and his nerves are on
edge, the encouraging word when his
courage falters: the comprehending,
pitvlng word when things go wrong; the
exultant word OF praise when he pulls
off something good.
And she's so capable And so en-
thusiastic. And so interested in all he
Is doing. Talking to her is like talking
to his best man pal-only fellow can
say things to woman he can never
saN 10 a man. Personal things.
Somehow this girl who Knows him
so we'll and who knows and is inter-
estcd in the things he cares most for,
makes all other girls seem pretty poor
company.
Then Il comes over him some day
what II would mean II he should lose
the compenionship that has come TO
mean so much TO hIm--and II the girl
feels the samA way about It: It's all
over hut sending out the wedding an
nouncement. And the marriage Is near
ly always a happy one, because the
couple knew each Others pecularties
ard angunrlties ~ d'Srostion before
maTrage. instead Of finding them out
aftnrward.
"Oh. rs no trouble for a business
girl to cot rnarried. That's why 20
many girls who don't need 10 go to
Wort, are hunting jobs-and hus-
hands"
Copyright 1921. by the Wheeler Syn
dica.e, IncO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

lou may SupDOSt- lIldl Nllb IlNll 81
who has nothing to do but doll herself
up and look pretty, and sit on the, fam
ily pedestal would have the best chance
TO marry. Far from 1t. Cinderella, the
typewriter queen, has got the fairy
princess left at the Old Maids home
when it comes to husband SHARING, Ano
not only can the working girl marry oft
ener and quicker than the rich girl
she can marry better.
"As a matter Of fact no other grl
has such a poor chance of making a
really good match as the wealthy So
ciety girl She is handicapped by her
money for men OF honor, and independ
ence and pride fight shy OF her because,
for one thing. they do not want to be
susplcioned of fortune hunting, and be-
cause, for another thing, they can not
bear to put themselves into the position
OF hanger on and pensioner Of their
wives.
Then the kind of men who are going
to be the famous professional men and
the big business men OF 20 years hence
are not hanging around drawing rooms,
They are grubbing away in offices, and
wearing cheap clothes and counting
pennies, and the rich girl never has any
more chance OF meeting them than she
has Of being introduced TO the Nawab
of Jepore.
That leaves the matrimonial field
pretty much to the papa's son boys,
who are not much. and the rich wife
hunters who are not many, Perhaps
it is because the millionairessos' choice
is so limited in husbands, that very
rich girls so often give up trying to
find a man and marry title.
"On the other hard, the poor Slrl who
works for her living works shoulder der
to shoulder with the coming men, she
knows which ones have ability. and en-
ergys and initiative, and which have
in them that mysterious something that
takes man out of the ranks and sets
him at the head. That's what ] mean
by saying she has the first chance at
all the good things
greater than the rich girls, that Is OBJ
vious. what's the good Of fishing in a
stream where there are no fish?
THE working girl is where the fish
ing IL fine The rich girl is sitting high
and dry in parlor chair, without a
minnow being in five miles Of her.
All she can do is to cut bait, and pray
for a miracle to happen that will send
some poor fish her way. Which doesn't
always ha open, there being discourag'
ing times for the supernatural to oe-
cur.
two difficulties in getting husband
The first Is TO find your man. The
business girl docs this by the simple ex-
Tedient Of prosecuting her search where
men coniugate. She is where she sees
scores Of men every day, where she
comes in contact with them in her work,
and where she gets to know them, and
they get to know her. In this way she
establishes a cOrdis acquaintance WITH
men who are too busy or too haShful
70 ever call upon p dressed up society
girl with whom they would haze TO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Defeating the Market

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Commissioner Aliens announcement
made Tuesday afternoon In The News
Scmitar, that there would be a dis.
tinct modification Of his rule for the
collection OF garbage, was exceedingly
fortunate, since there was not the
slightest disposition manifested 10 CO.
operate with him. Because thing IL
done differently in the North or East
is not always conclusive that the
Southern way is wrong. The collection
Of garbage is not classed as one OF
the higher arts and about the only
requisite to successful handling Is for
the garbage wagons to make the rounds
regularly and at frequent intervals. 1t
is TO be hoped that the present service
will be improved, There Is no objec-
ton to the application of business
methods In emptyng garbage can.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

Q-po Holsters and crabs live long?
A,-I.obsters. crabs. oysters and other
molusks live 20 years or longer
Q-What do the expressions sterling
50 day bills commercial 60-day bills,
commercial 60-day bills at banks, and
cables, mean "A. 4.
A.-"Stering today bills" mean 60
day bills PAYABLE in pounds sterling at
day bills" means 6O-day bills drawn by
one commercial house on another one,
payable in 60 days, Commercial 60
dav bills on banks" mean 60-day bills
drawn on n bank for commercial pur-
poses, payable In so days. Gables"
mean the rate on money when II Is
cRbled
g 9s soGs6, ,wy Gg t W me no" to make
A-This is a Persian soup. Take
three pounds Of mutton with fat re-
moved, one-haf pound Of white beans,
three onions. five peeled potatoes. Put
meat on 10 cook In a saucepan with
boil add beans and onions. Simmer
until beans are soft, add potatoes, pep
per and salt, Ten minutes before serv-
ing add the juice Of lemon.
Q.-What flowers can be cultivated
successfully at the seashore7-L A. r.
A-Ihe nastuTtlum, Rlnnla. tamarisk,
sunflower, portulaca. sandcherry and
sacaline grow especially well in sandy
soil.
tAny reader can get the answer TO
any question by writing The News
Scimitar Information bureau, Frederic
j. Haskin, director. Washington, u. c.
This offer applies strictly 10 informa-
tiou. The bureau cannot give advice on
legal medical and financial matters.
II does not attenpt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaustive
research or any subject Write your
question plainly and briefly Give fun
name and address and inclose . cents
In stamps for return postage, All re-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
EIVNCLE WIGGLY1N22; X
ElBEDTu1E STORYlI
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACKO,s COCONUT

on fire, and the duck pond ocean is all
dried up so there is no water to put
the fire out!' quaCked Lulu. "Oh, OH"
"Ha! This is where I can help" chat
tered JaCko. On he rushed with his CO.
coconut When he reached the place
where Grandpa Goosey's house was
burning Jacko punched hole in the
end OF the CoConut with a sharp thorn
and when the watery milk came out
JACKIE sprinkled it on the fire and PIT
out the blaze before it could do much
damage.
oh, thank you" quacked Grandpa
Goosey. You saved my house, but
you lost all the milk of the coconut."
for cake" said Jacko bravely.
And I'll buy YOU another, so you
and Jumpo may drink the milk" of
fered Uncle Wiggily. and he did. Thus
everything came out all right. and the
cooonut cake was lovely So II the
horse chestnut tree doesn't run away
and bark like a pussy cat at the dog
wood blossom. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Jumpos slide
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Copyright. 1920, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatc)

/
Uncle Wiggly Oh Uncle Wiggily"
called voice behind the bunny rabbi
| gentleman one day, as he was hopping
| through the woods looking for an ad-
venture, "Oh, Uncle Wlggily' Wal
| minute II you please"
Now | wonder who that can be-
| thought Mr.. Longears to himself. as hi
stopped and partly hid behind bic
tree, III it's the Pipsisewah--but no
II couldn't he that bad chap. He never
says please! II must be one OF my
friends. But still | must be careful
corner of the tree and there he saw
coming along with a hop skip and a
skedaddle, JACKIE KinkytaiI, the mon
KEY boy.
why are you so Joyful this morning
| Jacko? asked Uncle Wiggily.
| Because we are going to have .
coconut cake at our house for suppeI
| tonight chartered JACKIE, frisking hi,
| tail around a stone and flinsing Il of
through the air as Jackie Bow Wow
! might toss a baseball.
"A CoConut cake" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily. THAT will be fine!"
And ! invite YOU to come and have
some" went on Jacko, formal Hike and
appeuzing
"Oh. but perhaps there will not be
cake enough said Uncle Wiggly,
laughing.
monkey boy. 81 am going to the store
now for my mother, and she told me to
get the largest COconut could buy.
And ] asked her II might invite you II
| met you, and did, and you're in
vttedi so there"
1T is very kind OF you" spoke Uncle
Wigsily, and I'll do my part by go
Ing TO the store with you and helping
you carry the COconut"
Soon the rabbit gentleman ana the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
A Great Institution.

There could be no nohler institution
than the Cripple Chlldren's Hospital
school, an institution supported and
sustained by the work and means Of
those who are most deeply touched by
tho suffering OF bent and broken little
PARTICLES OF humanity Wednesday the
dedication services marked the close OF
years operation. During this time the
institution has accomplished won
derfIl amount Of good. Its service is
limited only by its capacity. At pres
ont there are q inmates ard others
are on the waiting llst. There should
be no such thing as waiting list Of
children who need attention. The ca =
pacity OF the hospital should be doubled
and We are sure tho people will be
glad to provide the means Of making II
commensurate with the need Nothing
such an institution needs will be with.
held from Il.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

and possibly would love you for that
very fact. Men are human, and II they
meet the girl of their choice II matters
little whether she is bread winner or a
society butterfly He will tell you II he
loves you, but do not take too much for
granted
Dear Mrs. Thompson--I am a Girl Of
10 and am desperately In love with
boy 20 years old. He wants me to marry
him, but my parents object. They like
the boy, but do not want me to marry.
am going to run away and marry him
soon. Do you think II would be bsst'
Runaway matches do H nUt always
prove to be the best Neither you nor
the boy is old enough TO defy your
parents, and often these couples land
back on one or the other pareAts, usu-
ally the girls. When a girl goes dellb..
erately against her parents wishes and
should not expect them to forgive her.
but when the crash comes she should
meet it in a businesslike way and not
cail on mother or father.
H. c. Cheer UP. child. You are
nothing but kid. That girl does not
love you at all. and the only thing for
girls and forget her. Don't you know
that If she cared for you she would
want you TO come to see her as often as
possible? By the time you are old
enough to know what love means you
will have forgotten all about that girl.
Dear Mrs. Thompson--f girls
father marrles, Is II all right for her
to Give her stepnother a PRESENT. How
long would Il be proper for a boy to
visit In a girls homer He lives about
1000 miles from this girl. When one 10
visiting out Of town and meets a boy. Is
Il all right for the girl to ask him TO
call on herr What Is a nice 'eSunt 20
give boy is years of age
QUESTloNER.
1t would be perfectly corrnt: TO ave
you stepmother present. There is no
limit to the time of ones visit, but I
should think a man would not visit
longer than a week In GIRLS home,
and not then except under tns Clrcum-
stances you mention. Yes. A silver
belt buckle, tie, silver brushes or any
thing you think he would like,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Dear X. c. B-Ive often noticed
what a nice. helpful disposition YOU
have and ! thought maybe you could
help me. | wouldn't ask only | have
a friend who knows you very well and
she says you're just lovely. It's this
do you know Peggy Wood in Bud
dies?" II you do, wish you'd ask
her to please stop stealing their bud
dies" from Brooklyn girls | am a girl
from Brooklyn who sat down in front
box the other night with a good look
Ing buddy" from BROOKLYN, and we
sat right In the same corner where
Peggy sits on bench and tries to make
"Bebe' propose. and | had all | could
do to keep my buddy" from jumping
onto the Stage to show "Bebe" how.
| know Peggy is pretty and sweet and
al that, but my buddy" hasn't been
the same TO me since, and now he says
he used TO play with her in Brooklyn
when she was Just a small girl and he
knows somebody who knows her now.
and he is going to get introduced, and
! noticed that Peggy gave back Sonny
to the other girl from Brooklyn. and |
thought il you knew her maybe you
could do something about it, Very sin
Cerely yours, LOIS PENDLETON.
Brooklyn, n. Y.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
For the Table

Salad Dressing made to keep indefl-
nitelyl-One dozen eggs, ~ tablespoons
vinegar. 12 tablespoons cold water, ono
teaspoon cornstarch. one cup olive oil.
two large tea spoons salt, one teaspoon
dry mustard, ne-fourth teaspoon
cayenne paper. Beat eggs very light.
add vinegar and water with cornstarch
Mix we'll and cook in double boiler I'M
Ill thickened, stirring constantly
When removed from heat beat untl1
cooled and when entirely cooled add oil
and salt. pepper and mustard This
makes a quart and half and kept in a
cool place will last for weeks as II
can he used with cream or without,
when ready to use, as YOU like A very
excellent dressing for all salads
Banana Candies One small banana,
one.half lemon, two slices OF pine
apple, two almonds Skin and din the
harana In lemon Juice. This prevents
the fruit from discooring Enlarge tho
hole IN the center of the pineapple a
very little and insert half Of the small
banana 80 that II will stand upright.
Cut the top like the top OF the candle
and insert an almond TO represent The
flame. Serve cold with boiled dross-
Ing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

MY DEAR Lois.
IT'S ALL right.
AND WHATEVER your name is.
YOU'RE a good press agent.
AND I'M pleased to meet you.
AND If can help you.
BY PRINTING your letter.
WHY, I'M glad to do T..
BECAUSE. ANYWAY.
I'VE GOT to fill this spac,.
AND ITS six years now.
SINCE ! started this column
AND LOTS Of times.
IT'S PRETTY tough,
JUST TO think Of something
10 WRIT r about
AND A letter like yours.
HELPS TO fill the space.
AND ALL / must do.
Is JUST run along,
WRITING LINES like this.
AND WITH the three litue stars.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Here Is q Case.

The tenants In two OF tho largest
apartment houses in Memphis, one on
avenue have been notified that with
the expiration Of their leases largely
increased rent viii go into effect, and
The News Scimitar has been requested
to suggest to the fair price committee
that 1t secure the facts from the ten
ants or from the agents Of the apart
ments The real estate profiteer is the
most brazen Of them all
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
WE
@7TGDM ME
&S@9 GOSSIP
W. 49, (REo. Y. S. PAT. OFF,
n w. BT k.C.B. ::

WHO SAYS she knows me.
AND THINKS I'm lovely.
OR If you wrote it.
BECAUSE YOU know.
AM getting old.
AND MAYBE figured,
THAT ID print the letter.
JUST FOR that one line.
But THAT'S no matter.
AND do know Peggy.
AND l love her much.
AND SHE says she loves me.
LIKE SHE loves her father.
l THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
A Poor Alibi.

Gen. Herrera, who had charge Of "a
party Of soldiers guarding President
caFrAnza, sends out The curious story
that the unfortunate man committed
suicide As his body showed the marks
Of six rifle bullets, this stupendous story
viii not so far. II II depends on those
= No believe Il. Il Is worse than absurd.
4 impudent and Insulting. The
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Working Girls Haze
Man Market Cormered
BY DOROTHY DIX,
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.

1--WE business girls have consolation we do have
bread and butter and JAM said young woman
the other day and that that have practically cornered
the matrimonial market and the first option most OF the
good things in the marrying line.
And let tell you that small thing in these days
and shy the altar anyway and when hu-
bands have passed into the luXurY class.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

world will always believe the first story
sent out--that he was murdered while
he slept In a supposedly guarded cabin.
and that his guards were his assasslns,
Herrera must get some other abb. This
one is too fimsy and transparent.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Arple shortcske-Two cups Of sliced
Aprlee. one cup Of chopped dates. one
half cup Of water one third cup of
sugar, one quarter teaspoon of nutmeg
Simmer together the apples, dates.
water and other Ingredients until thick.
Then spread between LAYERS Of short
cake Serve with whipped cream,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Dear Mrs. Thompson--I am girl Of
10 and am In love with young man In
the office. He has money and the girls
think for that reason he would only care
for a society girl, Is that so? Do you
think he would care for workIne girl?
BROWN EYES.
When a person is really in love they
forget everything except that they are
in love. If this man loved you talthough
you have not said 500 he would certainly
know that you were a business woman
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Poses as Cousin of
B0y Feet N0zv Chilly
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs Ihompson-Ihere boy in town not long
ago whom crazy l knew him. but he did not
know found through mutual friend that he wanted
distant cousin of his that he had but had
heard of introduced myself him night dance the
distant cousin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

The sleeves are set-in in raglan style
in No 96l6, which has proven much
better for babys clothes, for one is
not apt to make them too tight
The infants dress, No 1915, Ia cut
inch material or two yards 27-inch ma
tcrial.
Limited space prevents showing all
the styles We will send our 32-page
fashion magazine, containing all the
good. new styles, dressmaking helps,
serial story etc. for cents, postage
prepaid, or cents, il ordered with a
pattern, Send Is cents for magazine
and pattern.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Our fashions and patterns are fur.
nlshed BY the leading fashion artists
Of New York city Send orders for
patterns to Fashion Department. The
News Scimltar. ~ East Eighteenth
street. New York city,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

we nave been going together TOR e
long while, myself under the assumed
the real cousin Is coming back TO town.
What shaIIy ! dor am beginning TO
get cold feet. TRAPPED.
AS no harm has come of the fun you
have had, see no reason for you to
get cold feet" Simply tell the man
the truth about 1t. and when the real
cousin comes be sure and meet her and
make satisfactory explanation to her,
and no doubt she will enter into it and
enjoy II quite as much as you have and
you may become fast friends.
Dear Mrs. Thompson am girl Of
Fl and have failed in love with my sec.
ond cousin. Not that | intended to al
all, but because ! could not help It. We
live great distance apart and ! only
see him once a year. When he came
loved him. He has told me ever since
he was 10 that he loved me and wished
me to become his wife In the future.
He Is 20, Can Il be possible that | love
him, or Is 1t a streak Of puppy love with
me? | have always regarded him as a
cousin and nothing more. Do you Thru
i would be sinful II we were to marry
know this boy loves me-. Tell me what
to do iNEZ c.
cannot advise you to marry your
second cousin, although l have known 1t
to be done quite often, but there is al
ways the feeling Of anxiety with such
match that would not be pleasant.
cannot call your feeling for him puppy
love" for that comes with people much
younger than you. I will say, however,
that If you were in love with him you
would know it and would not have to
ask some one to tell you. If cousins
persist in marrying they should be pre-
pared to meet the consequences with
out complaint
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

copyright, 1890. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)