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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
9
David chats with a North American Elk nicknamed Carolina Elk behind zoo bars. The elk explains his strength, leadership in his tribe, and why his antlers face forward to spot enemies. He praises life in the zoo and invites the boy to visit again.
Adele Garrison depicts a chaotic garden party scene where her horse Lady disrupts a car arrival. Dr Pettit and his dapper companion arrive as she recovers, while she plays coy, flirts, and sparkles with the handsome stranger Dr Meredith.
A column answer counsels the couple to delay marriage until they can afford to establish a home. The young man earning twenty dollars weekly should not promise marriage yet and should allow space for the woman to pursue her own plans. The girl should continue her studies and avoid rushing into marriage despite parental pressure. Letters from readers are invited for future columns.
A historical sketch traces prizefighting from Jack Broughton’s 18th century rules to Jim Figg the self-defender and pioneer of pugilism, through England’s monopoly and America’s 19th century challenge led by John C. Heenan.
Gas users in Great Britain rose by nearly 200 000 in 1923 from 1921 as consumption climbed by over 10 000 million cubic feet. Charles II opposed swearing and issued a proclamation. Lullington Church Burton on Trent has a public clock without faces or hands, marking time by bells for four centuries. A Burton clockmaker installed bearings and striking pine for longevity. University of the Philippines granted 498 degrees last year with 110 to women. Pickworth Rutland, a 150 inhabitant village, counts four people over 70, five over 80 and two over 90 whose ages total about 900 years.
The article describes home made Easter eggs, decorations, and gifts from hand painted and embossed to sugar eggs with peep holes, satin coverings, and embroidered styles. It notes dyes and coloring methods, use as place cards, eggs as favors, and the Easter egg hunts as charitable, with prize for finding the gold egg and sharing spoils among children.
Public health column advises inoculation against typhoid before vacation travel. It notes improved sanitation at home but warns travelers face risks abroad and that vaccine offers three to four years of protection with minimal pain and little risk.
Madame ADAME designs a stunning evening gown for a prominent young actress. She fits, drapes, and finalizes a satin frock with a U shaped neckline, rhinestone pin, and a cape of white lace with gold thread embroidery.
An active and aggressive day is forecast with caution in signing letters and documents. Social and affectionate activity will be high. those with birthdays face a bright year but should watch for misrepresentation in writings and publications. A child born today is clever and well liked but needs truthful training.
A jumbled collection of quotations from various authors and thinkers. It weaves sayings on necessity fortune and time from Fletcher Beneca Bacon Goeth Goethe and others, interspersed with misprints and garbled phrases. The fragmentary text seems to be a miscellany of life wisdom rather than a cohesive article.
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