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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix argues the myth of good old times harms youth morale by implying easier paths to success. She cites persistent labor and risk as constant truths, urging young people to seize opportunities and work hard in every era.
Olive Roberts Barton recalls how parents teach children to fib. Dick, once honest by nature, learns to avoid blame via excuses and half truths. A grandmother notes the irony as the boy grows to mistrust honesty and hides his lies.
Shade Ohio farmer Mr Okey J Edwardes reports rapid relief from sharp leg pains, back stiffness, and upset stomach after using a new Ven do medicine at Athens Pharmacy. He praises improved bowels and energy within a week and urges others to try Ven for stomach liver and bowel relief.
Spring time craft offer for a bluebird quilt pattern 1191. Includes yardage chart, arrangement diagrams for single and double beds, and block placement guides. Send 10 cents to Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York with your name address and clipping.
At a breakfast table a group of friends and lovers tease each other about past romances and hidden tensions. Dicky deflects, Lilian plays along, and Harry Underwood hints at old passions while new bonds form over pancakes before they head to the city.
A daughter reveals a plot where Dick's square-toed boots were planted in the path of deception, suggesting deliberate misdirection and a calculated scheme affecting the case.
Lunar alignment predicts a day of activity and stirring events with possible distress connected to hospitals or institutions. Domestic and affectional matters flourish while caution against duplicity is advised. A birthday year may bring activity born of trouble, yet sympathetic friends offer compensation.
Radio schedule bursts with WLW CBS and numerous acts. It lists Buddy Clark Jack Armstrong Buck Rogers Redhorse Myrt and Marge Lois, singing and comedy sketches, plus orchestras and special guests across the day. The Friday lineup continues with college debates Ballet Russe and musical ensembles.
The Three Godfathers based on Peter B Kyne's novel screens at the Athena Saturday. It follows three bank robbers who aid a dying mother and her infant in the desert, with Chester Morris Lewis Stone and Walter Brennan in lead roles. A cartoon short by Walter Lantz accompanies the feature.
The New Jersey State Relief administration announces it cannot secure further funds from the Legislature and transfers responsibility for relief to municipal authorities, directing county directors to adjust operations accordingly.
Lowell Thomas narrates a backstage tour showing the step by step process behind the creation of the era’s popular reels including concept, scripting, filming, editing, and distribution to audiences across venues.
A Parisian woman shares beauty routines for oily and dry scalps. She recommends weekly greaseless shampooing, five minute nightly brushing, cologne swabs on the scalp, and beef marrow as a nightly scalp treatment. A bootstrapped preparation blends beeswax olive oil and perfume for scalp care.
Authorities near Oradea report that a set of quintuplets born to a Gyde mother died, marking a rare and sorrowful loss in the region.
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