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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
8
Dear Miss Dix advises against marriage. The writer cannot support a wife on $15 a week and shows uncertainty about being in love. The columnist warns that poor grammar, health issues, and impractical timing make marriage unwise, urging the suitor to pursue education and meet new people over four years. The piece ends with a grim note on U.S. lynchings from 1885 to 1927.
A Athens Pharmacy Vendor Man recounts Mr. Charles Tippie of Route 2 Athens who after three weeks on Vendol reports relief from aches, dizziness, upset stomach, and sleepless nerves. Vendol claims to gently cleanse the system, end constipation, and improve digestion without harsh cathartics.
Alicia Hart advises on grooming with ears during cool weather and beach season. Do not apply rouge to ears or under the chin. keep artificial color on cheeks and lips within natural lines. emphasize proper complexion care and cautious lipstick to avoid a dragged-down look.
Simple cross stitch patterns let you craft initials in one color or two shades. Pattern 1146 offers four alphabets in sizes 5 8 inch 11 4 inch and 2 inch plus stitch directions illustrations and color suggestions. Send 10 cents in stamps or coins to Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York with PATTERN NUMBER name and address.
Friday broadcast timetable lists WLW programming from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. with a mix of orchestras, comedians, radio drama, news, and musical variety. Notable entries include Lum and Abner, Fred Waring, Amos n Andy, Waterfront Ways, and a long cascade of orchestras led by Reichman, Brant, Lunceford, and Duchin among others.
Anne Adams Pattern 4065 presents a detachable peplum frock that becomes a different one piece dress. The dainty bodice features a shirted yoke and Peter Pan collar with optional collarless or short sleeve versions. Sizes 12 through 40, yardage listed, instructions included.
Olive Roberts Barton discusses shifts in early education from rigid old methods to more progressive first grade approaches. The piece reviews Agnes Mc Cready’s book A Day at School and notes that modern practices emphasize purposeful activities, responsibility, and gradual transitions while cautioning against overdoing radical experimentation.
In Mrs. Cosgrove’s calm counsel the speaker weighs lending to Brixton’s failing business to protect Ronald’s college, his sister’s schooling, and Robert’s legacy. She urges extending funds beyond the loan if needed to keep Ronald and his sister in college.
A continuation chapter reveals an inner conflict as the narrator contemplates lending Samuel Brixton money from Robert Savarin’s legacy. He recalls a perceived near message from Robert approving the aid, while Robert Savarin’s sister affirms the supernatural feel as the scene ends with a note that the story continues tomorrow.
Oakland authorities plan daily aviation trips to the upper atmosphere to predict weather before issuing daily forecasts. A mixed page notes advertising patterns by Anne Adams and a mine safety device that detects explosive gases before danger builds.
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