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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1930
Page
7
In a fashion feature by Amos Parrish the house dress is updated with face lifts and new details. Smocks become coatlike, belts and piping trend, with long sleeves for cooler weather and dressier options for breakfast and shopping days.
Travel tale by Winifred Black on longing for Acapulco and high life. A wary traveler recalls cost, crowds, and credit of living abroad, contrasting luxury with the burden of bills and the lure of a villa dream. The piece blends memories of winter home, summer skies, and exotic markets with practical worries about upkeep.
The dated horoscope outlines a period of opportunity and change affecting work and new ventures. It notes the influence of diplomatic relations and secret understandings, advising steady effort and industry to navigate optimistic but complex phases. A child born on this day may be industrious and diplomatic, with artistic or mystical traits possible.
Campaign by the Children's Welfare Federation of New York City seeks £100,000 to fund maternity care and nursing programs that reduced infant deaths. Last year more than 62,000 mothers and children received services, 4,600 mothers nursing care, 20,000 babies at health stations, and 500 ill or premature babies fed with mothers’ milk.
A surreal tale follows Swallow and a butterfly as they flee a hungry predator through a magical garden. They meet a tin butterfly and a tin swallow, dodge danger, and return to a bright nursery world with shadows and a curious human caretaker. The story blends whimsy with peril as the group journeys through dreamlike settings.
Fragmented domestic drama unfolds as Helena Brixton and Marion debate gowns and social signals amid a tense phone call about Carolyn and friends. Subtexts hint at jealousy, past loyalties, and hidden motives shaping a school friend circle's actions. A later weather note references Los Angeles fire crews aiding forest containment.
Traffic cops of Norfolk Virginia stay calm in summer heat thanks to tropical sun helmets weighing less than ten ounces. The helmet sits with a half inch air gap to keep the head cool and avoid overheating.
The beautiful steamer Washington offers its final season excursion on Wednesday, August 27. Departures from Pomeroy at 4:15 PM and Gallipolis at 7 PM with returns by 12:20 AM. Under J. W. Kaufman’s management the boat is praised as well ordered and full of a good class of people. Tickets are 73 cents round trip.
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