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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1934

Page

7

Womanly half truths fall from a boastful wife and mother

Dorothy Dix urges women to face hard home truths about marriage and behavior. She critiques dieting vanity, chafing under a husband, meddling mothers, and the consequences of nagging and neglect. The piece argues wives lose love when failing to nurture and respect the home.

Dorothy DIX Mrs. Sake Gil Heaven

Sample Face Powder Buying Guide in Athens

Advice on testing and choosing powder, matching shade to skin, and applying technique. Includes a promotional note for Alicia Hart booklet and a local Albany church ice cream social with proceeds for the Baptist Church fund.

Alicia Hart Athens Messenger Special Service Bureau Eighth Ave New York Albany Women of the Women of the Baptist Church

Exiles Mate PYTAL Picture? Word Puzzle Clues

A vertical word puzzle presents numbered clues across topics from law to anatomy. Readers fill in words like Attacks again and Seasoning while solving items such as To close with wax and To observe, completing a themed crossword style grid.

French Manner In This Frock Pattern Ad

A description of an Anne Adams pattern 1988 for a slim early autumn frock in silk or wool. Sizes range from 16 to 46 with fabric and yardage details, illustrated instructions, and an offer to buy pattern and an illustrated fashion book. Orders sent to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.

Anne Adams Athens Messenger Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Notable Nativity and Caution in Mergers and Speculation

The column warns of a radical change and possible commotion on Saturday August 25 driven by lunar aspects. It cautions against rash deals with mergers or secret organizations, favors keen minds and wise decisions, and notes Francie Bret Harte as a notable birth.

Improvement Reopens Logan Goose Creek Project

A Logan Goose Creek improvement project was reopened Wednesday with a force of FERA workers under William Wolfe. City and county jointly funded material costs for the effort.

Logan Goose Creek FERA William Wolfe

Decision on Marion's box opening hinges on Lee Chow

In Adele Garrison's Marriage A Sequel to Heart of a Wife, Dicky argues the final scene of Marion's lockbox rests with Lee Chow, who arranged to have all guests and Sam Brixton present for the opening. The narrator recalls Lee Chow's earlier peril from a poisoned envelope and plans to seek Hugh's input before acting.

Dicky Lee Chow Marion Samuel Brixton Lillian Hugh Sam Brixton

Woman Safeguards World Fish Records at New York Museum

Francesca La Monte, assistant curator of ichthyology at the American Museum of Natural History, maintains the world records charts for fish catches in the Hall of Fishes and helps plan exhibits while sorting specimens. She notes female record holders include Mae Haines, Anna Tiffin, and Carrie Fin, and recounts remarkable catches and the museum’s diverse specimen preservation methods.

Mary Margaret McBride New York Francesca la Monte Francesca American Museum of Natural History Miss la Monte Hall of Fishes Florida Mae Haines Long Key Fla Carrie Fin Mies Fin Tahiti Marie Starr Chadbourne Bimini South America Carry Fin Oliver ©. Grinnell

FDA orders precise bran cereal labeling to avoid consumer confusion

The Food and Drug Administration requires cereal labels to state exact bran content to prevent misrepresentation. It cites Kellogg’s Att-Bran and All-Bran as examples of labeling that previously misled buyers. The notice urges reading labels carefully and consulting a physician for constipation treatment when needed.

United States Food and Drug Administration Kellogg's Kellogg

Mutton Chops and Crown of Lamb Make Nice Meat Change

Fall menus shift to hearty roasts and chops with novel presentation. The article guides preparing English mutton chops and a crown of lamb, including bacon or kidney filling, planking, and serving with tomatoes peppers and succotash. Detailed methods cover cutting, skewering, seasoning, and accompanying sides.

Not the Bat Sparks Bat Switch in St. Louis Drill

Not the Bat recounts Lefty O Doul's ongoing hitting streak and Hughie Cruz borrowing his bat in a try for more base hits. Cruz fails to reach the outfield, managing only a single infield hit before returning to his own bat.

Lefty O'Doul Hughie Cruz Lefty Hughie

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