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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix argues sophistication, defined as poise and social ease, helps a girl appear attractive and handle social settings. It becomes a liability when it means posing as blasé and boastful, as genuine youth’s enthusiasm and innocence are the most alluring traits to older observers.
Chocolate Fruit Patties recipe describes a sweet tea time treat using cake flour baking powder salt sugar eggs unsweetened chocolate nuts raisins candied cherries pineapple shortening and yields about 42 patties baked eight minutes at a moderate oven.
A digest of radio offerings and schedules including Noble's Orch Promenade Forum Walta Favorites and Beatrice Marck list of programs and artists. Notable names include Gene Arnold Grandpa Burton Flying Time Tennis Resume and Amos n Andy with varied acts and orchestras.
Adele Garrison continues the tale with Adele and family at a farmhouse as tensions rise over a late arrival and a critical husband, while guardians of the house prepare for a potential intruder and recount nightly routines. Dicky and Lillian react with concern and support amid unfolding strain.
A guide to figure flattering dress for stout figures, stressing trim hips and a supple waist with girdles and exercises. Advice covers corsets, foundation garments, and routines to slim the silhouette, followed by news that Governor Martin L. Davey will use 20 Ohio radio stations in September and October to seek re election votes.
Soft shaded tulip motifs for pillow cases scarves and tea cloths offer varied color options. Contains four motifs 3 1 4 by 5 inches with material list illustrations of letters color suggestions and transfer pattern. Send 10 cents for pattern to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York.
The article describes new household papers including a transparent disc to cover jelly glasses moistened and pressed, replacing metal lids, paper liners for coffee percolators, sink strainers, and other paper products like cedar and featherweight forms.
Floor and table lamps in solid natural woods with brass copper and aluminum are newer than alabaster and pottery. They are displayed in both modern and colonial styles.
A decoded crossword style list presents terms linked to public official roles and geographic hints. The dense entries include references to Virginia willow, Russian emperors, taro root, spore plants, and various nouns such as lanterns, snakes, and unit measures, forming a mixed vocabulary puzzle.
The Athena theater schedules the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy Picadilly Jim for Tuesday and Wednesday, starring Robert Montgomery and Madge Evans. The Harry Rapf production directed by Robert Z Leonard features Bill Burke Frank Morgan Robert Benchley and others as a lively British humorist tale unfolds on screen.
Astrological reading cautions coolness and restraint amid powerful planetary influences. Birthday guidance foresees lively year with high energy, but warns against reckless attitudes and possible accidents or disasters. Notable nativity mentions Francis Bret Harte. Fort Worth Frontier Centennial reports include an Indian’s intoxication and a youth arrested for carrying dangerous weapons.
Olive Roberts Barton argues that mothers worry about summer illnesses like polio diphtheria and scarlet fever but emphasizes practical prevention. She urges sensible precautions rather than excessive worry and reviews simple health measures to protect families.
Two apron designs from pattern 4067 are advertised with sizes small to large and fabric estimates. A health column urges frequent hand washing, cautious contact with others during illness, and cautious water use to prevent diseases like typhoid, especially for children and in late summer or fall, with advice on prevention and seeking medical care when needed.
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