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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
7
In a fragment from a Good Stories tale Dicky chats with Mrs Crocodile behind cage wires. She explains croc hatchings and nest building while claiming few wild friends and a kind keeper. Dicky questions captivity as the keeper feeds the reptile with raw meat.
The article details formal dress creations featuring lace cape elements for evening wear. Rose butterfly taffeta gown showcases a wired full skirt, lattice beaded panels, Chantilly lace bodice, and cape draped silhouette. Left model in black meteor emphasizes slender line with a long train and front cire panel.
A discussion urges compulsory schooling and anchors it to dental health. It cites truant laws and links tooth decay to civilized life, noting skull studies from Britain. The piece contrasts low decay in ancient eras with high modern decay, urging prevention through hygiene.
Winifred Black writes on consciousness and the lure of freedom, contrasting drug exaltation with a quest to shed habit. She contrasts childlike joy, nature, and the urge to break routines, then shifts to dental health and the dangers of sugary foods and poor oral hygiene.
A practical guide to flaky crusts and baked pies with recipes for Currant and Green Grape Pie, Butterscotch Pie, Almond Layer Pie, and Sweet Potato Pie. Includes crust tips, pastry fats, and oven guidance for best texture and flavor.
In rural Japan many families plant a baby’s tree beside the home. The tree is watched over as the child grows, feared when sick, and celebrated when the child marries. At marriage the tree is cut for furniture, a lasting family heirloom.
Reader questions about baby clothing in hot weather and the safety of internal sulphur use for skin disease are answered. Advice notes avoid major diet or clothing changes in summer, and endorse cautious sulphur use with attention to constipation kidney function and overall health for underlying causes.
The article forecasts an irregular day due to Neptune Uranus and Mercury influences. It warns to avoid quarrels and sign papers carefully while birthdays may bring an interesting year demanding business sense and temper control. A conflict born today may have a notable career but could be harmed by sarcasm.
In an ice cream parlor Dicky plans to take a Grace Draper like Claire Foster to a private room. The narrator notes Pettit the physician’s unspoken attraction to Claire while Dicky recalls past summers and sketches a risky ruse to move the Draper affair forward. The plan ends with a sense of unresolved tension as Dicky muses about replacing one rival with another.
A domestic science piece urges gradual hip reduction through brief daily routines rather than dieting. It describes breathing coordination, leg lifts, and rubbings performed in a comfortable outfit, ideally outdoors, with progression to resistance and self-massage for a youthful silhouette.
A reader asks which of two pairs of young men to choose in love. Annie Laurie says true love would be clear, urges self knowledge, and suggests enjoying the companionship of many acquaintances while deliberating. Readers may mail inquiries for Miss Laurie’s guidance.
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