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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
9
Dr. Royall S. Copeland argues proper nutrition builds brain power and school success. He cites Dr. Munroe's studies linking food quality to intelligence and recommends milk eggs fruits vegetables and balanced meals. Ice cream kept in moderation aids appetite development and energy for growth and play.
Two girls aged fifteen and sixteen seek guidance about eloping with two older boys. The reply warns elopement remains undignified even today and urges discussing the matter with parents and seeking their approval and consent before taking any step.
Gracie writes from a fashion shop setting about a long summer away, engagement news, and upcoming plans. She mentions a relocation of the shop, a line of necklaces from Wadame, and family visits while awaiting readers to pick a necklace gift for an aunt.
A column extols the porch as the essence of hospitality in sweltering days. It describes awninged, furnished porches extending a welcoming hand to visitors and contrasts homes with no porch to those with French doors opening onto tiled porticos.
The article portrays Dolly Madison, wife of James Madison, as a pivotal White House hostess shaping early national politics. It notes her Quaker upbringing, vivacity, social skill, and tact that helped ease Jefferson’s administration tensions and united political factions at social functions.
A guide to safer home cleaning outlines gloves long-handled tools and dusting aids to avoid wet hands. It favors mild soaps and ready milks of cleansers while warning against repeated use of lye borax ammonia and strong oxides.
The piece warns lunar aspects may not assist fairs without resolve and diligence. It flags obstacles and risk of fraud and slander in writings and contracts. Personal matters may please, birthdays demand patience, and a child should be bold yet honest while education aids practical experience.
Dolly Madison is portrayed as considerate and unpartisan, smoothing political friction and prioritizing James Madison’s peace. She dressed stylishly, enjoyed public races with him, and maintained tact, guiding receptions after Cabinet tensions, becoming a central figure in Washington before and after his presidency.
A humorous reminiscence describes twenty eight farmers wives touring Illinois and California by bus for a week long vacation. The piece notes loops in Chicago shops and a homecoming to find their husbands waiting, imagining future trips and the appeal of being away from chores and regular meals.
Helpful hints cover lemon juice for rhubarb and apples, how to use old cucumbers by stewing, and making hot or cold cucumber sauces. Directions include peeling cucumber, soaking, grating, draining pulp, mixing with grated onion, tarrawon vinegar, and adding whipped cream. Also notes on using cucumber peel to color hands and oiling rags to stain-prevent spitting kettles.
Max Trell tells a fable about Tinga Ling and Knart in a dreamlike garden where a magic white elephant ferries gold watermelons and precious seeds. A tale of ambition and miscommunication ends with a fall and a lost harvest.
Mary brings in damp parcels while Uncle Dicky and Harry Underwood arrive to discuss a mysterious hotel phone call. The couple share a tender moment before debating the notice and future plans as Jack Leslie is mentioned and the scene ends with a promise of continuation tomorrow.
A collage of classical quotes and maxims from Cicero to Tusser and Piliny on nature, secrets, fortune, pain, greatness, abundance, and memory. Each line reflects a terse moral or philosophical stance from ancient and early modern thinkers.
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