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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
13
A tale of Mary, a mining-town widow, her two grown children, and the cruel grip of jealousy. The piece shears social roles in a family where the daughter-in-law resents Mary’s closeness to Johnny, while Mary’s son and late husband’s memory linger in quiet sorrow.
Fashion notes fur coats remain essential with plain and tailored styles. Wealthy past days faded as hoop skirts depart. raccoon muskrat and sealskin stay popular. Two models show natural brown ermine with sable trim and a caracal blend with border and sleeve highlights.
A home guide to cheaper vegetable dishes complements main courses. Instructions include dried Lima Beans with butter sugar salt pepper and vinegar baked with tomato rub, parsnips in fritter batter, and cabbage with ham broth and garlic vinegar. Also covered are potato balls with cream sauce, carrots in lemon cream, and baked squash pudding.
A reader writes of loving a married man with three children and continuing contact after learning the truth. The adviser calls the feeling a silly infatuation, condemns calling the husband, and urges the girl to stop the relationship. The exchange emphasizes ending the affair and recognizing the error.
Annie Laurie asks for gift advice for a fifteenth wedding anniversary. The anxious NXIOUS notes the theme is crystal wed ding and suggests cut glass glassware or a console mirror as fitting presents.
A home made facial bleaching method using fuller's earth and peroxide is described. The routine covers preparation, cleansing, application to face and neck, eye protection, mask options, and postcare with cleansing cream and moisturizers to prevent excessive drying and shrink pores.
The article reviews the tale of Samson and Delilah as a poignant, tragedy filled romance. It outlines Samson's Nazarite vow, marriage to a Philistine, feats against a lion and foxes, betrayal by Delilah, strength lost through hair cutting, imprisonment, and the temple collapse at Dagon’s festival, leaving a fatal impact on many.
The Stars Say forecast notes Venus ruling the day bringing focus to social home life and feminine interests. Financial outlook is weak with potential extravagance or risk though a beneficial journey or change may occur. A child born under this sign may be popular and skilled in the arts.
A compilation shows a 104 year old Lithuanian emigrant arriving in New York, a London apple engraved with “I love you Rosetta” from an Italian hawker, and a pin written billet-doux. It notes milk preservation by Danish farmers, oil wells in California depths, ancient pea seeds in Egypt, hand made Persian carpets, and shifting dairy per capita consumption since 1913.
Medical column by Roy S Copeland outlines catarrh as the leading cause of deafness, tracing origins from nasal passages to the ear. He links poor teeth gums digestion and general health to heightened susceptibility and urges medical examination for symptoms including nasal discharge throat drainage and ear noises.
Madge, Lillian, and Samuel Brixton clash over authority as Brixton proposes a separation plan to isolate Lillian. Madge reads a peculiar receipt that may release Marion and Lillian from Brixton in past and future claims, hinting at deeper dealings in 1923 society.
In a 1928 tale by Max Trell, Knarf and his shadow-friends follow children to an ice cream shop. Knarf greedily tastes each plate, slides into a straw, and is swallowed by a soda glass, ending up lifted by a clerk and rejected by the others.
A collage of aphorisms from Euripides Plautus and Cervantes on virtue wisdom modesty and frugality. The quotes urge women solidarity, personal experience for insight, lawful faith, a vigorous mind, frugality in big matters and generosity in small ones.
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