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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1926
Page
6
Dr Roy S Copeland urges 1927 be a year of good health urging self discipline in air, sleep, activity and diet. He frames health as a sacred temple and offers health Q A briefs on digestion, hair spots, thinning scalp, throat fullness and gas with instructions to send stamped envelopes for details.
A teen girl asks if she should keep correspondence with a boy a year older. The adviser urges talking with her mother and suggests letters may ease objections. The column warns early love can mislead and delays marriage for maturity. A second reader asks about eloping at under age. warned against marrying without parental consent and against rushing into marriage.
A guide praises a flat abdomen as a key beauty feature amid straight line frocks. It describes a breathing controlled abdominal exercise sequence, starting with ten contractions held through a breath and then relaxing, emphasizing slow progression and avoiding respiratory muscle engagement.
An article by Annette Bradshaw previews feathered evening frocks with ostrich plumes becoming central trims. It highlights green ostrich tiers, silver ribbon girdles, crystal bead accents, and home sewers choosing varied trims for a chic, professional look with pastel color ranges.
A reflective essay by Winifred Black links an old French ballad to a Paris case of murder for money and a broken mother’s heart. The piece contrasts public scenes of wealth and cold hostility with the tender power of maternal love, noting mothers’ support of errant sons in danger of punishment. Copyright 1926 Newspaper Feature Service.
In a tense family scene, Lillian considers accepting Dicky's invitation for the evening sacrificing dinner with the family. Dicky insists on a quick outing to Riverside and West End, while the narrator schemes to delay dinner and uncover Mary Harrison's odd behavior following a scare with her unlocked door. Katherine reports Mrs Baker leaving Mary's room, raising concern for Mary's wellbeing.
Tomorrow's horoscope predicts a prosperous social and artistic year with Venus and Jupiter in favorable aspect. Employment goes well. those born today may seek pleasure and romantic gains, while a child born now could have strong social traits and seek guidance from others in work.
A humorous column traces a lineage of anger from Aunt Min to Papa and beyond, linking temper to misdeeds from breaking screens to shooting, then shifts to a tale of Sorry Me and later a reader's engaged youth confiding to Elsie about a two year relationship and marriage plan.
A vintage Home-Making column by Wanda Barton offers a New Year dining plan with a five course menu and festive details plus a humorous hourglass dance ritual. The page also includes a personal advice note about a breakup and guidance on handling regret and reconnecting.
A cutlery firm made a pen knife with 1581 blades. A new judge must provide seven robes costing up to 2000 dollars. Peppermint is grown on a Reigate Surrey farm, yielding 125 dollars per acre last year. A gas flame is 3 percent efficient, electric arc glare at 10 percent, sunshine 35 percent visible light. A firefly’s internal glow contains no heat.
Peggy, visiting Florida, meets Squeedee the elf and Mr Alligator who explains how to tell an alligator from a crocodile by their water float and four bumps above the surface. The story ends as Peggy heads home to tell her mother about the encounter.
The article recalls the forty year friendship between Kitty Clive and Hannah Pritchard, praising their honest conduct and stage resilience. It highlights Pritchard’s rise from Rosalind to Lady Macbeth and Queen Katherine, her precise diction, and the acclaim of Garrick’s Macbeth after her retirement and death.
A compiled excerpt presents noble maxims from Ruskin Livy and Carlyle. It contrasts living boldly with daily risk, the rarity of true fear, and the idea that visible limits may still imply boundless possibility.
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