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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1924

Page

7

Noted goldfinch encounter in spring woods tale

Neve Harrison observes a gay little warbler and then a goldfinch who explains winter moulting and nest building. The bird describes its plumage change, winter behavior, and May through July nesting, and jokes about a brass cage for Mrs. Goldfinch as the hunter walks away with a pop gun.

Dicky Mr. Goldfinch Isy Prosht Newspaper Feature Service, Inc

Applique trimming brightens sports and evening wear

The article highlights appliques as effective trims on flannel sports frocks with bright cut out flowers. It spotlights two evening garments: a white chiffon dance frock with velvety poppies on a white girdle and a silver lame wrap with coral velvet flower appliques, collar, cuffs, and coral bead accessories.

Words of Wise Men and Missing Meaning

A fragmented collection of aphorisms and maxims on prudence, fortune, love, and faith. The passages mix reflections on wealth, navigation, patience, and self control with garbled phrases and odd word endings.

Cancer in Early Stages Often Curable Says Dr Copeland

Dr Roy S Copeland urges early cancer detection and treatment in a public health message. He notes rising recognition of cancer due to better diagnostics, stresses honesty with physicians, and advises prompt medical consultation for lumps, weight loss, or persistent symptoms to improve cure chances.

Tube silhouette health and exercise tips from Paris fashion

An old fashion feature explains the tube silhouette trend toward straight lines and slim hips. It promotes posture, specific leg and hip exercises, and cautions about drooping shoulders and overall carriage to achieve a pencil-like figure.

Paris Lven

Mother of Ninety who Raised Sixteen Children

Winifred Reeves, a ninety year old English mother, raised sixteen of her own children and nine adopted ones while working forty years making kettle holders. She lives frugally in Oxfordshire, cares for animals, reads Dickens, and inspires neighbors with her cheerful, diligent life despite poverty.

Oxfordshire England Ellen Reeves Abe Pig Oliver Twist Dickens Mrs. Reeves

Unusual Foreign Dishes For Meat Lovers

Recipes from The Home Kitchen present Deviled Steak Portuguese Tongue and Guinea Hen Novelette. Instructions cover marinating broiling boiling and baking methods with ingredients like olive oil garlic bay leaf worcestershire and curry powder for steak and a rich stock gravy for the hen. Also includes chicken with rice and pineapple and a pigeon pie with puff crust and brown flour butter paste.

Humble Neapolitan Tenor Turns Away Grand Opera

An itinerant singer near Vesuvius, living in a stone cottage by the railway, charms visitors with opera arias played on a hand organ. Despite offers from impresarios, he stays home pledging his modest life, music for his family, and to remain as long as Vesuvius does not drive him away.

Hose Vesuvius Caruso Naples Carblere Ernani

Diphtheria Immunity and Health Inquiries Answered

Readers’ questions on immunity to diphtheria show no one is fully immune after exposure. The Schick test is advised to gauge protection. A reader with persistent weakness should seek a full medical exam for diagnosis and treatment guidance. A twelve year old’s growth appears normal for age. no weight or height issues.

Schick Copeland Ali R. 8 Newspaper Feature Service, Inc

Family Decision Sparks Flight to France for Harrison Children

Harriet Braithwaite pleads for her nieces and nephews as Dr. Braithwaite plans a long WWI veteran respite. Their mother insists on retaining guardianship while agreeing to relocate the children to keep them safe from the Harrison gang and the looming danger. The plan hinges on a weekend steamer departure and a coordinated family effort to remove the kids.

Eivery Harriet Braithwaite Harriet Edwin William Richard Harrison France Dicky Struckt Braithwaite Uaj Lillian Sonething

Advice to Girls and Two Chums on Young Men and Conduct

A reader asks if teens should pursue two 21 year old suitors who neglect them. The reply urges choice in friendship, no forcing attentions, and suggests maintaining respect, using chaperons, and accepting parental invitations as proper.

Annie Laurie

Tomorrow's Horoscope Forecast by Genevieve Kemble

Forecasts indicate interesting planetary aspects bring unusual but harmless eccentricity. Those employed may see growth in business and finance while birthdays favor an active year and progress. A child born today shows cleverness, originality, and steady industrious potential.

Mutuak Uranus

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