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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
9
Ruth Millett argues that married women suffer when only interacting with other couples. A widow or divorcee can feel left out as friends’ lives stay in sets and homes. Single friends offer new interests, companionship, and a way to avoid a rigid housewife mold.
A guide on making grid dle cakes with cheese or date add-ins and other griddle foods. It covers batter proportions, cooking tips, and variations for rice griddlers toast and toasted sandwiches with emphasis on proper griddle heat and preventing sticking.
Washington report reveals Mrs. William Bankhead, wife of the House Speaker, painting with water colors and pastels after discovering her neglected paints. Encouraged by Christy, she even touched up the finished Christy portrait with lipstick, signaling newfound artistic confidence.
The Messenger letter from C. F. Hilt of Great Bend Meigs County asks Governor Bricker and Highway Director Beightler to remove Davey appointees on the state payroll. It cites county support for the Republican ticket, notes crossovers from Democrats, and calls for concrete efficiency and economy measures without targeting specific individuals.
In Pomeroy Washington State light snow traps trapper Baptiste Pete became trapped by a bear trap and endured five hours in sub zero weather before rescue. In Porterville California Stanley Carter, 38, jailed for six months, served 20 minutes at a road camp, advocating humane penalties.
In Lane Cove National Park Australia trees bear pears that look luscious but have the stem on the wrong end and are made of solid wood. They cannot be eaten and picking is forbidden.
New Orleans showed a slight improvement in 1938 per city health board statistics estimating a population of 523000. Death rate was 15.44 per thousand, down from 15.50 in 1937 and 17.31 in 1936.
The season brings soft pink facial mask pads in sealed glass tubes for easy travel use. Apply after cleansing, relax twenty minutes, then makeup in place without extra cream. Eye pads and a colorless eyelid stick finish the look. Eli Terry crafted early New England watches by hand and sold them on horseback.
Adele Garrison continues Madge Graham's saga as Philip Veritzen asks for a private interview with exiled Queen Olga at the Graham farm. Veritzen, a royal secret keeper from Transvania, seeks Madge's aid while Mary Veritzen's rehearsals spark tension at the farm siege. Veritzen promises one day of collaboration.
Ducks Unlimited announces 15,000 members across 88 states as it aims to restore U.S. duck shooting to prior levels. The 1938 Ducks Unlimited of Canada activities are estimated to have produced at least 1,500,000 ducks for wild fowlers in the United States.
Stratford skipper Captain William H. Rowland, who has dredged oysters for 53 years, reports no pearl found and doubts the common belief in pearls. In Melbourne Australia, after four days of racing, unclaimed totalizator dividends reach 36 648 dollars, reflecting a sportsmanlike crowd.
A discussion on greed in children, exploring why some are acquisitive and how parents should guide them. It argues selfishness is human, worsened by conscience, and suggests teaching self control, sharing, and kindness while valuing ambition as a social asset.
In Corwin Springs Montana an elk calf proves clever by reaching the dairy cow before the milker, leaving the milker to find the cow already milked. The scene occurs as winter here is unusually lean.
Pasadena resident William F. Merrell marks birthdays with achievements. On his 79th he painted a roof and on his 80th he announced he is rushing a book to completion.
An old advertisement extols S S S Tonic as a simple remedy to rebuild rich red blood, improve digestion, and renew health. It claims relief from worry and overwork, boosts appetite, and restores a wholesome complexion with a tonic available in two sizes at drugstores.
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