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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1925

Page

7

Otter Family Teaches Young Ones To Swim

Dicky and Happy Giggles meet Billy Otter who introduces them to Mama Otter and shows how otters teach their youngsters to swim. The scene unfolds beside a pond in Make-believe Land with playful chatter about webbed feet and good swimming and fishing.

Icy Dicky Make-blieveland Mr. Otter Billy Krie King Otter Mamga Otter Tint Billy Otter Happy Giggs Mamma Otter Jug Happy Giggles Newspaper Feature Service, Inc

Wise maxims and a hotel night with Lilian

An unidentified narrator sits with Lillian and Marion at a hotel suite. Lillian manages rooms and trunks while planning to learn more about a mysterious waif brought from the train. Marion enjoys hotel life as Lillian braces for a confidential briefing on the girl.

Lillian Marion Mrs. Underwood Auntie Madge

Eskimo Life on King Island Revealed in Simple Igloos

A descriptive piece paints Eskimo life on King Island off the Asiatic coast. Families share a single igloo with a floor bed and reindeer robe cover, worship warmth, and eat raw seal meat by lamp light. They see game spirits and drink fresh water for luck in future hunts, valuing honesty highly.

King Island

Health article on sclerosis and brain nerve function

The piece explains sclerosis as swelling of neuroglia that crowd and stiffen brain cells, causing roughened nerves and varied symptoms. It notes the disease is slow to develop, not inherited, and emphasizes knowledge and healthy living to prevent illness.

Question and Answers on Facial Spots and Eye Conditions

Reader questions cover brown facial spots liver related concerns hair growth on the face and eye corner inflammation. Dr. Copeland provides general hygiene guidance and cautions seeking prescription advice, noting articles may not publish sensitive medical details.

Odd Facts About Mice And Sugar Wonder

Naturalists note that a typical mouse covers about ten miles of running each day while a single lump of sugar holds the sweetness of roughly two feet of sugar cane.

A Skin Food Guide for Beauty and Skin Care

A discussion on daily skin care and a nourishing skin food routine. It covers timing for use after twenty five, a home test to assess need, and a recipe using white wax lanolin coconut oil almond oil and benzoin with orange flower water. It also suggests coconut oil as a simpler alternative and advises gradual use based on skin response.

Home Kitchen Dishes For The Small Family

A compact guide from Jeannette Young Norton outlines traditional home recipes scaled for four. Featured are Codfish Soup with white fish and pork fat, Game Sausage from partridge or quail, New England Boiled Dinner with corned beef and vegetables, Colonial Chicken Pie with pastry crust, and Pepper Pot using tripe and veal in a hearty stew.

New England

Advice to Girls and One Ear Annie Laurie Column

A teen asks how to win a indifferent suitor and cope with unhappy marriage outcomes. Annie Laurie counsels preserving pride, avoiding betrayals, and considering new friendships. A nineteen year old seeks guidance on dating etiquette and communication after a dance meeting.

American Lass Encouraged to Hold Firm in Love

The speaker urges the American lass to keep faith with her high ideals in romance. She notes many young men may share her sentiments but may not stand out yet. She promises that, sooner or later, she will meet someone whose standards match her own.

Letter Writer Praises Youth Stance Against Petting

A reader commends Carmen's letter and the responses from Midnight and Stokley for upholding high ideals of American youth. The writer expresses relief that not all young men endorse petting and asks how to identify such conduct.

Annie Laurie Carmen Midnight Stokley

Is It Proper For A Girl To Invite A Man

A fashion of social etiquette affirms inviting a man to a party is proper even if they have not dated. Brief street chats are acceptable but lingering is discouraged, and exchanging photos should be avoided unless engagement is in place to prevent embarrassment.

Cogeland Woit Copela Royal Copeland Annie Laurie Betty Etty Londe

Letters to Auntie Laurie Invite Female Readers

Auntie Laurie invites young women to send letters on feminine topics and receive replies in these columns. Address letters to Miss Laurie care of this office for publication and response.

Laurie Miss Laurie

Horoscope Forecast for Lovers and Labor

A day of lively developments may unfold on lunar and mutual figures with possible complications and harassing situations. Business affairs show favorable aspects for new contracts though setbacks or postponements are possible. Health may delay matters. be cautious in employment and home life. Those born today reach a lively year with some hardships, a popular clever child implied.

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