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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
23
In New York a trio of women discuss Steven Barclay and his flowers, revealing rumors of two marriages and a Mexican divorce. Ellen defends Barclay while Myra and Molly weigh motives, then Ellen admits plans with Dreamland and a budding romance. Emotions flare, then forgiveness and sisterly reconciliation follow.
The ad promotes Pattern 2281 for sizes 36 to 46 with yardage needs and a 15 cent pattern price. It also advertises a spring fashion catalog by Anne Adams, featuring adult and children styles, available for 15 cents or 25 cents with your pattern order. The narrative includes a stray fiction excerpt about family strife and a cliffhanger.
A boy repeats a question about the word minate and speculates it may refer to something cheaper than day rates. The line hints at a dialogue about pricing or terms using a nonstandard or unfamiliar word.
Ellen Rossiter a Barclay's salesgirl lives with her mother Molly sister Myra and new brother Mike. She wants a job at Dreamland but needs an evening dress. Barclay offers a dress she declines then borrows a white dress. At Dreamland she meets artist Larry Harrowgate and agrees to tea. Her mother dreams of winning Barclay. Flowers arrive the next day but from Barclay not Larry.
A New French process makes MELLO GLO Face Powder spread smoothly and stay on longer. It claims to prevent large pores and hide tiny lines and wrinkles for a youthful complexion. Advert says suits every complexion and promises no shiny noses. D Zenner Co. ad.
An antique text fragment describes Grew as ambassador to Turkey since 1987 with years in capitals and the State Department. It references roles such as undersecretary of state and chairman of the Foreign Service Personnel Board and a test question about nitrate given to a candidate.
The piece traces how Mrs Joseph Clark Grew and her husband, named ambassador to Japan by President Hoover, link modern American diplomacy to a century of family history. It notes Grew’s colorful career, Harvard education, and early travels ending in China with tiger stalking and fever recovery aided by an American consul.
A older home economics style guide explains methods to improve texture for children, noting lumpy oatmeal turns kids away. Techniques include whipping cereals with egg beater, adding butter and milk, using cream, or dusting with honey, marshmallows, or whipped cream.
Thousands suffer bad breath but find relief with Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The vegetable tablets gently stimulate bowels and liver to clear blood and purify the system, avoiding calomel’s side effects. Discovered by Dr. F M Edwards after 20 years in practice. Uc 30c 60c. Adv.
The lunar transits for Friday February 12 indicate stagnant conditions with obstacles to overcome by patience and hard work. Expect annoyances over lands or real property, yet promises of social and romantic gratification offset the setbacks. A notable nativity is Abraham Lincoln, emancipator and President of the U S.
reminiscences describe the Gay Nineties bathing costume with long bloomers stockings and high necks while critiquing past fashion bits like whalebone collars and heavy garments. The piece mocks today’s restrictions and urges appreciation of present attire.
In Millersburg a 42 year old woman, Mrs Rowe, living with her husband of two years, says she wants 25 total children though she has 24 with nine surviving. The article notes two marriages among the children and lists families in Canton Beach City and Indiana with several offspring.
Royal 8 Copeland outlines how adenoids and diseased tonsils impair normal growth via nasal obstruction and infection. He stresses early surgical removal when symptoms are urgent, links to breathing problems, night terrors, and potential for serious disease, urging medical evaluation and treatment.
In a tense kitchen confrontation, a bound prisoner threatens Madge and is thwarted by Katie’s sudden intervention. The rescue leads to repairs and reassurances as Lee Chow, Hugh Grantland, and others secure the scene and tend to injuries.
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