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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1934
Page
9
Dorothy Dix analyzes the social dynamics of married men keeping their wives despite affairs. She argues men treat marriage as a side issue, aided by business alibis and alimony fears, while a wife’s sustaining role rests in homekeeping and provision. She warns young women against pursuing husbands already tied to others.
A vintage ad touts rapid fat loss claims with rebuked tone toward sluggishness touting 20 pounds shed in four weeks. It promises a shapely figure and renewed vigor from a daily half teaspoon of salts and a KRUSCHEN product from Cline's Pharmacy Co Cut Rate Store. It guarantees satisfaction or money back.
A fragmented word puzzle referencing sculptor Rote and a set of numbered clues appears in the page. It lists items such as Paradise Meadow Curse and items tied to statues, lace making, and relics, interwoven with terms like dock inlet and cotton gin. The column hints at biographical or artistic motifs through cryptic crosswords.
The discarded wife of Napoleon, Empress Josephine, rose to romance and influence after divorce. Born 1763 on Martinique, she married Beauharnais, then aided Napoleon’s rise, bore no heir, and stayed loyal after the split. Her legacy includes Malmaison, titles, and a lasting aura in art and history.
Gypsy Morell and Tom Weaver marry on the same day as Lila Hotaling and Derek Bliss while Lila’s social wedding contrasts with Gypsy’s simple ceremony. Gypsy faces jealousy as Vera Gray pursues Tom and Lila plans divorce from Derek. Gypsy’s father is badly injured, and Sue confesses to Hunter Gibson’s interest in Gypsy.
Tom Weaver feels the tension ease with Gypsy in the house yet Vera keeps near, using flattery and close lunches to pull strings. He suspects Vera wants to mend or seize power, while Gypsy stays absorbed in other concerns and offers quiet support.
Advertisement for Anne Adams pattern 1625 offering a cotton frock with front and back yokes and semi belt waist. Sizes 14 to 44. yardage 36 inch fabric varies by size. Price fifteen cents for pattern, book and pattern twenty five cents. Orders to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department New York City.
A mother recalls her sons Junior and Rod erick fooling Aunt Lilian with a bungalow light prank. The boys describe their self made alarm clocks and stealth exit as they hid until Hank and Bill left, revealing their cautious bravery and fear of the unknown.
The piece advises properly shaded lamps to reduce eye strain and improve light distribution. Reading lamps should have bases wider than the top to spread light wide, while general lighting uses indirect shading. Upright bulbs can be shaded to throw light upward, and hanging bulbs benefit from deep narrow shades to keep glare away.
Dr. Stanley B Matthewson estate director of national re employment will speak before the biological discussion group of Ohio University next Wednesday night Feb 21 in Fine Arts Auditorium at 7 o'clock. He will discuss re employment problems in Ohio and across the nation including college graduate employment death rates in periods of prosperity and depression and the decrease of divorces in times of low mood. He has already spoken at Antioch College and this open meeting invites local re employment and CWA staff. Dr Matthewson is author of Restriction of Output Among Unorganized Workers and co author of a book on personnel management.
The piece flags a day of commotion and potential travel under strong planetary influence. It notes employment favorable but urges discretion amid extraordinary changes and possible excitement or annoyance for those born on the day. Henry Watterson is cited as a notable nativity.
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