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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
7
An article shows practical apron designs for housekeepers to equip maids with stylish yet functional garments. It highlights a left sketch with a round collar yoke to prevent slipping straps and a thin white batiste material, and a right sketch featuring dotted net with matching collars cuffs and head bow.
A beauty column urges impartial care for the neck as part of daily grooming. It describes a bed-based neck lift exercise, steps to perform it daily, and suggests cold cream cleansing and cocoa butter to keep neck skin white and soft.
A narrator hides from a Chinese man named Lee Chow on an eastbound LI train and fears discovery. After reaching Marvin, he plans a cautious village exit with Katie and a breakfast run, while promising to aid Lillian with a covert project.
A column by Dr. Copeland discusses epilepsy as a nervous system disturbance with possible links to chronic intestinal issues and infections. It emphasizes identifying underlying causes, avoiding factors that lower resistance, and seeking thorough examinations for a potential cure, while noting many theories remain hypothetical.
David and the elfin Squeedee wander the forest and encounter Bobby Gray Fox and his mate Mama Gray Fox with their cubs. The fox family explains their life, the forest, and the need to feed and care for their young as David respects the dangers and humor of the encounter.
Winifred Black writes about Jimmie known as Jimmy who is tickled to death with happiness. The piece recalls a girl named Jimmie who as a child preferred dressing as a boy and was called Little Dimmie by family with father Big Limmie, a playful origin of the nickname.
A cheeky portrait of Jimmie who leaves a rich city brother’s big house after a failed marriage to return to life in a rural town. She brightens others with advice and help while living simply, cheerful and beloved by neighbors and friends.
The article describes Hindu beliefs about solar eclipses as divine punishment by the heavens. It portrays cleansing rites including fasting, pot destruction, purifying baths in sacred rivers, and almsgiving to beggars. Pilgrims flood rivers like the Ganges and Indus, with trains and busy street life surrounding the ritual bathing.
A reader asks how a girl should reveal love without the man knowing, whether being too nice matters, and if leaving a party with an escort is appropriate. Blondie says reveal if reciprocated, stay dignified if not. be courteous but not a doormat. leaving a party is improper and could spark gossip. Annie Laurie addresses a married woman asking if accepting a Christmas gift is wrong without husband approval. Maryland advises against accepting gifts from women friends unless husband approves. Annie Laurie invites readers to send inquiries for future columns.
A cooking note on old fashioned tarts Queen Cakes white Cake and Modern Marble Cake with step by step instructions. It details rich short crust for tarts lemon custard fillings meringue or jelly glaze and a variety of cakes including queen cakes white cake and marble cake with mixing times oven temps and decoration ideas.
The text notes goldfish left in a pond would revert to a dull brown shade and mentions large chalk subsoil areas under London like Wimbledon Common Hampstead and Crystal Palace where no digging would uncover water.
A disturbed state of affairs is foretold by planetary positions with major malefics in adverse aspects. Expect opposition, delays, disputes, and potential losses though diplomacy may aid finances. birthdays imply complications and anxieties. a pleasure loving child may need early discipline to avoid rash behavior.
A cryptic excerpt muses on pure reason versus intuition in perception and recreation. It warns that removing affection drains life and that excessive grief mocks the living, suggesting ignorance of ills can be more useful than knowledge.
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