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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1922
Page
5
A reflective poem where the speaker abandons a frivolous butterfly dress for a plainer costume. The shift signals a deeper bond between the spirit and the heart during the Lenten season and inner transformation.
The piece argues daily full-body bathing signals civilization, links dental health to heart disease and rheumatism, and warns against attractive but nutrient-poor foods. It stresses balanced meals, proper chewing, water use, and careful mid day meals for overall health.
Dotty meets a tiny elfin Geckoes from Joyland who explains lizard family ties and upside down climbing. He reassures Dotty and Squeedee that the creature helps by eating flies, keeping the aunt’s walls pest free before disappearing to resume nightwatching.
In a tense domestic scene, a quarrel erupts as Dicky and the narrator argue over a journey to fetch Katie. An angry dismissal gives way to a loving ploy when she fakes a glove emergency to reinsert herself beside him and end the rift.
Reader inquiries cover tooth cleaning with salt versus paste, castile soap as a shampoo, graying hair in a ten year old, and remedies for granular eyelids. Dr Copeland notes salt is not harmful but recommends a prepared paste or powder, and gray hair cannot be prevented. yellow oxide of zinc may be used for eyelids.
Beautician Lucrezia Bor advises women on treating dandruff and oily scalp. She explains the condition harms hair and can cause baldness, then offers a home treatment with a beta napthol compound and resorcinol lotion, plus an oily scalp remedy with sulfur camphorated alcohol and glyceryl. Regular cleansing and scalp care are emphasized for glossy hair.
A reflective essay contrasts fashion cycles with the economy and society. It wryly notes how short skirts raise silk prices and stockings, while gloves and wool rise with demand, then pivots to social reform debates and the incongruity between luxurious desires and everyday life. The author laments modern balance sheets and questions what remains meaningful when fashion dictates choices.
A 24 year old wife writes about loyalty to her husband while a longtime friend sends affections and threats. The counselor urges her to ignore the other suitor, avoid jealousy, and reaffirm commitment, noting the husband’s prior marriage and the need to end contact with the admirer.
America’s meals spark curiosity across North America as travel writers note Brazil’s diverse inhabitants and markets. The piece contrasts Brazilian cuisine with Portuguese and Spanish influences, describing markets, coffee houses, milk shops, and sweets like dulce de leche, with colorful notes on local coffee and dining customs.
The column blends a cautionary horoscope warning about troublesome celestial conditions with playful notes on lobster migration and a Argentine dish recipe. It describes a cautious year for birthdays, quiet behavior, and restrained ventures, followed by culinary steps for puchero and marinated pork with lobster meat and French dressing.
A smart season frock features flat front and back silhouettes with dropped shoulders and zigzag blue and red thread edging. Gold braid outlines the seam and sleeve slits, complementing floral front decorations and Persian tone in neck and seam lines.
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