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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix catalogs pet peeves across society from bores and tale-carriers to flirty married people and trouble hounds. She criticizes late arrivals, intrusive introductions, intrusive dinner politicking, drunk behavior, and insincere flattery, ending with a wry note that otherwise it is a grand old world.
A dated horoscopic briefing notes mixed influences from planetary aspects creating high initiative and enterprise with opportunities in writings publishing and promotion. It mentions birthdays bringing opportunities in publicity and a child described as adaptable cultured intellectual and industrious. A technical line on gear pressures references 400000 psi.
The article counsels women with oily skin to invest in lotions masks and greaseless creams to shrink pores and control oil. It advises against heavy creams for oily skin uses medicated astringent foundation and night cream and suggests cleansing with soap and water multiple times daily.
Radio listing for WLW CBS and related stations shows a Friday program with acts including Jack Armstrong Leddy Old Fashioned Girl Amos and Andy. The schedule includes various orchestras and entertainers such as Red Nichols, Lum and Aoner, Terry and Ted, and Harmony groups with multiple hotel and theater venues listed.
A vintage pattern advertisement describes a neatly cut slip with bodice lines meeting the waist for a flattering fit. It offers options like straight camisole or V-neck, claims an hour to sew, and lists fabric needs and sizes with a 15 cent pattern price and a spring fashion book offer.
Olive Roberts Barton relates Teddy who refuses to be called Jocko and defends himself against teasing at dinner. The Smiths intervene with a spanking to calm the scene, while Teddy’s pride prompts a defensive counterattack. The piece reflects how misunderstood children defend themselves.
Alan N. Jordan associate secretary of the Scioto Sandusky Conservancy District estimates floods in the Ohio Valley have claimed hundreds of lives and caused more than a million dollars in damage in the last year.
Adele Garrison scene of entangled loyalties among Madge Ruth Allen Hal Meredith and Jack Bickett as a farm marriage drama unfolds. A narrator pressures Madge to weigh loyalty to husband Jack against growing affection for Hal while promising discreet handling of their turmoil.
Knit a two piece suit with plain skirt and jacket and a loose basket weave yoke. Pattern 1156 includes sizes 16 to 18 and 38 to 40 with stitch illustrations and material needs. Send 10 cents for pattern and include name and address to Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept.
A 1900 Ulster County Gazette hoax tale circulates as collectors and libraries confront bogus first editions. The story notes a single genuine copy now housed in the Library of Congress and warns many reprints haunt families and newsrooms nationwide.
A historical report notes that in Arabia failure to bear a son could be cited as grounds for divorce. The article discusses family law and social implications within traditional Muslim societies.
In Tulsa Oklahoma women prisoners at the county jail strike over the jail menu demanding removal of baloney from meals. Spokeswoman Marie Kelley states the prisoners will not eat until the source of the controversy is addressed.
A suspenseful drama based on Two In The Dark features Walter Abel as a man who believes he has murdered four people and seeks proof of his innocence. Ma gor Grahame plays a showgirl aiding the search with Alan Hale as a police inspector and Wallace Ford as a reporter.
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