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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1923
Page
9
Lucrezia Bori explains that exercise, especially varied walking, can improve leg shape. For reducing large calves walk 3-4 miles at a moderate pace. to develop and tone, walk about a mile briskly with short, snappy steps.
The text urges brisk walking and stair or chair exercises to slim the figure. It notes modiste shop mannequins in various dresses, praises long silk gowns, and suggests lifting the heel high on stairs or a wooden kitchen chair to improve ankle shape and assist weight loss.
A tense breakfast scene unfolds as Adele Gaew plotting to depart with Claire Foster navigates a risky plan. The mysterious Don Ramon Almirez alias Harry Underwood joins the Barker household, watched by the narrator who senses danger yet feels oddly reassured by his vigilance.
A health column urges readers to heed early warning signs in the body and seek timely exams and treatment. It cites cancer, eye problems, kidney function, and dental issues as critical early indicators and stresses discipline and prompt care to avoid multiplying later troubles. It includes a Q and A section answering reader questions on child punishment and granulated eyelids.
A reader recalls dizziness and fright about eight to nine years ago after a street incident and asks for guidance on anxiety and avoidance of going outside alone or far from home. The letter outlines ongoing fear and request for medical or psychological insight.
Velvet gowns dominate the season with two models shown in ultra smart designs. One evening frock features a soft smoke-gray velvet with a V neck and green velvet lining on the cape. The other uses bottle-green velvet with thick tubular trimming.
Winifred Black notes a mother’s anxious letter about a daughter seeking attention through sensational dress and fashion, imitating magazine scandals, and pursuing a stage or musical career despite doubts about talent. The piece contrasts maternal fear with the girl’s hunger for notoriety and public talk.
A mother writes for advice on handling her daughter's growing self awareness and social vanity. The columnist urges patience, compares generations, and advises gentle guidance rather than harsh criticism, noting daughters are often sensitive and seek understanding as they mature.
A teen girl asks how to restore a long distance engagement with a older boyfriend who may date others. Annie Laurie counsels frank talk if trust falters, and suggests awaiting marriage commitment as proof of love. Other letters discuss unanswered notes, party invitations, and concerns about fidelity in young relationships.
Northwestern Australia draws explorers with potential wealth from natural resources. Stuart Cochran expedition earns praise for easing relations with natives who now meet whites on honest footing. Polygamy appears in local life with unusual age patterns among husbands and wives, signaling slow social change.
A mix of curious claims notes France’s large agricultural population, a six foot salamander found in a Tokio temple pond, and birds avoiding Lake Avernus due to polluted waters. It also asserts pigs prefer clean straw and baths and that young men marry older women because older men take first choice.
Rusty weather is the time to eat sausages and prepare made dishes. Sausage should be seasoned and formed into croquettes or rolled in crust with apple sauce, raisins, nuts, and curry. Bake casseroles with sausage meat, vegetables, and biscuits. serve with sauces and tomato dishes.
An important business day may not be predicted by planetary rulings and social and artistic matters may perplex. Under Venus, public amusements may annoy. Avoid risk, protect employment positions, and safeguard family affairs. Those with birthdays this day face anxieties unless prudent. a child born may be talented in music or art but need solid business education.
A muddy meadow fable tells of Hop-Toad visiting Croaker Green Frog at sunrise. Croaker refuses hospitality and mocks Hop-Toad, while Billy Mole lures Hop-Toad into a dungeon ambush to steal a pocketful of field eggs. Croaker later escapes, and Billy Mole seizes Hop-Toad’s eggs.
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