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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1930
Page
12
Advice by Roy S. Copeland on preventing contagious diseases through cleanliness, personal habits, and education. Emphasizes washing hands, keeping children home when sick, covering coughs, nose washing, and inoculations for scarlet fever and diphtheria. Urges public cooperation to blot out infection and protect future generations.
A wife recalls shaping a family quarrel between boys into a lesson on growth and reconciliation. Dicky presses for details and teases, then shifts to support, as she reveals Junior's maturation and Roderick's creative spark, with plans for a future solution. Continued tomorrow.
The planetary configurations for this day presage generally adverse conditions in business and personal contacts. Employment is hazardous and discord may arise across activities. A child born on this day may have an irascible temper requiring early discipline and self control.
A girl near thirteen asks about the propriety of walking home with a boy and about loving him. Annie Laurie advises prudent friendship, warns that puppy love passes, and urges focusing on growth, education, and future responsibilities.
The writer explains dating two men for about a year while everyone knew of it. One suitor grew tired of waiting and found someone else. The couple still talks, he continues to profess love, but avoids further outings. The other adviser urges a direct talk to clarify feelings and chances of reconciliation.
Bulbs such as jonquil and narcissus contain poison. London Post Office installs 1 100 telephones weekly. It is estimated 70 percent of industrial accidents could be avoided with safer factory practices. Charles Dickens is the era’s most popular author with 25 000 900 copies published. Lachen thrives on mountaintop heat and frost but shuns cities as smoke and foul air kill it at once.
Space constrained homes adopt multifunctional furniture to house books radios and office gear. Bookcases double as tables with hidden compartments while radios hide in mantels or shelves. Telephone tables keep directories accessible yet out of sight and the typewriter may swing away in a compact desk setup.
Home makers use desks with a large left side drawer that opens to reveal a compact typewriter at arm's reach. Portable models fit into deep desk drawers, keeping the machine tucked away like stationery when idle. Kitchenette furniture also adapts to dual use, forming a chapter in itself.
A vivid fashion feature from 1930 surveys Paris influenced styles for women. It highlights taffeta gowns with bows, fox collars, and decollete lines, plus versatile tennis outfits blending skirts and trousers. The piece notes modern mood, subtle color pairings, and the allure of the rustle of taffeta as women seek elegant sport wear.
Useful advice covers mildew removal from linen with dampened marks soap and chalk, boosting whiteness. Boiling fish benefits from a few vinegar drops to keep the flesh white and firm. Paraffin cleans greasy hands before washing with soap and water.
In the beauty industry rapid advances aim to improve products and methods for cultivating beauty. Manufacturers now involve doctors and scientists after consumer feedback led to varied cleansing creams for different skin types. The piece urges readers to research thoroughly before buying as scientific experiments yield truly valuable preparations.
In a dreamlike story, five shadow-children follow Ting-a-Ling to a tea-time factory hidden beyond a garden. Chimneys shaped like crullers serve as shortcuts for Chinamen entering from above while doors stay open. Five o’clock marks teatime, not quitting time, inside this strange place.
A fashion model recalls a pleasant lunch with Mrs Gray a longtime neighbor who, with her husband, will stay in town a week. They plan dinner and theater just after they invite Billy to join. She plans to wear a new marine blue satin frack for the evening.
A compact collection of classical maxims from Emerson Carlyle Terence Cicero Shelley Jerrold La Rochefoucauld Beneca and Cicero. The aphorisms touch on history science thought chance generosity memory judgment and ambition.
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