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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1933
Page
7
Sheila faces a career crossroads as she tours with a Broadway road company while Dick, a playwright, frets over her departure. He struggles with love, ambition, and finances as she signs a contract and prepares to travel, raising questions about their future together.
Olive Hoskins becomes the United States Army’s only woman warrant officer after sailing from New York for Philippines duty. The article contrasts her military career since 1907 with Sheila’s exhausting stage rehearsals, late hours, and a strained romance with Dick as they face a long night of hard work and implied dinner plans.
A discussion of sun tanning trends and beauty routines. It promotes artificial tans using oils and lamps, urging careful application to avoid wrinkles and uneven color. Readers are advised to match shade with gowns and protect eyes with dark glasses while maintaining facial oils nightly.
Pattern 2497 offers a spring frock in sizes 36 to 46 with detailed instructions and fabric needs. The Athens Messenger advertises 15 cents for pattern and catalog, plus a 25 cent bundle. The Ohio and Majestic Theaters showcase films starring Herbert Marshall Ed Wynn Sally Eilers and more with reviews and show openings.
The text describes a planetary configuration bringing a happy aspect with Luna and favorable conditions for endeavors and study. It suggests enhanced faculties and energy, support from authorities, and lucky impulses for new adventures and projects. A versatile, ambitious child may attain a good place in life and happiness.
Advertises needlework quilt designs with ready cut print parts to sew into full sized tops. Lists several pattern numbers like Rose Point and Flower Garden with block counts and quilt sizes, and notes 1 cent individual patterns. Mail order to Aunt Martha, Athens Messenger box 5112 Gateway Station, Kansas City, Missouri.
A character pleads with Sheila to abandon a dangerous road plan and remain in place. The line hints at a dramatic continuation to come.
The article discusses evening gown sleeves and daytime wear, warning against overly decorative sleeves while noting long straight sleeves as chic. It mentions coat sleeves for afternoon dress, then shifts to a fashion leaflet offer from The Athens Messenger, plus remarks on gender roles in couture houses and notable figures like Jeanne Lanvin and Jean Patou.
Flapper Fanny observes that most people head south in winter to stay in the swim, noting fashionable escapes and social habits of the season.
An advertisement touts Allenru a scientific prescription claimed to quickly relieve rheumatic pain within 48 hours. It promises to remove uric acid deposits from joints muscles and blood and offers a money back guarantee if not as stated. Available at Quick's Cut Rate Store or any druggist.
An old cough emulsion promises instant relief with a money back guarantee if the cough returns. The ad claims quick action, no stomach upset, and that half a bottle enough to end the cough, available at Quick's Cut Rate Store and other druggists.
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