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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1927

Page

6

Home Again from Foreign Shores of Wonders and Delights

Woman recalls travel through Switzerland England Ireland and Italy with vivid scenes yet longs for home. She yearns for American comforts a sympathetic hotel staff and the familiar rhythm of U.S. life after wandering the old world.

Switzerland England Germany Holland Italy Ireland Scotland Venice Florence Rome Naples Goddess of Liberty Dearie Army of Occupation

New Bathing Suits for Smart Resorts

Fashion notes preview resort wear with silk frock-like bathing costumes. Designers emphasize harmony in lines, short tunics over knickers, and green ribbon accents. Black satin suits feature fringe edging and a white seagull appliqué, while sea bird motifs dominate decorative prints. Cotton coolie coats return for practicality and style at beaches.

Tomorrow's Horoscope Forecasting Active Day and Shifts

The reading notes a lively day with strong Mercury Luna aspects and Uranus opposition. Expect possible upheaval or travel, but favorable for new contracts, writing, and publicity. A birthday child may have a versatile, restless year with possible success in literature or trade.

Mercury Luna Neptune Uranus

Home Making Lights by Wanda Barton

Lighting a house has become an art with wiring planned at construction. For convenience many outlets and switch placements save later costs, including kitchen duplexes, cellar lights, stair illumination, and porch fixtures. Emergency lighting can be integrated early to avoid higher future costs.

Everybody's Doing It by Lucrezia Beri Exercise Guide

This passage describes a siting of the exercise routine Everybody's Doing It by Lucrezia Beri. It outlines stance, foot placement, and a sequence called Turkey Walk with movements to strengthen thighs legs and feet and improve balance.

Lucrezia Beri

Human body as a machine and health advice

Royal S. Copeland argues movement powers life and health linking bones joints muscles and nerves. He urges regular exercise fresh air sunlight and proper diet, then answers reader questions on weight hair removal sleep disorder tonsil issues colds pimples and general treatment with professional guidance.

Royal S. Copeland United States New York New York City

Quicksands of Love Sequel Unfolds in Adele Garrison Tale

The serialized fiction continues with Adele Garrison’s tale where Auntie Madge reassures Mary Harrison in bed while Lillian’s schemes and cryptic actions unsettle the scene. Interwoven are odd notes about radio signals, ants, and Big Bertha shells, as the narrator navigates tension and hunger for reassurance and a Welsh rarebit snack.

Who Brought Baby? Inquiries From Curious Children

A humorous exploration of how children ask where babies come from and the differing beliefs of mothers grandmothers and other adults. The piece contrasts traditional views with modern attitudes and hints that mothers today are better equipped to answer biology questions.

Gramma Elsie Marlowe

Advice to Girls By Annie Laurie 1927 column insight

A vintage column discusses teen romance hints from Annie Laurie, advising that a partner will reveal his feelings when ready and that giving a birthday book gift is appropriate. It also covers parental honesty with children about sexuality, urging direct, age-appropriate answers and avoiding graphic detail.

Annie Laurie

Annie Laurie Advice on Gaining a Suitor

Annie Laurie counsels plainness and low self regard may not hinder love. A woman should ignore imagined flaws and focus on natural charm, amiable conversation, and being companionable to attract a true interest. Readers may send questions to the newspaper for responses.

Annie Laurie

Seen on 5th Ave Chiffon Frocks For Holiday Wear

Fifth avenue shops feature chiffon dance frocks for holiday festivities with shoulder or waist emphasis and matching raquettes. French blue flat crepe dresses for day wear show straight lines while gray and beige shoes appeal for spring. Red dominates evening attire at the opera with a gray wool jersey riding costume and plaid breeches offering a novelty look.

Fifth Avenue

The Life of Mrs. Jordan A Mysterious Stage Icon

Dorothy Jordan, famed actress nicknamed Miss Francis, rose from Irish provincial stages to London stardom under Tate Wilkinson. She and the Duke of Clarence shared a long common law marriage, producing ten children. A mysterious letter ended their union, and she spent her final days in France in melancholy before her death.

Dorothy Jordan Captain Brand Dorothy Ireland One Daly Miss Francis Francis Hazlitt Tate Wilkinson York Jordan Wilkinson Mrs. Jordan London Peggy Duke of Clarence William IV

Good-Night Stories Introduces Grizzly Bear at Zoo

David meets a newcomer, Mr Grizzly Bear, at the zoo. Squeedee arranges the introduction and shares the bear’s tale of capture, travel from Far West, and arrival at the zoo. The scene ends with David heading to school after gifting candy to the bear.

David ZOO Mr. Grizzly Jar Squeedee Mr. Grizzly Bear Grizzly Grizzly Bear Welmother Mother Bowie Moma Tere Zoo Mr. Grizzly Davis Newspger Jerice

Words of the Wise and Voices From the Past

A fragmentary collage of quotations and misreadings featuring statements attributed to Mme de Stael Disraeli and others. The garbled text blends musings on reputation Calamity and virtue with broken phrases and stray names.

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Winifred Black Europe America Augustine Newspaper Feature Service, Inc Annette Bradshaw A Bradshaw By Genevieve Kemble Wanda Barton Premier Syndicate. Inc Quicksands of Adele Garrison Mary Mary Harrison Lillian Dicky Madge Plaster of Park Coventry Disko Troop Kipling Elsie A. M Premier Syndicate, Inc 5Th Ave Miss Shopper Red Anne Chaplain Blanche Liv Mr. Grizzly Bea Words of D True Hudstons Beaynont and Fletcher Madame de Stael Claudianus Disraeli Tuin Pornance L Cratiw Madame Necker
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