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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1931
Page
7
Article by Royal S. Copeland emphasizes proper nutrition for children, linking malnutrition to poor breakfast habits and stressing energy foods, rest, fresh air, and adequate meals. It urges mothers to provide balanced meals, emphasize milk, fruit juice, cereals, and proper portions to support growth and vitality.
The article guides early 1930s home furnishing choices from built in cabinets to dining room suites. It highlights walnut and mahogany options, Sheraton and Queen Anne styles, dinette sets, and seating like Windsor chairs. It notes Early American and Early English options, rug pairings, and how room size affects style decisions.
Warburton announces disaster relief loans for crop production needs. Applications will be processed as received at regional offices. Washington Loan Office serves Maryland Virginia West Virginia North Carolina and Ohio with drought impacted counties in southern Ohio listed by name.
The National Drought Relief Committee released a partial list of counties eligible for loans from 45 million dollars for emergency drought relief. Loans will be issued through regional offices in Grand Forks North Dakota St. Louis Missouri Memphis Tennessee and Washington DC. Counties for St. Louis and Washington were named today with Grand Forks and Memphis to be added later this week.
Five agents lured bootleggers to a parlor in St Paul Minnesota and arrested six men and one woman after tracing calls from a confiscated list. Authorities seized six gallons of liquor and six automobiles in the takedown.
Italian native troops seized the Et Teg oasis about 460 miles inland from Cyrenaica after a prolonged fight with Senussi rebels. The clash left about 100 rebel dead and four Italian soldiers killed with 16 wounded. Et Teg sits in the Oasis of Cutra where Italian forces push to restore control in the region.
Lillian presses for answers as a family mystery unfolds around a ceremonial lock box. The narrator recalls Marion’s secretive inheritance tied to Marion’s grandmother and hints at a buried, valuable secret.
A 1993 feature imagines Sir Arthur Conan Doyle relaying a posthumous interview via a medium. The piece jokes about Heaven’s menu, fashion, and newspapers, wondering if heaven will mirror earthly life and petty concerns. It playfully contrasts literary figures and modern media.
The Athens Messenger lists dressmaking patterns with sizes 14 to 46 and yardage details. It notes no experience needed, pattern price fifteen cents, and provides instructions and a winter fashion book. Orders go to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department, 242 West 17th Street, New York City.
The Stars Say notes routine trends with minor worries and possible changes or travel. It warns against careless signing of legal documents and potential fraud or misunderstanding, especially for those with January 28 birthdays. A child born that day may be restless, extravagant, and visionary rather than stable.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle prescription to regulate bowels. It claims complete natural bowel action for children within a week, with relief from feverishness biliousness headaches and improved digestion and energy for all ages. It notes a physician founder with many birth-case records and urges drugstore purchase of large bottles.
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