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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1921
Page
9
Dicky questions Lil’s intent toward Harry or Savarin as we ride to meet Robert Savarin. He praises Savarin’s genius and predicts fireworks if the marriage goes ahead, while I doubt the idea and recall Lil’s past with Savarin.
The piece explains Algeria's geography from the Saharan south to Mediterranean basins. It describes oases, irrigation limits, and daily life in oasis society, noting how carpets appear when visitors sit and the customary removal of shoes before stepping onto a rug. It highlights a chief’s house, gardens, coffee, and rug bearing as symbols of hospitality.
Clara Morris writes about recovering from grippe as Mama X debates leaving a wee baby home alone for hours. The family, one hour and a half from the city, faces a four year old’s first evening party called a dancy party. Mother Careys Chicken arrives uninvited rattling the family as Papa contemplates care for Junior.
A visiting neighbor uses charm to press an offer of help and gifts on the X family for little May. She obtains slippers and arranges a surprise party, prompting questions of motive and the nature of kindness in a tale of social tact and restraint.
Lucrezia Bori explains affordable home beauty aids and baths for women. The article covers cold plunges, lukewarm sponge baths, and post-bath rubbing, plus recipes for a bath sachet and a rosewater glycerin lotion. It advises pure soaps, softening hard water with borax, and letting mixtures rest before use.
A health column urges regular child weighing in schools with scales and a measuring rod. It advises parents to use weight progress to guide diet and exercise, noting steady gain between ages 6 and 12, with attention to diet, meals, milk, and regular sleep. It also suggests eye and stomach health checks and asks readers to send questions to Dr. Copeland.
Answers to health questions including advice for a minor cheek blemish dizziness stomach pains after meals and a nine year old sister experiencing occasional breathlessness. The inquiry requests guidance alongside a stamped self addressed envelope.
The forecast says business changes or travel may occur with care and honesty is advised. Social matters look favorable for harmony and growth. Venus influences suggest young people may court or marry, while birthdays should handle affairs quietly for success and popularity.
Instructional guide on using toast in many forms including milk toast anchovy toast cheese toast and French toast with variations for sippers squares and fritters. Highlights proper bread aging crust trimming and butter use plus basic sauces and garnishes from 1921.
A reader seeks guidance on choosing between a returning former sweetheart and a current suitor who shows consistent affection. The adviser counsels valuing a worthwhile friendship, avoiding exclusive devotion to an unreliable partner, and encourages socializing with others while awaiting a potential engagement. Letters for the column should be addressed to Miss Laurie.
The article describes stylish frocks for fashionable women, favoring lustrous fabrics over dull black. It highlights a model in black moire with a scalloped skirt, a straight bodice, and small puffed sleeves made from white net and lace to brighten the ensemble.
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