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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
9
In a 1925 Premier Syndicate piece, a wife laments seven moves in ten months under a domineering husband. Elsie advises feigning illness during packing days to curb the moving, and later suggests steps to win back driving rights to a car, noting practical limits for a mother of three.
A reader describes a long dining room with four windows and a end window. A carpenter built a corner closet with a bottom glassware compartment and top open shelves, painted soft gray with orange accents. The room features cream marquisette curtains, gray cretonne draperies, and a small gate leg table as serving furniture.
Mrs. Ticer eagerly recounts her lodger Talph Duckett, a mysterious boarder who hints at danger. A later dinner scene ends with a hidden stove pipe opening revealing another room, as the narrator weighs Steve’s true nature and possible blackmail.
Sojourning at home during summer inspires practical tips for lightening household tasks. The author suggests using glazed white cambric to cover lamps and silver, slipping wallpaper under glass tops, retiring lace bureau covers, and hemming linens with lightweight linen for neat, durable results.
A designer named Madame explains her gift for making clients look younger through wardrobe choices. She warns against overzealous youth styling and recounts fitting Miss Blake, a nearly thirty year old client, with a street costume.
A fashion conversation describes a dignified eighteen year old Miss Blake in a black flannel box coat and gray striped flannel skirt. Madame sketches a complete look with a felt hat a white tailored blouse and a black satin bow tie.
The horoscope warns that solar square Saturn may slow progress and bring misfortune, ill health, and difficult situations. Luna's favorable aspects with Sol Saturn and Jupiter lessen adversity, with employed individuals favored for recognition of effort. New ventures risk hazards. a birthday child should stay employed. self employment faces many obstacles.
Dear Annie Laurie advises a girl of eighteen who was left waiting after a date to avoid further contact until the young man explains his conduct. Sister Bugs counters that he should have called or written and urges the girl to cut off meetings until an apology is offered.
The article notes it is permissible to attend just the ceremony if you respond to the reception invite with regrets. If you go to the ceremony without your husband, ensure he also sends his regrets. Both options reflect proper form depending on attendance at the reception.
A puzzled reader seeks guidance after believing rumors about a young man she likes. The adviser urges an apology in a short note to rekindle the relationship. If he responds, use the note to renew the friendship. if not, refrain from further pursuit.
Annie Laurie invites young women readers to send letters about feminine topics and will reply through a column. Letters to Miss Laurie should be addressed to her care of this newspaper.
Dr Copeland and readers discuss prenatal health and postnatal support, urging moral living, nutritious care, skilled medical help, and public provision for expectant mothers and babies. The column highlights preventable birth injuries, alms houses as cautionary evidence, and the need for accessible advice and services.
A long discussion on the mezzotint process traces its invention to Prince Rupert and Ludwig von Siegen, with Vaillant and others cited. The tale covers early experiments, the iron roller with projecting points, and the spread of the technique to England during the Restoration.
A young girl named Betty dreams of a wash day escape and travels with a toy friend to meet Too-to-San in Japan. They explore a magical kitchen and learn from a motherly oracle about washing clothes before use. Betty awakens grateful for life in America, realizing her dream was a daydream.
This fragment reflects on perseverance and self-control, noting that true superiority lies in watching one’s heart when alone and resisting shame. It contrasts noble suffering with personal failings and cites ancient wisdom about virtue and resilience.
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