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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1929

Page

9

Choosing a Summer Home in Winifred Black's Topic

The feature contrasts two summer home options a five room furnished house with garden and ocean view versus a four bath gentleman's estate with multiple rooms. The narrator dismisses the grand residence for a five room option with a patio valley view, seeking solitude from relatives and noisy guests while enjoying twilight whispers and country gossip.

Gtnd Ictor Valley View Ocean View Aunt Sue Susan Italy States

Sleeveless summer frocks headline Vera Winston feature

Fashion column promotes sleeveless sports frocks for warm weather wear. A white crepe dress with navy sailor collar and matching navy belt is shown as a two piece with a front button slab and a peplum flare. A navy and white cardigan completes the ensemble.

Summer with the nicest person you ever knew

A playful note praises reading classified ads for rentals and releases, claiming them as stimulating to the imagination in a 1929 feature service style.

Advice to Girls From Annie Laurt and The Three Chums

A serial reader Q and A on dating etiquette for girls and boys with guidance on kisses, visits, dates, arm holding, usher rules, inviting others, conversation leadership, car etiquette, and avoiding eavesdropping. The piece emphasizes politeness, parental boundaries, and listening as key virtues.

Annie Laurie

Stars Say for Wednesday June 19 by Genevieve Kemple

On this day expect conflicts and difficulty with some discord and duplicity. Guard finances against waste while pursuing friendships. News may reach of a friend's misfortune or illness. A child born this day may be industrious yet suffer in friendships due to craftiness and extravagance.

Prentice

Colorful Awning Fabrics Bring Style and Durability

A shift from sober neutrals to bright awning fabrics enhances homes and outdoor spaces. Printed and woven materials offer varied patterns and colors, with durable options for furniture, play areas, and porches, boosting both protection from elements and decorative appeal.

Odd Facts From History and Nature

The Devil’s Bible in Stockholm’s National Library is said to be the world’s largest with three foot high pages. The book, written in Bohemia around 1260, features hand illumination. The note also states the earth’s curvature is seven inches per mile and that female mosquitoes bite while males feed on plant juices.

National Stockholm Bohemia

Fame Making Helps to Eleanor Ross

A raid on the awning counter left wicker on the porch covered with bright awning cloth matching a swinging hammock. The new veranda suite looks good and ready to withstand hard wear.

Rome

Cape Spartel to Gibraltar a navigational journey

The piece describes a night voyage past Cape Spartel and into the Straits of Gibraltar. It covers landmarks Cape Trafalgar Tarifa and the Rock of Gibraltar, highlights the Pillars of Hercules, sea currents, and Gibraltar’s strategic role and melting pot character. The author promises a future continuation.

Atlantic Cape Spartel Moruce Straits of Gibraltar Morocco Gibraltar Furope Cape Trafalgar Spanien Lord Nelson Tarifa Rock of Gibraltar Mediterranean

Care and Diet Improve Bad Teeth Says Dr Copeland

Dr. Royall S Copeland argues good care and balanced diet prevent tooth decay and gum infections. He warns neglect leads to abscesses and pus affecting kidneys heart and other organs, urging personal hygiene and clean mouth to avoid cavities.

Copeland North America England

Knarf Guides Butterfly to Sweet Peas in Garden Tale

A butterfly asks for directions to sweet peas as five shadowy children named Flor Hanid Yam and Knarf advise routes through a garden. Knarf offers to guide by riding on the butterfly, leading through lilac, a white ivy rock, clover, daffodils, a cellar door, and a pear tree to a fence. The butterfly finds no peas there and learns a later patch exists beyond the meadow near geraniums.

Flor Hanid Yam Knarf Yash Keart Butters Fiy Knart

Love's Awakening in a Dame's Dinner Plan

In a staged social plot, Madge and Lillian plan a lavish dinner for Mary with Edith plotting rubies and flowers. The group coordinates color schemes, gowns, and candy favors while Dicky sources items. Watchful eyes, secret errands, and a hotel suite setup frame the intrigue as the plan unfolds.

Edith Fairfax Lillian Madge Lowat Edith Ede Mary

Winds and Waves Favor Navigators Sayings Compilation

A collection of maxims on wisdom and virtue, noting that advice is rarely welcomed and truth invites fear. It includes lines about applauding minds, old age virtue, and the side of navigators against winds and waves.

Gibben

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