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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1932
Page
7
Cherry Dixon, a young heiress marry journalist Dan Philleys under Leap Year rules. A mother’s secret gifting of $500 tests Cherry’s loyalty as she grapples with pride, poverty fears, and a fatal hospital scene prompting reflections on need versus duty.
Winifred Black quotes a Pacific Coast banker who served time and now enjoys prison society. The banker recalls pardon talks and asks about his former cellmates with sly curiosity. He wonders whether burglars, sneak thieves, or bigamists were the most interesting company.
A woman recalls meeting a man who confessed to nightly thoughts of killing his wife by poison or drowning. He later lamented a career change from promising criminal to devoted husband, prompting reflections on uneasy friendships with burglars and murderers.
In Sackettsville, Ronald opens a room to reveal Harry Underwood and Sam Brixton beside each other as Helena and Lillian react to a photographed ransom note. The Brixtons debate paying one hundred thousand dollars while fear, familial panic, and harsh realities of wealth weigh on the group.
Adele Garrison portrays a tense family scene as dialogue unfolds over a photographed note. Sam Brixton’s reaction and the father’s wary questions about a demanding sum reveal strained loyalties and hidden pressures within the Brixton household.
Medical note by Roy S Copeland M D outlines arteriosclerosis causes risks and types. It links overstrain and overexercise to arterial hardening and recommends rest a simple diet avoiding heavy meals salt and spices, plus sunlight and outdoor activity for patients with arteriosclerosis.
A guest notes cream elevates mushrooms, carrots, potatoes, onions, and leftovers. Sweet cream added to mushrooms in butter boosts flavor. warmed dairy improves gravies, stuffing, and sauces. Sour cream mixed with chili, lemon, and fruit juice enriches dressings for vegetables. The piece promotes using cream to glaze, baste, and season everyday meals.
The article praises using fresh and dried herbs and condiments to elevate salads. It notes onion family flavors, garlic rubbing the salad bowl, and chives added to raw or cooked vegetables. It warns against stale flavors and overreliance on one taste, and suggests drawing on foreign cookery for balanced seasoning.
The Stars for Sunday June 19 foresees lively conditions and commotion in private and business affairs. Secrecy and craft may yield success while caution against gambling and strife is advised. Those born today face an exciting year of intrigue and peculiar experiences. notable nativity James Walker, Mayor of New York City.
Genieve Kemb le notes a lively forecast for Monday June 20 with strong enterprise and possible risky moves in business and personal life. The mind may be unsettled and decisions rash, while a child born that day should be enterprising and resourceful yet restless. Notable figure Lillian Russell is cited as a prima donna.
A damaged OCR fragment from The Athen Messenger includes stray dialogue about a hospital, a girl named Jamieann, and a person named Cherry. It closes with catalog and pattern advertisement details listing prices and the department address in New York City.
A charming georgette frock design by Anne Adams described as a weather dress for the Mitran figure with a fluttering silhouette. The deep cap sleeves fasten discreetly under the belt, with a fitted hip and flared lower portion creating a graceful downward curve.
An advertisement offers Simmer styles by Anne Adams with pattern 2361 in blue or black prints across sizes 36 to 44, detailing fabric needs for size 36 and requesting 15 cents for the pattern. The 22 page Fashion Catalog promises morning to evening models, lingerie and Kiddie patterns, inviting readers to order.
A vintage guidance piece outlines a birthday party menu and plan for children ages four and up, suggesting a mid afternoon start around four o'clock and a simple supper. It details dishes such as creamed chicken on toast, peas in mashed potato nests, fruit juice, punch, and ice cream with cake, plus child friendly sandwiches and an ice cream recipe.
A fragmented recipe describes dissolving junket tablets in hot water with vanilla and sugar, cooling, then freezing in molds and whipping to finish. The menu lists breakfast items with cereal, fruit, waffles, lunch with casseroles and croquettes, and a dinner of meat dish, vegetables, and dessert selections.
A bizarre instructional piece offers step by step cosmetic routines to appear flawless. It describes oil control, cleansing, moisturizer, powder, and blush as crucial, urging dramatic daily maintenance to project perpetual freshness and confidence. The tone mirrors period advice columns with blunt guidance and repeated emphasis on appearance.
New Marshfield announces the birth of a seven pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hood on June 1 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The child is named Peggy Jo. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Collins and Mr. and Mrs. James Hood. Also notes a church schedule and local club activities including the New Marshfield Jolly Stitchers meeting at R. Hyseli's Store.
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