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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1927
Page
9
A feature essay critiques the fashion for extreme thinness and the health harms it causes. It describes doctors opposing fad dieting patterns, the social pressure to lose weight, and the impact on women, families, and happiness as the pursuit of a skeletal ideal grows.
Designer Annette Bradshaw sketches spring wedding fashion and a youthful sports frock. The wedding gown features ivory crepe de chine with blossom trims and a long veil, while the sports dress shows white linen with embroidered patterns and a delicate veil option.
Wanda Barton advises shoppers on selecting linens for the home noting winter sales and spring buying. She emphasizes pillow sizes sheets and towels, warning against machine hemmed goods and praising home hemming for durability and proper fit.
A garbled instructional text describes arm lifting, bending, and clenching with hands to shoulders, repeating a rapid eight count sequence. It suggests massaging butter into arms nightly to enhance fullness and notes reversed positions should be perfect, ending with a cautionary mood.
A reader column by Elsie Marlowe discusses marriage strain from wandering eyes and flirting. It cites a Tess and her husband with a wandering gaze and questions whether flirtation leads to divorce, asking Bertha if true love can turn to hate.
A domestic scene unfolds in a kitchen as a wife and Katherine discuss her husband Dicky’s health and possible addiction to a charming but dangerous beverage. Katherine advises caution and restraint, warning that Dicky’s digestive issues may stem from behavior and urging the wife to keep him away from rich foods and temptations.
A teen girl engaged to an older man seeks guidance on jealousy. The adviser urges open conversation to build trust, avoid flames of suspicion, and reassure devotion. The column invites further reader questions and provides mailing details for responses.
Dr Roy E Copeland argues against narcotics, detailing the brutal physical and moral decline caused by drug use. He warns about the addict's dependence, the futility of cures, and the risk of false testimonies from those seeking relief, urging understanding and caution.
Propitious planetary influences foretell progress and bold initiative in home life and ambitions. A dramatic break from old obstacles invites constructive energy as new opportunities emerge, with a strong year ahead for those born under favorable signs. The section ends with a dubious horoscope aside on a child’s future and a mass of unrelated questions about health and remedies.
Dotty and her friend Squeedee meet a refined Mr Diamond Bird at his burrow. They tour a cozy tunnel chamber and meet Mrs Diamond Bird and a tiny baby Diamond Bird. Dotty marvels at their beauty and asks about sun exposure before leaving with Squeedee.
Anne Chaplain profiles Gabrielle Rejane born in Paris to poor parents. Her training at the Conservatoire with Tregnier, breakthrough at Vaudeville, triumphs in Madame Sans Gene, and international fame from Paris to London and America.
A fragmented anthology of aphorisms and quotations from Addison Montie Lowell Quintilian Ovid Cervantes Horace and others. The text presents reflections on virtue art and character with garbled spellings and missing words.
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