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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1926
Page
6
In Chicago a judge upholds a man’s right to walk barefoot in freezing temperatures. A shivering officer escorted the barefoot pedestrian to court after arrest for strolling on a frozen sidewalk. The piece muses on charity, tolerance, and prudent self care in society.
The Home Kitchen by Jeanette Norton presents vegetarian recipes and notes on meatless diets. Recipes include Cremeaned Celery and Egg Plant Grecian stuffed halves with cheese, plus an Italian celery dish and a baked sweet potato surprise.
The forecast notes contraries and obstacles on this day with potential substantial growth after removing a barrier. Caution with money and social harmony advised. a birthday child may show cleverness and diligence but must work hard for living.
A Vera Winston fashion blurb describes a smart gabardine beige dress with dropped shoulder seams and beige embroidery on the front panel. It features a white organdie collar and cuffs and notes the brown and tan combination as a lasting style.
The report notes wells now require depths over 220 feet in London to reach water, past underground pressure once sufficient to bring water up. It describes an earthquake that repaired a building rather than destroying it and a Victoria Museum in Ottawa that after a shake remains sound. A Londoner breathing on a smoky day would inhale about five hundred billion dirt particles, enough to stretch a line roughly 250 miles.
A letter from Doris to Elsie describes an overburdened older daughter who works downtown and returns to a chaotic home. She vents about long office hours, hungry children, and a mother who bears heavy burdens, while Elsie replies with advice on family duties and balance.
EAR ANNIE LAURIE offers guidance to a seventeen year old in love with an eighteen year old who claims to intend marriage. The reply advises shared tastes and interests to keep him from tiring of her, noting interest wanes when couples diverge.
On Fifth Avenue NE a striking evening gown in green taffeta with cerise velvet trim pairs with a matching cape featuring sheer metal brocaded silk. Spring coats use dyed gazelle and ermine trims. Opalace Rayon fabrics appear in children's frocks. hats grow scarce with taffeta and ribbon preferred by top milliners.
Samuel Pomeroy Colt born January 19 1852 son of Christopher Colt and nephew of Samuel Colt founded the Industrial Trust Co in Rhode Island in 1887 and led United States Rubber Co ultimately controlling assets around 316 311 million He pursued law and public service before devoting himself to banking and industry dying August 31 1921 at Linden Place Rhode Island Colt married in 1881 and had three children including Russell G Colt
Dr Royal S Copeland explains first aid for fainting based on brain blood flow. Place the patient on the back with head lowered and feet raised to aid circulation, avoid alcohol, keep quiet, and await recovery. The column also covers reader questions on hair loss tonsils constipation and related health topics with instructions to send stamped envelopes for full replies.
Doris visits Auntie who explains banana trees and growth. The red flower is the blossom, green pods are baby bananas, and ripe clusters can weigh eighty to one hundred pounds. Bananas are cut when green and left to yellow for best fruit.
Adele Garrison describes social anxieties and domestic ambitions as Mary grows toward adulthood. Lillian insists on social status, tests Mary, and the group discusses moving to a new apartment with Edith Fairfax involved in the Prescott place.
A compact collection of maxims and quotes from Francis, Richter, Seneca, Shakespeare, George Eliot, La Fontaine and Cicero. The verses reflect on self mastery, miseries, fame, gossip, imitation, and the role of fortune versus wisdom.
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