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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1926
Page
6
A newspaper feature argues American women must cultivate a beautiful speaking voice. A language teacher notes many Americans speak with a high, harsh tone, while a low, clear voice enchants listeners. He urges consistent practice and training to transform voices, citing cultural charm and national identity.
The article describes a spring fashion trend where pleated day frocks with a lowered waist and double-pointed inset transition into modish evening gowns. It notes soft gray day dresses with horizontal pleats and gray silk ingetting, and evening bodices in brocaded silver cloth with plain inset, silver lace skirts, and a low V neckline.
Wanda Barton explores do it yourself home making ideas focusing on built in and movable closets. She details practical designs from a linen closet to a nursery plaything chest and porch closet, noting safety features like castors and soft upholstery and urging resourceful use of local carpenters and painters.
Lucrezia Bobi explains a salon style routine to dry and polish hair to burnish the ends. The piece covers cleaning brushes rinsing soap from hair and methods to section and curl for a smooth finish guided by a prominent hair specialist.
Evelyn plans to reform Bert after their wedding showing a long list of changes she wants. The piece questions a partner’s right to shape another’s life and urges readers to take or leave a mate as is. It ends with a blunt anti-reforming message.
A young woman asks how to respond to rumors that blondes are untrustworthy. Annie Laurie replies trust comes from character and conduct, not hair color or appearance. She urges the reader to stay above reproach and ignore facetious remarks.
Scene on Fifth Avenue highlights strictly tailored sports coats sponsored by top shops. Models include single and double breasted camel hair designs with distinctive pocket details. Cape revival, suede trim, bolero silhouettes, and sheer jabot accents define the trendy sportswear mix.
Temple Manning explains that in ancient Egypt the Nile crocodile is a sacred yet fearsome creature. Seeing a crocodile is considered lucky for the mother of an infant, signaling future fortune and divine favor for the child, while repeated glimpses were believed to cure illness and bode good luck.
Dr Royall S Copeland warns that infant fevers convulsions and illness often stem from contaminated or improperly handled milk. He emphasizes strict cleanliness from creamery to bottle and cold storage under 45 to 50 degrees to prevent germ growth.
The lunar transits promise interesting and prosperous developments in social and domestic attachments and finances under Jupiter. Neptune aspects encourage new projects but radical changes may be hazardous. birthdays this year face a prosperous outlook. A child born today may be accomplished artistic ambitious and rise to a respected place.
Adele Garrison frames a domestic scene with Lillian and Madge as they speculate about Mary Harrison. The dialogue probes ambitions, romantic entanglements, and rumors about Jack Leslie while avoiding direct disclosure of Paul and Dicky's warnings in a 1920s social setting.
Betty and a tiny elf visit a talking coconut tree in the South Seas. The tree reveals blossoms, nuts, and uses of coconut wood for ships, huts, and utensils as Mrs Cocoanut explains lifecycle and native customs. Betty returns home as the bell rings.
A collection of succinct maxims and aphorisms exploring gratitude severity conscience usefulness and the power of a candid heart. Notable lines reference Plautus Corneille and Leesing.
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