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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1923
Page
11
In a tense sequence a masked Grace Draper and a large man abduct the narrator in a car. A police officer arrives, questions George, and is knocked unconscious as the assailants threaten with a pistol and pursue escape.
A reader seeks guidance on dating ethics amid a married man and jealousy, while Molly Jolly and Shorty offer counsel. Advice covers friendly boundaries, flattery, engagement timelines, and weighing true love before marriage.
A 19 year old woman asks about marriage with a man of his age who desires a home. He is away but hopes to marry. parents doubt, she sees fate. EarIe advises waiting until parents consent as Lauria welcomes letters on feminine topics from young readers.
A century ago in Rheims a troupe of Italian children included two sisters born in Switzerland. Sophia trained in Paris and rose as a famed actress, while Elizabeth later became the legendary Rachel, delivering triumphs in Racine and Corneille. Her later years and 88 year life marked by illness and lasting fame.
The article urges planning in a garden journal for next year and describes creating informal stone paths, a Japanese style lantern, bird-friendly spaces with rustic houses, and a dividing wall. It highlights use of a brook with rustic bridges, a Japanese water wheel, a crow’s nest tree-house, serpentine gravel paths, circular tree seats, romantic gates, and colorful borders, plus the balance of open versus walled gardens and the social pull of sharing nature.
Distilled snippets cover markets at Billingsgate anciently, U S home ownership, Tokio’s size ranking, Indian Christmas rice feasts, a British Museum bill for burning martyrs, literature productivity of Maupassant, Flaubert, Johnson, Stevenson, London authoring rates, headzin bird growth, New York Zoo captivity, French brass sheet for instruments, dual drift of stars, January blackberry gathering, Balzac on writing pace, and a record for patent applications reaching thirty-five thousand five hundred in a year.
In a lively chat Pam reveals an easy frock using brown mette ribbon and brown‑tan charmeuse. The design features a straight edged skirt and blouse, lattice ribbon trim, and a simple blind-stitched application, paired with a brown hat for a coordinated look.
Dr Copeland warns against neglecting public health as a nation faces diseases carried by vermin and international threats. He cites Torcello’s decline from malaria and urges funds for U S Public Health Service and Canadian officials to guard ports against European diseases. He urges individual responsibility and urges prompt reporting of illness to prevent disaster.
The reading urges those employed by others to push for advancement and seek favor from superiors. It notes possible disappointments but promotes activities for higher level improvement and warns ambitious individuals against speculation. A birthday aligned reader may have a favorable year.
A tale where Willy Weasel envies his long legs and asks a magical owl to lengthen them. After a comical transformation, a rabbit slips away and Willy cannot escape his new height though he finally realizes contentment with his original form. Chippy Squirrel comments on vanity and moves on.
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