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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1936
Page
8
The piece argues contrasts between mothers and daughters, claiming many are antagonistic or jealous and that clashes arise after leaving home. It notes weddings and separations ease tensions, and concludes modern life should drop the belief they are universally congenial and instead allow distance to foster perspective and affection.
The Prohibition party named Dr. D. Leigh Colvin of New York City for President and World War I hero Alvin C. York of Tennessee for Vice-President. The Agriculture Department notes olives of all ripeness levels are rich in vitamin A.
A serialized note announces a sequel titled Married Comrades following the earlier work Given in Marriage. The item frames the sequel as a continuation in the same narrative or social setting.
Adele Garrison narrates a suspenseful scene where Lillian and the narrator decode six codes from a key sentence. They link each part to flowers and specific books, assembling a hidden message. The tension peaks as the final arrangement reveals a crucial warning about the narrator's father. Continued tomorrow.
Fresh pineapple must be cooked before being mixed with gelatin to prevent its acid dissolving the gelatin. The United States operates 47,600 post offices.
A simple kitchen tip advises adding a handful of salt to dish water to neutralize fish odors on pots pans and hands. The article notes 400000 plus workers were employed in England in 1934 across cutlery furniture and carpet industries.
A short order notice requests fifteen cents for a fashion pattern and provides the address 140 Fifth Ave New York. It instructs to enclose the picture with the order, include pattern number and size, and notes a ten cent extra for a copy of the Summer Fashion Magazine.
Olive Roberts Barton argues that excessive motherly protectiveness can harm children. She urges mothers to balance emotion with reason, forgive lapses, and assess situations with cool intelligence rather than shield offspring from consequences.
Former President Herbert Hoover said the California primary results put the Republican Party in better shape to defeat the New Deal in November, calling it the only important thing. He spoke in Palo Alto, stressing party unity and electoral prospects.
Beauty advice urges women to identify their strongest features such as the forehead eyes or mouth and to dramatize them with targeted hairstyles cosmetics and makeup. The guide suggests emphasizing hair and eyes while keeping other features balanced and manageable.
A dense radio program log lists Edith Karen Toy B and Lowell Thomas and many acts including Lum and Abner and Amos n Andy. Varying shows feature Redhorse Tavern Revue Paris Night Life Boake Carter Crosby Orch and Deane Orch with orchestras and guests such as Vincent Lopez and Barn Dance performers.
Recalled memories of youthful summers making sling forks from coffee trees along E State Street to May Avenue Athens. Describes fishing in Stimson's Pond Campbell Addition and winters with heavy ice for skating. Notes East End boys crossing into West End near Dean Avenue schoolhouse and youths camping on North Hill and King's Hill.
The Marines romance Pride of Marines opens at the Ohio Theater this Saturday. Charlies Bickford stars as a tough yet tender Marine who adopts a ten year old orphan and brings him to the base, with Florence Rice as his love interest and Robert Allen as a rival. Little Billy Burrud shines in a standout performance.
The reading warns of deception and schemes affecting those born on the day, urging vigilance against fraud and misinterpretation in documents. It notes a lively year with stirring but unsettled outcomes and highlights Dante as a notable nativity.
Police in Vervières Belgium report discovery of a spy plot concealed within an underground fort in the Liege district. Details on organizers or motives were not released.
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