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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1926

Page

6

Peter Pan At Fifty Not A Bad Sort

Elsie Marlowe recalls a former Apollo starhusband whose youth faded with age. He resists aging, pursuing younger companions and causing strain at home. A married couple discusses envy, social change, and the husband’s flirtations as friends probe the couple’s evolving dynamic.

Peter Pan Apollo Elsie Elmes Imeelf Mary

The Home Kitchen By Jeannette Norton

Recipes of Old Days offer Dutch settler fare with tripe and beef dishes. The text features instructions for preparing roliches and a layered meat dish with onions peppers and ham, plus dessert notes and reflections on Peter Pan themes and aging. Copyright 1926 Premier Syndicate.

Advice to Girls by Annie Laurie

A teen girl seeks help winning a boy's friendship and love. Betty Lov and Itty Lou advise being genuine, cheerful, and showing interest, noting artificial tricks fail and interest can grow if she stays true and engaging.

Bear Annie Laurie Betty Lov Itty Lou

Today's Fashion By Vera Frock on simple lines shown in winter imports

HM frock in meds on the simplest possible lines and six to the tunity in its simplicity. Supple silver tissue for the frock cut with a graceful flare and wider hemline. The oval neckline dips lower in the neck than in front. The only trimming is a jabot of sapphire blue chiffon running from neck to hem. The velvet frock features black chiffon with a jabot of deep yellow chiffon.

British married folk and the perils of divorce

A visiting woman contrasts British marriage norms with American ideas. She notes many couples stay together despite faults, while a returning traveler laments her two divorces and hardship. She hints British calm acceptance of marriage contrasts with American turmoil.

Papua New Guinea Women Hold Proud Public Voice

Three Minute Journeys notes that in New Guinea the Papuans treat women as rivals in strength yet women have carved a role in domestic and public affairs. Marriage involves dowry payments in food and shells and tattooing marks the bride as part of a public wedding feast with guests presenting yarns pigs bananas and more.

New Guinea

Tomorrow's Horoscope for November 1

A fairly active and favorable day is forecast with lunar influences. People employed by others may see promotion and salary gains. women and their interests flourish. new contracts or correspondence are advised with caution against misunderstandings. A born child may become versatile and successful.

Baby's Lost Appetite and the Causes

Dr Royal S Copeland discusses infant loss of appetite, listing throat and mouth pain, teething, feeding methods, and sugar intake as key factors. He recommends adjusting feeding (one third milk two thirds water), boiling milk mixtures, and checking nipple holes. He notes signs like diarrhea and vomiting and urges medical check if appetite failures persist.

Revelations of a Wife and Her Plans for Jack Leslie

A tense domestic plot unfolds as Madge chief among the cabaret circle and Auntie Madge schemes to keep Jack Leslie from Mary’s sight. The narrator, Philip Veritzen, uses espionage to curb Mary’s interactions while Katherine subtly guides outings. Jack reappears twice, then seems to vanish, raising suspicions of rival schemes and lingering romantic tension.

Mary Harrison Jack Leslie Madge Jack ‘Leslie Philip Veritzen Mary Philip Veritzen H Katherine Junior Jack

Odd Facts From History and Geography

A quirky compilation notes 11,662,923 apple trees in Great Britain with a crop weight nearly doubling from last year. It cites the long history of shillings, ivory supply mainly from Africa with Antwerp as a market, and claims the Great Pyramid at Giveh in Egypt was built by Cheppa with 200,000 slaves over more than twenty years. It also mentions a dye base extractable from maize cobs.

Peter Pan Peter Hoy Ataeh Mary Premier Syndicate. Inc Great Britain Great Pyramid Giveh Egypt Cheppa

David meets Mr. Cormorant on the shore

David chats with a black Cormorant who claims kinship to Mr. Pelican. The bird explains tail use, colors, and Chinese training rings for necks, then sails away as David heads home to tell his mother about the meeting. Copyright 1956 Newspaper Feature Service, Inc.

Susan Tomas Thomas Katherine Jack Leake Dicky Kat Newspaper Feature Service, Inc David Sonny Pelican Mr. Pelican Mr. Cormorant Dave China America Cormorant

Words of Wise Men: Fragments on Sacrifice and Truth

A collection of aphorisms from various authors on self denial patience and the nature of wisdom. Notable lines reference sacrifice, patience, art, expression, and solitude, with occasional misattributions and fragmented phrasing.

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Vamp Elsie Marlowe the Home Kitchen Jeannette Norton Newsterdam Annette Bradshaw A.bradshaw Paris Annie Laurie Worrey Pe’venin Efren Winifred Black Kitty Harry Tom Mona British Isles Temple Manning Genevieve Kemble Baby Royal S. Copeland United States New York New York City Copeland Royal DR Copeland Quicksands OF Adele Garrison Him Noel Veritzen Africa Antwerp Blanche Silver Richter O. P. Gifford George Elliot Simonides Christ Most Beery Ron
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