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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1923
Page
9
In a Puffinland tale Dicky forgets to close the gate until a magical journey to Holland reveals a gate as a bridge. He meets Hans learns canals act as fences and bridges raise to herd cows. He returns home wiser and never forgets again.
Leila confronts an emotional crisis as Mrs. Durkee prepares for surgery. The narrator guides the household through support duties, coordinating hospital plans with Dr. Braithwaite and Alfred, while Leila regains composure to fulfill her role as Châtelaine. The scene centers on courage, duty, and family dynamics.
A compendium of maxims on justice, kindness, conversation, and gendered virtues. It urges prudent action, mutual respect in dialogue, and the mastery of virtue to win hearts. It contrasts loveliness and dignity as feminine and masculine ideals respectively.
Medical guidance on two itch types. The common skin itch is caused by a parasite that enters through the skin and spreads by scratching, with treatment including warm baths, thorough cleansing, a 10 percent precipitated sulfur ointment, and clean clothing. Ground itch from hookworm infection is tied to barefoot exposure. sanitation and protective measures avoid infection and a nitrate or diluted antiseptic may help inflammation.
The article recounts Spanish colonization with powerful cities and fleets before English settlements began, noting Panama and Panama City ruins, buccaneer confrontations, and later punishment by the Inquisition. It contrasts era of Spaniards with English pirates and emphasizes historical depth of Spanish presence in the New World.
A collage of curiosities notes a silkworm spins about 4000 yards of thread in a short life. It mentions camels raised on cow's milk, St Paul’s Cathedral in 1697, and the Bank of England established in 1694. It also recalls pre-1825 women’s shoes without heels.
A homemaking guide urges women to protect and beautify hands while doing chores. Use oversized gloves for dusting and cleaning, apply grease cream to palms and nails, rub soap into nails, wash and scrub nails with a camel hair brush, and finish with an oatmeal paste cleanser for dry hands.
Rabbit dishes are urged as affordable and nutritious by the Washington Bureau of Home Economics. The article provides methods for preparing rabbit including frying in flour with a milk gravy, Rabbit Pie, Rabbit Salad, and Baked Rabbit with cream, bacon, and Worcestershire sauce, plus serving suggestions with garnishes and sides.
The column guides young readers on dating etiquette and courting norms. It urges leaving signings to others, inviting a suitor to call at home, and avoiding premature or suggestive advances, stressing propriety and parental involvement in courting paths.
A reader asks Annie Laurie whether to break her engagement after seeing her fiancé with a friend and loving another man who is devoted to her. The column urges breaking the engagement if not in love, warning against loving two men at once, and advises writing letters to Miss Laurie for guidance.
Daily astral influences predict a change or unplanned journey aided by good friends bringing business and financial gains. A warning about treachery and betrayal suggests staying steady and vigilant. Birthday and child born today foretell business success, loyal friendships, and potential advancement.
Advice on ideal weight for a teenager and daily baths. The reader asks if daily baths are harmful after drinking cola and is told approximate weight and safety guidance.
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