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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1920
Page
6
A daughter writes to a columnist describing conflict with her mother over home decoration. She resents family portraits and old furnishings and contemplates leaving home. The writer urges the daughter to stay and create a personal space rather than abandon the family.
A collection of reader letters and responses covers home life conduct romance and practical questions. Topics include respecting a mother's home setting balancing personal taste and family memory, writing etiquette with a college sweetheart, gratitude notes to a helper and caring for rubber gloves with gasoline care tips.
Terrence Bull Pup weighs Billy Whiskers letter about friendship and a Cloverleaf Farm past. He rejects Billy's flattery and plans to write a sharp reply while considering Billy's trickster reputation. Billy resolves to visit the circus and prove himself, despite lingering guilt.
A vintage advertisement promotes Cascarets as a laxative for liver and bowels claiming to restore energy and relieve sluggishness dizziness headaches and upset stomach. It targets adults and children with price points of 10 25 and 50 cents.
Canton Ohio dispatch announces twenty new passenger cars to enter service on the Northern Ohio Traction lines between Canton and Cleveland within two weeks. Each car will cost twenty four thousand dollars.
Pattern 3290 for a separate skirt design available in seven waist sizes from 22 to 34 inches. A 28 inch size uses 8% yards of 44 inch material. lower edge width about 1% yard with plaits. Suitable fabrics include plaid wool, satin, serge broadcloth, linen, corduroy, and velveteen. pattern mailed for 12 cents.
At Carson Field Cincinnati crowds watched a hard fought 6 to 0 victory over Ohio University. The heavier Cincinnati line repelled Ohio offensives while bold forward passes and stout defense carried the day for Coach Chambers and the Huskies. Ohio star Lockhart Jefferson and Fuller battled hard though injuries and attrition marked the game.
An 81 year old Marietta resident reports Dreco eased rheumatism backache and fatigue, restoring mobility and regular bowels. Her daughter Mrs May J Smith says the medicine boosted strength and reduced dizzy spells as Dreco purports to purify blood aid digestion and rouse a lazy liver. A novel two wing fly swatter is also mentioned.
A patent has been issued for a couch hammock designed so its edges can be folded upward to form a bed, creating a safe sleeping space for a person.
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