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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1926
Page
9
Winifred Black recounts a bitter marital break and a deadly revenge plot. A husband leaves with their four year old son as the wife demands money and then fatally shoots the child and herself, in a tragic act sparked by money and rage. The piece questions moral choices and calls the mother a savage beast for killing to settle scores.
Household guidance explains rinsing and drying brooms, feather dusters, brushes, and cloths to extend life and improve performance. It covers weekly washing of polishing cloths, towels, and dish cloths, plus curtain care and keeping ash and garbage buckets immaculate.
Advice for adolescent girls on attaining correct posture to maximize height. Emphasizes early teen development, dangers of artificial beauty, and guidance for mothers to steer daughters toward healthful posture. Describes posture tests and alignment to foster natural growth and avoid slumping.
Annette Bradshaw notes fall fashion focusing on brocaded georgette negligees inspired by the Spanish shawl. Describes a yellow material with orange red and black figures, shadow fringe shading from yellow to orange, lined with yellow China silk. Also details a second lounging robe in deep wine red satin with painted floral motifs and U shaped caps, plus riding trousers in whipcord style.
A 1926 Premier Syndicate column by Elsie Crowell warns that women who marry men four years younger face serious risks. It argues men age 19 to 23 lack maturity, predicting possible drudgery, bitterness, or tragedy, while noting some may find happiness if both partners evolve.
A reader asks how to handle a fiancé pursued by a jealous best friend and whether looks or talents help. Juanita advises proving character and shared ideals to keep love, while Annie Laurie notes rivalry fades if there is real connection. Wendy warns lies complicate relationships and urges honesty to mend trust.
The mother of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, was famed for beauty and brisk wit. Born a Mrs Samuel Davis, she married early in the 19th century and moved across the South. Ten children were born, and she nurtured each, earning Jefferson Davis’s lifelong fond memory of her loving care.
The day promises achievement growth and happy home life while advising caution against impulsive acts and vain speculation. Birthdays favor advancement yet urge guarding against loss in domestic affairs. A child born today is described as accomplished generous ambitious and popular, with a warning about ill controlled tongue and temper.
A lively miscellany notes a fox willing to eat cheese after failed temptations, a betrothed couple in Essex building a bungalow with the groom crafting most of the furniture, gold leaf adorning ancient tombs, and Eskimo families and husky hunters who consume large meals of whale blubber and raw meat.
Royal S. Copeland argues a coated tongue signals digestive imbalance from poor eating. He urges reducing intake, skipping meals, and doubling water to reset digestion and relieve symptoms like headache and fatigue.
A 1926 column by Dr. Royal S. Copeland answers reader inquiries on indigestion eye strain hair growth tan removal and rheumatism. Advice includes eye exams for glasses and hygiene tips such as lemon juice and peroxide for tanning and rest sleep and diet changes for rheumatic symptoms.
In a luxury New York limousine, a narrator and her father share a tense farewell as they anticipate a distant move. The father reveals Hugh Grantland is returning to New York, a fact met with restrained but genuine emotion despite masked feelings about the trip.
Dicky from North America encounters an elfin friend and two chamois on the Alps. Happy Giggles introduces Mr. Chamois and Mama Chamois as they discuss coats and time of year. Dicky and the elf depart on new adventures.
A compilation of famous sayings from Theocritus Montesquieu Pliny Johnson Napoleon Franklin Young Zimmermann Petrarch Ruskin and others. The snippets offer reflections on envy resentment poverty and self awareness in concise maxims.
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