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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
3
The Daughters of America contest ends Saturday with events at Junior Hall featuring a sale starting at 2 o clock for comforts and fancy pieces and a social in the evening with admission ten cents.
In an experimental program, Wisconsin researchers are crafting baseball bats by gluing together strips of waste wood to form sturdy, light bat cores. The project aims to recycle scrap timber into usable sporting equipment and study performance effects.
Mrs. M E Stratton and daughter Miss Nelle, with Mrs. Pierce Stratton, visit Columbus while Mrs. M A Krieg spends Wednesday in Logan. Mr and Mrs G R Robison, Miss Nelle McManigal of Logan, and B Adams of Columbus call on friends and attend the Masonic dinners and dance.
Community notices include Cosmopolitan Club gathering with Miss Nixon on Thursday evening and a missed Easter weekend visit by Mr and Mrs C F Eisele and Miss Davidson of Columbus to Mrs William Jones and Mrs Harry Donley.
An old advertisement touts P. D. Q as a powerful bed bug killer claiming it destroys eggs and numerous pests without harming clothing. It markets patent spouts, hospital efficacy, and prepaid pricing from Owl Chemical Co with distributor Cline's Pharmacy listed.
A vintage ad touts laxative bromine quinine tablets that claim to relieve headaches by curing colds. The box signature reads F. W. Grove and is priced at 30 cents.
Elsie Janis performs A Regular Girl at Blouster Opera House on Friday April 9 with 16c and 25c seats plus no tax. A rare treat upcoming is Mickey scheduled for April 21 22.
A Sunday gathering at the Earl Linscott residence drew many relatives and friends including Dan Linscott Emmett Linscott Arza Linscott Floyd Linscott Pearl Linscott Cyril Woolley and families Harry Keefer Nellie Keefer Leslie Bryson Grace Linsecott Nora Sayers Sons Walter Allen Rodney Sayers Blanche Antle Ace Kasler Bertine and Faye Woolley and the hosts Miss Mary Glancy and Etta Linscott visited Athens the previous day Kate Kasler attended from a nearby location.
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