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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1938
Page
8
A compact listing shows various classified items including livestock needs and real estate, with notices for rent rooms and apartments, cottages, and offices. It reflects a mid century urban marketplace with opportunities for buying, selling, and leasing across animals, housing, and commercial spaces.
New York stocks show modest gains after early irregularities as investors take profits. Major steels such as Bethlehem and Great Falls drop about a point, while Motors and utilities hold near steady. Oil and chemical issues ease with numerous listed companies posting fractional moves across the ticker.
A quirky 1998 NEA Service snippet promotes selling fishing tags with a catchy line about naughty fish. It invites readers to dial 0242 to place an ad and see early results.
Hogs total around 2700 with Friday and Saturday trading steady. top hogs up to 8.85 for 160 to 200 lb decks to shippers. Cattle and calves about 900 and 600 head with steers and heifers steady to strong. hogs 3000 with 2000 direct and generally 25 cents lower. Prices listed include 170 to 220 lb hogs at 99.05 with top 9.15. light 100-140 lb at 88.50. sows 7.75. Cattle top 9.50 for near 996 Ib steers. heifers 8 down. low cutter cows 4.60 to 4.75. bulls 7.25 down.
Grain and produce prices listed for Toledo Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Cleveland and other markets. Wheat corn oats and white oats quoted with varying No 2 and No 3 grades. Eggs butter poultry hogs cattle and veal prices shown with local receipts and grade distinctions.
Promote a window herb garden with orange red and lavender chives and assorted fragrant herbs. Describes planting in a five inch deep watertight box, drainage, peat moss, and cinders. Offers a 32 page booklet “Glass Gardens and Indoor Gardens” for 10 cents from The Athens Messenger.
An exhibit titled Uptown Is Wonderland shows items from Germany and 1890 to 1910 men’s shoes. Highlights include a spindle baby bed over 100 years in the McCaskill family, a large bed matching it, and a rockers removed cradle used by Bettie Lee McCaskill as a baby. Also on display are a flax-spinning spine ring wheel, coins from 1773 to 1908 owned by P. A. Langston, and a small ladder back chair with unknown age belonging to the McCaskills.
The Hixsons Ladies Apparel and Millinery window features items dating from 150 years ago, including a bonnet owned by Mrs. H Everett and another by Mrs. Charles Edmundson. A 140 year old purse and a basque owned by Mrs. Paul Shannon, plus a 150 year old nubia owned by Mrs. Henry Everett, adorn the display. Also shown are a 1803 handmade linen hose owned by Mrs. Robert Everett and a 90-year-old chemise from her grandmother, plus a 50-year-old pony parade suit owned by Mrs. W. H. Brown marking the festive display.
A McPhersons Shoe Repair window features antique shoe making devices including wooden lasts owned by George B. Spring and over 100 year old peg awls used for peg holes. Items include Emmett Cross wedding boots made in 1868 by Isaac Sargent and a hand-made pair owned by C A Matthews.
Lawhead Display at 17 W Washington St features a brass ladle 400 years old, an equally aged watering can, and 200 year old pewter cups. Items belong to Mr. and Mrs. John Rood and Mrs. A T Lawhead, including a Revolutionary War sword, a colonial era can die, and a vase plus pottery dog.
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