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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1934
Page
5
A Dorothey Dix column discusses wife sakes and male infidelity, weighing women who lure husbands and the ruin of families, then answers a reader who must handle snakes to please a fiancé, concluding most women cannot cultivate a taste for reptiles and advising caution.
Long Bottom residents Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Barton and three children return home after a visit with his grandmother Mrs. Mary Swan. A temporary pontoon bridge at Shade River aids a wider replacement. Visitors include Mrs. James Blake of East Liverpool and sisters Mrs. J. C. Swan and Mrs. H. C. Swan.
A garbled OCR item presents numbered clues and fragments about historical figures and terms. It mentions revolution era themes with terms like deity Spain and positive identifiers, but the text is incomplete and lacks a coherent narrative or specific events.
Advertises Anne Adams pattern 1955 for fall fabric prints in wine brown cantons with rose beige. Notes sizes 36 to 50, fabric yardage, and included illustrated sewing instructions. Invites order with 15 cents and offers pattern book combo for 25 cents. Addressed to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.
Chester notes Mrs W D Cleland has been seriously ill for a week. Visits from Grenecastle and Columbus families fill the week as out of town guests attend events. The M E Sunday School fundraiser netted 26.75 and several locals travel for visits and prizes at a pioneer meeting and homecomings.
The Stars Say forecast warns of adverse planetary influences requiring patience and self restraint to steer affairs toward prosperity. It cautions against speculation and dealings with strangers while protecting real property and personal possessions. A birthday year demands wisdom and vigilance. a child born today may be energetic yet prone to risky speculation. Notable native: John Gough.
A sequel titled Given in Marriage continues the story thread from Heart of a Wife, presenting the next phase in the couple’s relationship and social expectations as they navigate new commitments. The work expands on themes of partnership, duty, and personal growth within a dramatic domestic setting.
Adele Garrison recalls the joy of a child reuniting with a sick mother and the tender scenes with her adopted nephews Junior and Roderick. Harriet muses she might have been fortunate never to have a child as she watches the family moment unfold.
The ham hock end can be baked boiled or paired with greens while center cuts bake in slices. A cider glaze recipe uses ham with sweet potatoes brown sugar mustard and bread crumbs. Menu ideas include breakfast luncheon and dinner courses with greens, corn bread, and peach cobbler.
A cook's note describes simmering greens with a ham bone. Six whole cloves and six peppercorns flavor the broth. Scrub ham, boil in two quarts water, skim, simmer one hour, trim skin, return to broth, simmer three more minutes, lift and serve.
A nostalgic feature urges regular brushing and weekly hot oil shampoos to restore holiday hair. It recommends massaging warm olive oil into scalp and ends, leaving overnight, then washing, plus pomade for dryness and a dry hair tonic if needed.
Burr Oak visitors to Henry Ryan’s home included Faye Ivers and children and Wilford Ryan’s family from Corning. Eva Ivers visited Grace Weaver near Corning. George Coffern and spouse spent Sunday with son-in-law Raphael Weet and family.
Torch residents Miss Freda Gillian and Miss Helena Gillian hosted a tea Tuesday honoring former girlfriends Mrs. Glenn Barton of Middlesboro Kentucky and Miss Talma Baldwin of Clarkeburg West Virginia. A large local gathering attended with various friends and relatives.
Westfall Leo 22 of Burr Oak a state highway laborer sustained two badly injured knees and lacerations to left elbow and arm when thrown from a motorcycle near D C Sawyer residence south of Jacksonville about 10 am Monday. He was moved to a local physician then to his parents home. Traveling about 25 mph kept injuries from being worse and recovery will take at least two weeks before returning to work.
Members of the Eagles Lodge from this city and Jacksonville plan to travel to Logan next Sunday afternoon for the installation of an aerie of Eagles.
Portland Mrs J M Cox visits relatives in Charleston while Eber Ours and family travel to Beaver Falls. R S Henderson and family spend Sunday with Mrs Mattie Henderson and kin. their daughter Maralyn stays on. Dana Brown ing of Charleston welcomes a son, formerly of this place. Small of Columbus greets a daughter, formerly Lois Browning here. Edgar and Harold Bradford visit relatives near Harrisonville. Rufus Cobb and Charleston hosts host guests at J M Cox home. Clyde Bowman Albert Deems and son, gas well workers at Hysell Run, spend a few days here.
Greendale Harry Mille and family entertained Don Coe and Mrs. Coe with children from Carbon Hill and Robert Smith and family from Logan. Calvin Williams announces birth of an eleven pound son. Kent Westbrook and Miss Josephine Hall of Delaware visit aunt Miss Ollie Fleming. Several families visit ill Susan Cooper in Logan while Nellie Norton visits relatives here. Weekend trips include fishing on the Muskingum River and picnics at Old Man's Cave with Spires, Mills, Parry, Blosser, Jewell, and Bennett families.
Work on the Walnut Hill water main is progressing with the line laid corked and buried from the city plant to the bridge across Sunday Creek at the foot of the hill. Residents expect city water soon after potential stone clearance on the ascent. Water scarcity during the past two years forced cisterns to be used and many went dry, requiring hauled water.
Real estate in Glouster, Trimble, and Trimble Township owned by the Hisylvania Coal Co. will be offered for sale in front of the Courthouse at Athens next Monday afternoon at 1 50 oclock by Sheriff Charles Stratton. The property, appraised at 15807, is being offered due to several years of delinquent taxes. The Hisylvania Coal Co. formerly operated Mine 23 Trimble and Mine 22, south of the city, and later took over the brick plants in the city and at Trimble. The Trimble plant was not operated.
Ferndale Church of Christ youths held a close party at Lewis Schoolhouse with Mr and Mrs Otto Duncan as chaperons. Geneva Weekley returned from Sand Ridge visit and Elizabeth Chakey recovers from illness. Weekleys, Chakeys, Morris and Biden family members visited relatives and guests clustered in local notices.
The Holy Cross Church young ladies announce a card party postponed from Thursday night due to rain. The event moves to the parsonage lawn on Wednesday night and is open to the public with bridge and euchre games.
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