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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1928

Page

6

Detective Tale Tangled in Odell Case at Club

Vance and Markham press New England aristocrat Spotswoode for clues after a mysterious disturbance at Miss Odell’s apartment. They question his role, her doctors, and possible unseen occupants while weighing testimony in an unfolding murder inquiry.

Vance Markham Odell Pergeave Prsse Markham Spotsweede New England Spotswoode Mr. Markham A ‘Oode Lindquist Miss Odell Skeel Tony Grovery

The Crow as a Common Bird and Folk Wonder

The article extols the crow as a common year round bird found across the country. It describes feeding, nesting, roosting in large flocks, and interactions with farmers. It weighs both negative and positive views, noting crop damage and ecological benefits such as pest control, roost behavior, vocalizations, and intelligence.

Radio program listings and music segments across multiple cities

Monday and Tuesday radio schedules list stations WSB Aulsata 115.9 WRG Atlantic City WGN WLIB Chicago WCX WIB Detroit WTAM Cleveland WCX WIR Detroit and others with orchestras dinner music talk and hour long features. The fragment ends with a caregory note on a worn whiskbroom as a sink brush tip.

Women’s Clubs Federation Drives For Adequate Homes

Three leaders of the Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs are pictured. Dr. Josephine L. Pierce of Lima is state president and a health advocate. Mrs. Depew Head of Columbus heads the educational committee and organizes the school essay contest. Mrs. F. G. Cromer of Dayton chairs Amer steam home department and leads campaign efforts. The drive stems from a survey showing hundreds of Ohio homes lack basic gas, electricity and water.

Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs Josephine L. Pierce Lima Depew Head Columbus Federation F. G. Cromer Dayton Amersteam Ohio

Soap Scraps Melt Into Bath Sized Cake

Instructions describe piling toilet soap scraps until abundant then melting in hot water. The softened mass is molded into a bath sized cake by wetting hands and shaping as it cools.

Musterole marketed for head colds and chest troubles

Musterole advertised as a quick acting remedy for nasal and chest discomfort. It cites relief for head congestion and muscle aches and notes availability from druggists. Names in the ad include Musterole and Cleveland.

Cleveland

Coloring Instructions for Snow Scene with Crows

Describes a snow scene palette with a blue gray sky blending into warm grays and purples near the horizon. Distant trees tint bluish gray with yellow and red hints. Foreground snow matches the sky in tone. A dead limb bears a multicolored perch. Crows are black with blue shadows and light blue highlights. flying crows tinted bluish green with touches of yellow and pink.

Personal playing cards gain popularity in London design

Edmund Dulac, the artist, introduces private playing cards now seen as a fad. He crafted a special back design for Sir Edmund Davis’s collection at Chilham Castle near Canterbury, featuring the castle towers and roaming deer. Dulac notes few artists are asked to design private cards.

London U.P Edmund Dulac Sir Edmund Davis Chilham Castle Edmund Canterbury Dulac

Private ownership of specially designed cards gains trend

A newspaper note observes Sir Edmund Davis shaping a fashion toward exclusive ownership of uniquely designed cards, highlighting a growing desire for private control and distinct personal style in card collecting.

Edmund Davis

Bible Use Tops Two Million in Philippines

Figures from the Philippine branch of the American Bible Society show more than 2,000,000 Bibles in active use across the archipelago. The Bible holds a central place in Filipino life with millions likely never having handled any other book.

Manila American Bible Society Philippines

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