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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1932
Page
7
New York fashion coverage describes coats and dresses from Bernard et Cie with navy wool ensembles and new hat trends. A Dreamland ballroom scene follows Ellen and Larry, two young lovers sharing dances, secrets, and a tentative future as the night ends with plans to meet again.
Ronald Colman, the film star, toured Shanghai today amid excitement over the city’s war display. He chatted with Tommies and the American Leathernecks while visiting the settlement. Colman served as a British officer in World War I and is on a pleasure tour in China.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a three in one remedy that relieves nasal irritation and swelling, eases breathing, stops discharge, and promotes sweating to fight cold symptoms. It claims germ killing action and quick cleansing of wastes, urging readers to try it at drugstores for 35 cents.
A discussion on sandwich versatility notes hot or cold service, stressing that the filling defines value more than temperature. It highlights mixing chopped meat with greens, using lettuce or endive, and incorporating cheese for variety in luncheon or light meals.
A Home Kitchen guide outlines making an open face sandwich using American cheese eggs and bacon with varied seasonings. It suggests optional olives peppers nuts or canned mushrooms and notes adding tomato walnut catsup or bouillon based sauces for hot sandwiches.
Ellen Rossiter a Barclay's salesgirl lives with母 Molly and siblings Myra and Mike. She meets Larry Smith at Dreamland while tormented by the harsh life of a dance hall. She initially resists but borrows a white frock and becomes entangled with Larry as Tony advises and Barclay worries.
Zanesville officials announce a weeklong effort to employ unemployed residents by cleaning the municipal building and police headquarters. Jay T. Miller will supply workers paid 25 cents an hour for 10 hours in grocery script with restrictions on luxury items. About 125 men have already registered.
In Ormond Beach Florida on February 9 John D Rockefeller the 92 year old billionaire walked among his flowers at The Casements his winter home and told a United Press reporter he is “getting along all right” after two weeks of illness confinement to indoors due to a cold.
Hollywood Marvel Products Co offers 500 dollars for the best name for a new Bath Soap. An additional 250 dollars awaits the winner if submitted before February 14, 1932. Each entry must contain a single proposed name and be mailed to Studio B-779 1023 N Sycamore Ave Hollywood California. Ties share prizes and postcards or scraps are acceptable.
A group at table debates wealth and status as silk stockings and mortgages shift social norms. Winifred Black recalls a mother who dressed simply, teaching resilience and pride over conformity. The piece argues parents shape children by example, urging honesty, courage, and independence.
Step by step diagrams accompany pattern 2060 by Anne Adams. The garment can be used as a dress or apron with reversible fronts to hide splashes, a binding trim, and a skirt flare for a dreasy look. Order sizes 16 to 20 and 44 to 44 with yardage and binding requirements. send 15 cents per pattern. Catalog offer promoted with price and address in New York.
Sir Hubert Wilkins announced plans for an airplane flight over the South Pole next November with a specially built craft. He also intends a July or August launch for a North Pole submarine voyage, supplementing a separate Arctic submarine attempt.
A census by the Canadian National Railways shows 37,799,000 bushels of grain remain on farms near the three prairie provinces as of February 1. Wheat totals 19,285,500 bushels with coarse grains at 4, etc. Storage in country elevators reaches 36,131,000 bushels and western marketings since August 1, 1981, total 116,527,000 bushels.
Washington reports Julius R. L. Morn of Los Angeles, a United States Marine private, died in Shanghai Monday from the accidental discharge of a pistol carried by a fellow Marine.
Howard Wagoner of Stockport was fined 10 and costs and sentenced to 10 days in the county jail by Judge Torbert for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The sentence was suspended after the fine was paid. Harry Davis of McConnellville, also charged, was fined 10 and costs and given 3 days in jail. he paid the fine and will serve the sentence. It is charged he furnished liquor to a minor.
The House voted to authorize the Coinage, Weights and Measures Committee to probe the silver problem. The inquiry will examine causes of the low spirit price of silver and potential methods to stabilise its value.
The ad promotes a premium of porcelain cups and saucers decorated with roses and poppies. It requires 75 Octagon coupons earned from buying Octagon Soap Powder or related products. Six coupons must be from Octagon Soap Powder.
The party discovers Hugh Grantland and two Chinese prisoners returning with a bound, unconscious man in the car. Dicky, Lee Chow, and Katie mobilize quick first aid as Lillian and the narrator prepare a hidden treatment area in the kitchen and laundry to shelter the injured.
Adele Garrison portrays a tense scene with Dick and Lee Chow guarding a bound, unconscious man as other characters react. The narrator notes Lee Chow’s graven warning gaze and Hugh Grantland’s looming presence while a tense exchange unfolds. The setting hints at wartime veterans and a mystery involving coats, car work, and cautious alliances.
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