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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1920
Page
6
In a farm tale Billy Whiskers confronts a rival goat and clashes until a mirror image reveals his own mischief. Bloodied head, shocked onlookers, and a turkey cock’s counterattack leave Billy unpunished as the farmer misreads the scene. Tomorrow Billy faces a surprise.
Ann and Jim clash over a career opportunity that would relocate them from New York to Hammond's Corners. He envisions riches and social perks while she fears leaving friends, work, and familiar comforts. Their conflict reveals the emotional toll of choosing ambition over home.
A married woman seeks advice about a troubled marriage after years of neglect and abuse. Readers LONESOME WIFE and BLUE EYES discuss choosing self and children over returning to a spouse who drinks and curses, urging caution and steadfastness before reconciling with the man.
A twenty six year old woman writes to Mrs. Thompson describing her auburn haired, blue eyed appearance and marriage to a man she loved. After seven years they separated due to another woman, the husband’s subsequent marriage to a childless woman, and his brief relationship with a third woman. She ends with lingering feelings.
A sender asks Mrs. Thompson which decorations suit a February 11 birthday. They note Valentine decor offers artistic potential, while red white and blue may please many soldier guests.
The letter asks if olive oil baths help flesh and strength. It answers that baths soften skin but do not add flesh. a tablespoonful before each meal may strengthen by improving the system’s function.
A brief note suggests turning to typesetting firms or a commercial school to handle printing work and notes that someone there can manage the task.
Jimmy Wilde world flyweight champion will appear in Jersey City next Monday night in an eight round bout promoter Dave Driscoll announced. Opponent not yet chosen. Efforts to land Jack Sharkey for a rematch failed due to Sharkey’s demands.
Those on the sick list include Mrs. Emma Hutchin and Mr. Earl Beckle. Miss Thelma Jones and Enid Fitzer visited Miss Alice McBride of Brookville. Merion Pelle and family, ill with flu, are slowly improving. Daisy and Eliza Rhodes visited Miss Lillian Francis. The local school has reopened after a week’s closure.
An advertisement urges readers to use a small bottle of Dan derine from drug or toilet counters. It claims rubbing a little into the scalp will stop hair falling, remove dandruff after several applications, and help hair grow strong, thick, soft, glossy, and abundant.
Advertises Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as an improved old time recipe to darken gray hair naturally. Mentions home mix or store purchase, easy application with a sponge or brush, and claims hair becomes darker, thicker, and more lustrous by morning after one or two uses.
Reprint advert warns of danger from rusty nails and skin wounds. It promotes Houstonia liniment as a general remedy for open cuts sores and burns. A Clark County Ohio farmer testifies the product eased pain and aided healing, with purchase details and cautions on authenticity and pricing.
The report lists numerous calls and visits among residents including Mrs. Charles Fitzer, Mrs. Leroy Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jones and Alice McBride, and George Thompson moving to Brookville. Church attendance, shopping trips in Athens and Marshfield, and a pile social at the Christian church Saturday night are noted to benefit the church.
Grim reaper visits Sunday morning January 31 taking the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forney Pyles and within hours returns to claim mother Mrs. Fern Pyles. Pyles family mourns as community offers sympathy. other local notices mention visits and funerals among area residents.
The Lawrence Chapel ladies aid quilted for the Kincade family at Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Woode residence. Guy King suffers a serious foot injury from a hay press while Gilbert Foreman sells farm parts to a West Virginia buyer and F. H. Fair buys the rest including orchard and timber. Homer Conolly is hurt when a horse falls. Emery Jones moves to the old Biffee place. Charles Day plans to move to the Knight farm as Mr. Knight relocates to Athens. School in Carthage township not in session for a teachers meeting led by County Superintendent Root. Root to meet teachers at Coolville on Feb 23. Ladies plan meeting at the Boggs home next Thursday. Frank Foreman returns to the neighborhood after a brief absence. Ashcraft visits Ravenswood, W. Va. Mrs. Rice sick with grippe. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Fair visit King family.
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