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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1931
Page
7
Dicky heads to the city to start investigations into the bandit car, while the household buzzes with departures, insomnia jokes, and a wary glance at Dicky’s growing dependence on his partner’s attention. Lilian dishes blunt warnings about his mood and the family’s shifting dynamics as they prepare for the day ahead.
The article argues women can be attractive at fifty though not in youth’s terms. It defines unusual women as those who think beyond themselves and know men’s faults, while unusual men seek depth over appearances. It notes men learn with age, and laments fifties striving to imitate twenties.
A bottle of Scotch whisky wrapped in yellowed paper was recovered from between the second floor and the ceiling of the Rockwell House annex during recent demolition. The hostelry, erected in 1832, stands in Luzerne, New York.
Pattern 1897 offers a spring and summer girls’ ensemble with a rounded bolero over a sleeve less frock. It requires 2 yards of material for size 4 and provides yardage, instructions, and a sixteeen cent pattern price plus a book option for fifteen cents. Orders go to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.
New York fashion notes explain three spring dress silhouettes bell straightline and peplum. Bell flatters most figures but widens fuller shapes while straightline adds height and suits heavy or short figures. Peplum widens through the hips, best for slim figures.
James Newman, 32, of Columbus, returned from Los Angeles to Ohio to stand trial for the December 12 Bank of Westerville robbery of 6529. He will be moved to court as his injuries allow. he was shot while officers were pursuing him. Wilbur Gillian, who got a life term, implicated Newman, who denies guilt and awaits trial. Newman arrived with guards and was jailed, linking to past hotel hold up and escape events.
WELLSBORO Pa Feb 24 Efforts have been made to cap the new and largest gas well in Tioga County which blew in late Friday with a roar heard for miles sending 14 workmen scurrying for their lives and today was flowing at the rate of 40 000 000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. The new well said by experts to be the biggest natural gas gusher ever brought in east of the Mississippi River is the third brought in in Tioga County within recent months.
Foretelling a lively yet potentially turbulent day due to lunar aspects. Cautions against impulsive actions in work and dealings with authorities, plus risks in new ventures and personal relations. A calm, deliberate approach is advised to forestall deception and misfortune.
Grand jury to probe the death of William Musgrave 19 a freshman at Fairmont State Normal School after he allegedly drank liquor in front of the Tau Beta. The incident occurred Sunday night and the inquest is set for Wednesday in Fairmont West Virginia.
Dr Copeland warns against applying poultices to boils advising drainage as the proper cure. Squeezing the boil may drive infection deeper or cause an abscess, so medical guidance emphasizes letting drainage occur naturally or seeking professional care.
An article recounts traditional boil treatments using poultices and hot compresses, warning against squeezing and urging drainage through safer incisions or vaccines. It includes a Q&A on growth, weight, skin care, and eye issues, with sample adult and teen health advice.
The Musgrave youth and several others were reportedly initiated at the Iota Fraternity house and drank after. Musgrave became ill and died from lung congestion due to exposure. He was the son of L. C. Musgrave, a Fairmont attorney.
In Red Thrush a group gathers around Ginger and Bard as rival suitors collide. Benito, a traveling Italian performer, travels to Chicago in search of a Midwest farm life but finds gang recruitment and crime tales instead, ending with a grim lesson on false friends and broken promises.
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