Billy Whiskers and Betty in a Garden Caper
Billy Whiskers confesses to Betty that he is married to Nanny the burro. Betty forgives him and the pair sneak into Deacon Jones’s garden to feast on cabbages. A chase ensues with a barking dog and a broken fence rail, ending with them sleeping in a straw stack outside town. Tomorrow they plan to get even with a farmer.
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Billy Whiskers
Betty
Nanny
Burro
Billy
Deacon
Jones
Mr. Doggie
Demonic struggle prompts wife to abandon New York plans
In a confessional note the narrator battles inner voices over leaving for Hammonds Cores with her husband Jim. She fears losing herself to his career and a “horrible” hamlet posting while wrestling with dual personalities and a tense exchange with Jim after his rebuke. The entry ends with uncertainty about their tomorrow.
Heart and Home Problems Column Dated Advice
A letters page features three domestic guidance exchanges. A senior girl questions a classmate’s reluctance to date. Mrs Thompson advises friendship and accepting other invitations. A wife seeks advice about an affair partner and possible divorce. A young wife asks how to curb a poolroom habit without losing love, with reassurance that minor temptations are manageable.
Pepto Mangan Promises Restore Blood After Flu
An advertisement urges readers to take Pepto Mangan to rebuild blood strength after influenza. It claims the tonic provides iron and other nutrients to restore vigor and warns patients to avoid crowds until fully recovered. The ad promotes liquid or tablet forms and instructs to ask for Gude’s brand.
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Gude
Advice on Managing a Husband's Pool Hall Habit
A domestic guidance note warns that poolrooms foster bad habits for boys and urges a wife to limit her husband to one pool night weekly. It suggests inviting his friends home to share time there, making him prefer home or outings over poolroom visits.
Pattern 3101 Dress Cut in Three Child Sizes
Pattern 3101 shown in sizes 16 18 and 20 years uses blue crepe de meteor with bead embroidery. Suggest brown satin or crepe with colored embroidery. The 16 year size requires 5 3 8 yards of 36 inch material and 3 yards of 5 inch wide ribbon for the sash.
Peevww Lottridge and Local Happenings in U. B. Church
Everett Cole preached at the U B church Sunday morning. Salem residents Ray and Charley Carrol returned home after visiting their uncle O L Davis and family. Mrs H C Swisher is ill with influenza. Nora Runnion was called to Hemlock Grove by her mother Willard illness. Leonard Shirley and wife visit his parents J M and wife. Aylmer Ackley and family hosted Sunday dinner for his parents. A Pierce visited Athens Thursday. Ed Rowan of Florida attends farm business here. F I Caldwell went to Dayton for eye medical care. Lottridge telephone division held a meeting discussing several topics. No flu in the community yet. Community sympathy extended to nearby areas fighting illness amid doctor shortages.
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Everett Cole
U. B
Ray
Charley Carrol
Salem
W. Va
O. L. Davis
H. C. Swisher
Nora Runnion
Hemlock Grove
Willard
Leonard Shirley
Marion
J. M. Shirley
Aylmer Ackley
Daniel Ackley
A. Pierce
Athens
Ed Rowan
Florida
F. I. Caldwell
Dayton
Lottridge Telephone Division
Farmer Braces for Muddy Road to Shield Suffering
A rustic figure resolves to don the armor of righteousness and aid needy souls, journeying along a treacherous path to bring relief to those in distress.
Local social notes and obituaries from Athens area
William Leeper of Athens visited his parents on Saturday while Mr and Mrs Thomas McAfee hosted Kyle. Frances Windsor and Mrs Fred Laughlin were in Athens and Guysville for family matters. Everett Townsend and Althea visited relatives. Oliver White returned from caring for a sick relative. Kate Butts ill in Athens. KHiggens celebrated a birthday with a dinner. Rev Snyder preached at A C church. Earl Metcalf toured Beebe. L H Smith visited Parkersburg. Rexford Daugherty and infant Ashcraft burial noted. Nelle and Blanche Starkey in Athens. Prof Reeves stayed in Athens over Sunday. James Copeland died after a lingering illness.
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William Leeper
Athens
Thomas McAfee
Kyle
Frances Windsor
Fred Laughlin
Guysville
Everette Townsend
Althea
C.W. Townsend
Oliver White
G. A. Daugherty
Rexford
James Copeland
Ora Ashcraft
Miss Nelle
Blanche Starkey
Prof. Reeves
Pennsylvanian Invents Corrugated Blades for Tough Grass
A inventor from Pennsylvania develops a lawn mower featuring corrugated blades designed to grip and cut thick blades of grass that slide past traditional slanted blades. The device aims to improve mowing performance on dense turf.
Apostolic Delegate Likely Made Cardinal in Rome
Vatican circles report Mgr Bonzano the apostolic delegate to the United States will be recalled from Washington for a senior post in the papal court ahead of elevation to cardinal. Mgr Bonzano’s likely Washington successor is Mr Lauri the Vatican envoy to Peru. A New Jersey seaside beach front shows a concrete wall shaping the outer edge to meet wave curves.
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Rome
Vatican
Mgr. Bonzano
United States
Washington
Mgr. Bonzanto
Lauri
Peru
New Jersey
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