Weight of Advice Sparks a Family Comeback
A narrator recalls taking Harry Underwood’s counsel to tell her aging father about her anxiety. At Mary’s room the sisters chatter about names for a baby, school plans, and a postgrad course as they prepare fruit punch on the veranda. The scene hints at family dynamics, a hospital stay, and future revelations to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Underwood
Mr Underwood
Mary
Marion
Madge
Mariol
Dicky
Ylad
Katy
Mrs. Bickett
Cillian
Katherine
Alaska
Tim
Whitney Hal
Whitney Hall
Lillian
Harry
Whitney
Carolyn Brixton
Fon
Fabric hats steady year round fashion in 1931
In New York on January 14 1931 fabric hats made of belting ribbon jersey and tricot replace seasonal felt and straw for comfort and practicality. Tricot hats wrap turban style and beret drape with decorative tucks while tricorne shapes and satin ribbons offer dressier options for day into evening wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Agnes
Paris Milling
Local injuries and medical updates from the region
Long Bottom Pearl Parker lost part of his fingers in a mill accident and was operated on at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Arkersburg. Miss Reta Rose had an appendectomy in Parkersburg and is recovering. Dr. F A Osborn visited his father in Murraysville. Mrs Garnet Morgan aided her father Bert German who is much improved. G W Curtis was injured cutting timber for chicken coops and is recovering in Pomeroy. Dr C Adams and family visited ill father-in-law B F Whiteside in Parkersburg. Residents attended postmaster exams in Middleport Ravenswood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Parker
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Arkersburg
Reta
Ulysses Rose
Parkersburg
F. A. Osborn
Athens
John Osborn
Murraysville
Garnet Morgan
R. N
Moundsville
W. Va
Bert German
G. W. Curtis
Pomeroy
Dc. C. Adams
Minister H G Kerns Preaches at Mt Olive Church
H G Kerns of Wheeling preached at Mt Olive Church Sunday night. Clem Hayman visiting relatives here returned to his home at Zaleski Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Kerns
Wheeling
W. Va
Mt. Olive Church
Clem Hayman
Zaleski
Local Social Visits Round Bedford and Surrounding Areas
Bedford residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across neighboring towns. Among those noted were Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas with the Williamses, Mrs. Lillie Haskin with Edith Whaley, Mrs. Ida Chaney returning to Hurricane West Virginia, Mary Lee with the Hines and Dolph Jeffers, and multiple calls between the Williams, Hines, Jeffers, Lee, and Whaley households including visits by Carl Williams and Jean from Athens and Lena Hines from Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Douglas
C. E. Williams
Lillie Haskin
Edith Whaley
Ida Chaney
Hurricane
W. Va
Mary Lee
Charles Hines
Dolph Jeffers
Guy Lee
John Dovelas
Virgil Blackwood
Snowville
George Henderson
Clyde White
Carl Williams
Jean
Athens
Charles Williams
Lena Hines
Pomeroy
Homer Story
Clarence
Will Whaley
Nelsonville
Shadow eating scheme ends in surprise pork dish
A whimsical tale features Mij Flor Manid Yam and Knarf guiding shadow-children and two China men Ting a Ling and Sing Song. They plot to eat a pig but the animal escapes the frying pan and a clever ruse leads to pork chops and a final twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mij
Flor
Manid
Yam
Knarf
Tingsa-Ling
Sing-Song
Ting a-Ling
Ting-a-Ling
Sing- Song
Hanid
Mil
Shadow-Boy
Bac
Sing
Iren
Porechans
Frat
Bertice, Inc
Coolville Troy Grange Plans Saturday Meeting at Rock Street Hall
Coolville Troy Grange schedules a 1 PM Saturday program at the Rock Street hall with roll call and readings. Officers installed for 1931 include Master A. L. Conklin and secretary Linda Shanks, among others. Funeral services for G O Chase were held at the M E Church with a large turnout from multiple communities. Burial followed at West Union Street Cemetery in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Grange
Rock Street
C. H. Oakes
Reading
Myrtle Dixon
Conklin
Runnion
Fanny Bingman
Farm Bureau
Ralph Stout
A. L. Conklin
W. R. Clark
CM. H. Oakes
G. W. Dean
Linda Shanks
Harry Gibbs
G. O. Shanks
Mildred Runnion
Ceres
Myrtle Runnion
Pomona
Rachel Hornsby
Flora
Mary Gibbs
Frank Chase
Parkersburg
F. C. Guthrie
Alfred
Lewis Wells
Little Hocking
Henry Warren
Reedsville
Huntington
West Union Street
Athens
Oliver Weethee
Steward
Kananga
Marcella Davis
Pearl Cody
Ella Lea
Edward Sheets
Wilma
Russell Cody
Mary Belle Bentz
P. D. Sheets
C. L. Stout
Nelsonville
E. O. Knowles
Twila Knowles
Bethel Ridge
Ralph Knowles
Belpre
C. L. White
G. R. Walden
Alvin Bales
Georgie Brong
George Sanborn
Corning
William le Master
Wilfred Sheets
Robert Otto
Bobbie
Marietta
L. M. Walden
Co. L. Stout
W. O. Stout
Chase
Make This Model at Home The Tunic Frock
The Athens Messengers present pattern 2074 for a practical tunic frock. It outlines a smart, easy to sew garment suitable for home dressmaking and pattern crafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
tunic dress versions and pattern details
The article describes tunic dress variations with shoulder capelets, belted bloused fit, and moderately flared skirts. Pattern 2074 accommodates silk or wool fabrics with options like canton crepe and silk rayons. Available in sizes 16 to 42 with specified yardage and simple sewing instructions.
Those Gloom Spreaders Of Life
Winifred Black narrates a woman blinded by science and vanity, first dismissed by one doctor, then helped briefly by another who stresses rest and diet. A veteran doctor’s grim caution about men who destroy hope with cynicism closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lind
Winter fashion book with transfer patterns from The Athens Messenger
An advertisement offers pattern patterns and stamped novelties with prices of fifteen cents per pattern and twenty six cents for a book with pattern. Readers are asked to mail fifteen cents or stamps with their name address style number and size. The notice directs orders to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Social visits and local society notes this week
Haydenville and Pattonville residents visited friends including the Ludlows and the Carpenters. A Philadelphia visitor stayed with the Smiths. Esther Fling joined a Lancaster family. Nellie Allen sprained her ankle in a stair fall. The Standard Bearers were organized at Mrs. Nutter’s home with Jane Nutter as president and Margie Matheny as secretary. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Robinett in February. The King’s Daughters were served refreshments Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Walters
Noel Ludlow
Pattonville
Rebeccs, Freeman
Philadelphia
Frank Allen
Frank Smith
Logan
Tom Fling
Esther
Lancaster
Wring
John Carpenter
Sidney Hankinson
Old Man's Cave
Jane Nutter
Margie Matheny
Nellie Allen
G. C. Nutter
Pickering
Ruth Lanning
J. C. Rowley
Katherine Robinett
Alice Wyskiver
Helen Lightfoot
King’s Daughters
Indoor life and health in winter from a leading physician
Dr Copeland reports on how indoor spaces harm health and suggests ultraviolet lamps as a substitute for outdoor exercise. He argues for better indoor air, proper feeding, and regular sunlight exposure to maintain skin, circulation, and vitality during winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Copeland
Stars Forecast Sudden Shifts From Uranus and Mars
The column predicts unforeseen visits and abrupt changes driven by Mars and Uranus with strong lunar aspects. It foresees revolutionary moves, travel, and progress toward cherished goals. A birthday child should be talented, inventive, industrious, and capable of wide travel.
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Mara
Uranus
Local School and Community Notices Prompt Week Events
The School Class met with Mrs. Luther Wyskiver for a meeting, games, and prizes. P T A held an old time program at the High School Auditorium. Rev Turkenting of Philadelphia will speak Thursday at 7 pm in the M M Church. Nateco Council met at Community Hall for a business session. John Reed family mourns grandmother Mrs Campbell in Canton. Cottage prayer at Frank Allen home Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Wyskiver
Clark Francis
Gertrude Ginther
Alice Allen
Nellie
Louise Oblinger
Virginia Wells
Misie Gantin
Kather White
Helen Evans
Jane Nutter
Margie Matheny
Nora Skiver
Maxine
Kate Todd
Helen Lightfoot
Filizabeth Filley
Logan
Turkenting
Philadelphia
M. m
Nateco Council
John Reed
Canton
Rash on babies led to eczema healed by Cuthura
A mother from Logansport Indiana reports a fine rash on her three month old babies that developed eczema. After a week of Cuticura Soap and Ointment the eruptions subsided and the children were fully healed in about one to six weeks. Sample free. Courtesy Cotionrs Laboratories Maiden Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Appleton
Rt. 9
Logansport
Ind
Cotionrs Laboratories
Dept. H
Maiden
Mass
Fashions for Coming Season Embrace Logical Reasons
New York January 14 fashion authority Amos Parrish says women choose what to wear and fashions for spring are logical and ladylike yet dramatic. He notes Greek goddess inspired draped necklines and tunics, plus Victorian jackets reappearing in evening wear.
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the Messenger
New York
Amos Parrish
Queen Victoria
Empress Eugenie
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Memepsrel Feature Service
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DAV
Royal S. Copeland
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Harry Hershfield
DR Copeland
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