Real Estate For Rent Ad Spells Home Sweet Home
An old classified notice advertises rental listings with quirky phrasing like Home Sweet Home and a price cue including a milk product reference, reflecting period shopping language and ad layout.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
11
An old classified notice advertises rental listings with quirky phrasing like Home Sweet Home and a price cue including a milk product reference, reflecting period shopping language and ad layout.
Classified brief seeking a rental arrangement by a man named F. Wwan or similar, offering share or cash terms. Requests address HL Carpenter, box 581 Spencer, West Virginia for contact. Also includes a snippet advertising Ford 1925 touring car for sale.
Dalton & Dalton advertise a thriving Athens filling station and a range of properties and business opportunities. They list used cars with prices such as a 1924 Dodge coupe at 425 dollars and a Buick roadster at 300 dollars, noting easy ownership.
Fragmentary OCR mentions butter, sander and seas with times and numbers, but lacks coherent event details, names, or clear outcome to summarize into a full card. The readable text includes several stray figures and garbled terms, preventing a definite headline or summary.
A pasted brief notes mixed farm prices and commodity values. It cites bulk stock cattle feeder steers at about 13.00, lambs at 10.00, and various wool and butter quotes. Locations include Boston and Cleveland with price reports for wool and dairy products.
The report details road conditions and detours from Athens to Columbus Circleville Chillicothe Wellston and other points. Highlights include rough gravel sections between Canal Winchester and Circleville detours on routes 8S R 10 and 8S R 31, and closed options via Sharpsburg Road to Marietta with alternate paths to Lake Buckeye.
The report describes turn by turn routes from Athens to Zanesville via 8 R to McConnelsville and 26 to Sharpsburg then 77 through Chesterhill Pennsville Malta and back to Zanesville with gravel and crushed rock. Athens to Gallipolis via 8 R 31 then 7 R is good throughout with no delays.
Mrs. C. N. France, official rain gauge recorder at East Bridge, notes two afternoon and evening storms. The first, from the west, yielded 0.09 inches of rain and noticeable wind. The second, from the northwest, produced 0.40 inches and a threatening wind cloud in a short time.
Three Hungarian born accordion players toured Athens delivering popular tunes. They earned contributions after drawing a crowd of several hundred on Court Street with Mayor Alex Moore granting permission for a one day street performance. the group hails from Philadelphia and plans a western states circuit.
An Ohio University note explains kyphosis a condition tied to forward head posture from reading and sewing. It urges standing tall and sitting up straight as best defense, warning that simply throwing shoulders back may not fix posture.
Charleston police report a third attack on local children within seven days, with officials urging caution and extra supervision as investigations continue.
A New Zealand court status bars publication of a report on the fatal blow incident that killed a person on a public operation. Authorities withheld details as the case remains under legal review.
The Athens State Hospital club held its first registered meet of the season at grounds near White's Mill on July 7. A large crowd witnessed shooters from Southern Ohio and West Virginia, with C. F. Morgan of Columbus high scorer at 122 of 125. A. N. Davis, a one armed contestant, scored 118 and Mrs. L. C. Rogers of Parkersburg shot 102. The article lists numerous participants and scores across Ohio and West Virginia, compiled by local secretary Frank H. Cross.
Jack Sams appeared before Mayor Alex Moore on intoxication charges. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs and ordered to pay 9 dollars from a prior fine or serve time or work off the fines on the county streets, with Police Herb Parker present.
A fragmented OCR snippet raises questions about a person described as the face of a movement and the alleged acts connected to them. Details remain unclear in the readable text, but the item hints at public notoriety and reported accusations.
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