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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1923

Page

5

Marriage of Cecil Miriam Tompkin and Herman Arthur Fisher

Miss Cecil Miriam Tompkin and Mr. Herman Arthur Fisher wed Monday afternoon at 8 o clock in the First M E parsonage. The column notes a birthday dinner for Miss Jean Gist at the Colonial Inn with 19 Pi Beta Phi sorority sisters in attendance and St Patrick’s Day themed refreshments and decor.

Dante McGurk Cecil Miriam Tompkin Herman Arthur Fisher Pomeroy M. E. Parsonage Jean Gists Colonial Inn Miss Gist Pi Beta Phi Rachel Hopkins Adrian Arthur Mary Poston Mary Peoples Edith Humphrey 3Ess Potter Lucile Nazor Gail Putnam Eleanor Phillips Frances McCormick Mildred Stevenson Alice Stevenson Bernarda Bryson Otha Beasley Dorothy Slutz Alberta Franke Phyrne Weinrich Wheatley Link Gist Lee Tom Maplewood Drive Ethel Broelgfierd St. Patrick's Day Clarence Laughlin Myrtle Mitchell Sadie Rypma L. F. Searis Sam Carman Arthur Hawk Sophia Boelzner

Social luncheon honors Boston guest at Country Club

Mrs. F. W. Bush hosted a luncheon at the Country club complimenting Mrs. Harry Raymond Pierce of Boston. Notables from Philadelphia and local society attended including Mrs. E. M. Shaffer and Miss Mabel Horn. Esther class of the Christian church met with Mrs. T. R. Biddle joining in Washington D. C. for the monthly session.

Harry Raymond Pierce Boston Mass F. W. Bush Country Club Pierce Prof. Pierce Ohio University E. M. Shaffer Mabel Horn Philadelphia Hotel Esther T. R. Biddle Reru Clinton P. Biddle Post- Jar Fredon Washington D. C

Social Literary Club Plans 3:30 Meeting at Mrs Jones Home

The Social Literary club schedules a 3:30 Wednesday business meeting at Mrs C L Jones's University Terrace home. Also Ohio Welfare Association convenes in Columbus Wednesday and Thursday with county representatives Mrs Mary G Ness and Mrs W Chubb attending.

C. L. Jones University Terrace Ohia Welfare Association Columbus Athens Mary G. Ness W. Chubb County Board of Visitors

Relief Corps Meets Wednesday Evening at Red Mens Hall

Mrs J Maurice Hyde hosts Sunnyside needle club Thursday afternoon at 2 30. Hyde lives at 45 Morris avenue.

Relief Corps Red Mens Hall J. Maurice Hyde Morris Avenue Sunnyside Needle Club

City Board Explains Rise in AFH School Ave Bond Costs

A meeting of about six taxpayers questioned the higher cost of planned AFH School Ave buildings after $295000 in bonds was voted. The board announced $376190 in bonds for sale, with increases due to higher building costs, added site expenses, and interest. They cut heating, gym equipment, and auditorium costs and emphasized no frills while using every inch of space.

City Board of Education New Inn High School

Bald Mountain Ghost Town Ends as Last Citizen Is Laid to Rest

William Dickerson, last resident of Bald Mountain in Gilpin County Colorado, was buried after a life spent policing and leading the town. He closed the treasury with 2300 dollars before death, ending a once thriving mining city that grew to nearly 20000 during the 1860s and 70s.

Denver Colo Bald Mountain Gilpin County Colorado William Dickerson Dickerson Nevada Las Vegas Tonopah Death Valley National Bank L. E. Glass Nye County

Vena Full to Dead Towns Tonopah Rail Asset Sale

In Rhyolite Nevada a railroad depot costing 350000 will be sold after closing in the dead town of Vena Full. The sale aims to liquidate assets of the vanished settlement and revitalize regional transport options.

Tonopah Nev Nev

Wedding gifts by Cornwells Creed offer tasteful choices

A wedding gift guide promotes thoughtful selection from Cornwells Creed with a focus on silver, glassware, clocks, ornaments, and jewelry. It emphasizes tasteful, quality items as the best complement to good judgment in beauty and value.

Charm School Director Says Charm Trumps Beauty

Miss Trene A Skinner director of the Chicago YWCA Charm School argues Americans are poor eaters and need refined manners. She says self consciousness drives tuition and that personality can compensate for looks guiding girls away from flapper vulgarities. War age looseness has affected the rich clergy and their children.

Chicago Trene A. Skinner Charm School Skinner

BromO Quinine Tab Promises Cold Cure Headache Relief

A vintage ad promotes Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming headache relief by curing the cold. Described as a tonic laxative and germ destroyer, the box bears E. W. Grove’s signature with a note to ensure you get Bromo, priced at 30 cents.

E. W. Grove

Few Now Left to Make a War in Dublin

Dublin dispatch cites a small, highly mobile band of about twenty five Irregulars as the source of Ireland's nightly atrocities. Gunfire arson and bombings punctuated a period of unrest as the group alternated between attacks in different city districts and sporadic arson attempts.

David M. Church I. N.S Dublin Ireland ONT Syeald Rand

Miles Ahead of Haiment oil cure touted by doctors

An advertisement promotes AAGKAGHE oil from Enarco claiming strong pain relief. Doctors are cited praising the product as miles ahead of Haiment. The offer urges readers to obtain a bottle from Cline Pharmacy or other druggists.

Enarco Haiment Cline Pharmacy

Theatrical Producer Signals Chorus Education Demands

A theater producer states the chorus will require higher education and many will wonder if this extends to full chin height, reflecting plans for professional standards and training.

How Soldier Dispersed Attacks

How Soldier Dispersed Attacks claims a soldier recovered from stomach problems after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. The ad asserts the product cured chronic pains and kept the man serving in the artillery, with government physicians endorsing his health. It also promotes the remedy as a harmless prep that clears mucus and inflammation in the digestive tract, offering a money-back guarantee and listing Athens Gem Pharmacy and Nelsonville as sellers.

Mayr McKea Drue Athens Gem Pharmacy Nelsonville

Thanks to neighbors after daughter's sickness and death

We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and aid during our daughter Ruth's illness and passing. Grateful for singers and Rev. Orr for consolation. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. William H. Eliott and Mrs. Alta Eliott.

Ruth Orr William H. Eliott Alta Eliott

Family of Nine Found Living on Carrots in Adirondacks

A nine person family was discovered surviving on carrots in the Adirondacks. The report notes this condition as notably harsh, comparing it to living on tapioca pudding.

Adirondacks

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