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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1922
Page
8
An advertisement extols a blood cleanser 3.8.8 or 5.58 as a remedy for eczema tetter rash pimples and other skin eruptions. It claims the cause is in the blood and promises rosy lips brighter eyes clearer skin and restored flesh through the product. The ad cites prices and availability at drug stores.
Geo Siegel of Cincinnati says he warned James Walker of 7 West Fourteenth Street to stay away from Mrs Siegel. Siegel then shot Walker and Walker is likely mortally wounded, the incident occurring in Hamilton Ohio on May 1.
Harriet and Ned resolve a goat quarrel by sharing a playful mischief. Billie Junior sulks yet watches Harriet prepare a hayride party cart drawn by goats. The household settles in for a night of rest while friends await the next morning’s tale.
An unclear excerpt hints at eleventh hour misgivings about marriage choices. The speaker recalls a telephone point decision and debates vows with a partner while noting peers discussing their own plans and potential partners. The tone suggests intimate personal doubt amid societal pressures.
A rural obituary notes Mrs Elizabeth Hoffhines 73 of Elk township. A Campbells Tunnel man is insane and committed to Athens State Hospital. Florida visit ends for Mr and Mrs Gorsuch. A rock party hosted by Mrs Donald McGillivray at Judge Buskirk’s home. Miss Martha Prunty dies at 58 from pneumonia in Eagle township. Burial at Peecher cemetery Londonairy. John Roberts 79 dies. Charles Roberts blacksmith son of deceased. Radcliff store burglarized. Canter linked to stolen goods and jailed awaiting grand jury. Delia Wolf funeral set for Tuesday. Adam Sherwood party hosts. Lydia Whitlatch visits. Jane Lyons 94 suffers heart attack. Foreman estate appraised by Magee Milhon and Clements. Portland hotel fire prompts mass street exit. A top Italian cheese is aged four years.
A narrator recalls the conflict between romantic longing and duty as she plans to marry Alec. She battles memory of a harsh factory life, fears of love, and the pull of respectable marriage while a minister and a young man named Theodore Russell appear during the wedding day.
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