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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1922

Page

10

S S S Promises fuller figure and clearer skin

The ad claims S S S strengthens the blood cell factory to build firm flesh and plump out hollowness. It asserts S S S purifies blood and clears eruptions while whitening the complexion, with ingredients guaranteed vegetable and sold in two sizes at drug stores.

Pursuit in the City Ends With a Narrow Escape

Doris and Billy, pursued by a detective, dodge through a barber shop and a bus to flee. They slip into a toy shop, but the employee door is locked and they escape through a back entrance into darkness. The escape continues next week.

Doris Billy Alec Pennsylvania Station Thirty-first Street Fifth Ave Marian Sgirl

Polly and Her Pals It Was Just as Pa Said After All

Polly and her quirky family feature in a light comic strip where Chiff Sterrett recalls a moment confirming Pa’s long running belief. The panel mix offers humor and domestic charm as familiar gags unfold.

Polly

McArthur to Face Floodwood In Bleacher Music Battle

On June 4 Excelsior hosts Floodwood in a baseball game. McArthur plans to counter Floodwood’s taunts with a brass and oboe choir from Nelsonville. Day and Lanning will pitch for McArthur while the bleacher music backs them. Floodwood’s Waterloo draws interest.

Excelsior Floodwood McArthur Nelsonville Waterloo

Best S T I Essays by Local Eighth Graders

The listing names top eighth graders from Wrightsel and Creola schools in Vinton County with their teachers, followed by top seventh graders Roscoe Campbell Scbenezer and Ermal Robinson Wrightsel, and top sixth graders Mary N Rannells Fee school and Mabel Bullock Fee school with teachers Zaidee Waxier and Zaidee Warxier.

Vinton County Wiseritten Dorothy Devore Wrightsel Emma Waxler Marjorie Kirkendall Creola Hoffman Roscoe Campbell Scbenezer Mae Arick Ermal Robinson Mabel Bullock Fee School Zaidee Warxier

Death of Bert Throckmartin Buried at Stockman Cemetery

Bert Throckmartin of near Gillespieville died at the State Hospital last Tuesday May 23 and was buried Friday at Stockman cemetery. Mrs. Tom Weed and little daughter survive.

Bert Throckmartin Gillespieville State Hospital Stockman Cemetery

Hichy Blisters In Babys Arms And Back

Two week old infant developed blisters on arms and back causing itching and sleep loss. After two months improvement followed using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, leading to healing. Mrs. M. W. Quarles of Laingsburg Michigan endorses Cuticura products.

M. W. Quarles Laingsburg Mich

County Leaders and Visitors Stop In County Seats

Ter of Jobs visited County Commissioner and Mrs W J Weed at Hope Wednesday. County Clerk Lawrence Dunn was a business visitor in Athens Friday.

Ter Jobs W. J. Weed Hope Lawrence Dunn Athens

Zaleski Visitors and Guests Noted in Local Calls

AFE Kennard of Moonville visited Zaleski last Monday. Ellsworth Cox and T Wilson of Carbondale called on Frank White of Zaleski route No. 1 last Sunday. They also had Mr and Mrs William Chapman as guests. Mr and Mrs F J Hayes of Carbondale were guests of their aunt Mrs Jerry Hayes and family last Thursday.

Afe, Kennard Moonville Ellsworth Cox T. Wilson Carbondale Frank White William Chapman F. J. Hayes Jerry Hayes

Summers Visits Friends Near Zaleski Last Week

Mrs Eliza Summers who has worked at The Plains visited Mrs Frank Friend and family near Zaleski last week.

Eliza Summers the Plains Frank Zaleski Las Week

Tiny Rose pacing filly purchased for fairgrounds

Saturday the pacing filly Tiny Rose was bought and will likely pace at the fairgrounds next September. Mrs Sarah E Bird Britton, 47, died at home in Harrison township near Tuxon on May 25. Funeral at Pike Run church Saturday. Brittons from West Virginia. Mrs B F Reynolds and J C Sampson of McArthur visited J W Allison and family Sunday. Ishmael McCafferty seeks parole from Mansfield Reformatory. Board of Pardons will hear after June 23.

Cothe Harrison Township Tuxon Sarah E. Bird Britton Pike Run Brittons West Virginia B.F. Reynolds J. C Sampson McArthur J W. Allison Family Sunday Ishmael McCafferty Mansfield Reformatory Board of Pardons

Sereno Chapter Eastern Star Meets at Mason Hall

Sereno Chapter Eastern Star will hold a meeting at Mason Hall on Friday evening June 2. The session starts at 6 30 to avoid conflict with the high school alumni banquet later in the evening.

Sereno Chapter Eastern Star Masonic Hall

Local dignitaries attend Columbus education week events

Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton Westerman of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs H B Hamilton for education week activities. Guests Mr and Mrs W H Carr from Athens join Elaine Steele at the Steele family home for commencement banquets and festivities.

Elizabeth Hamilton Westerman Columbus H. 8. Hamilton W. H. Carr Elaine Steele Athens Messrs den and Percy Steele

Carson Kinship Highlighted in Columbus Notice

Harry Clyde Carson son of Carl Carson of Columbus appears in a local notice. The fragment indicates familial ties and the personal designation in a community record.

Harry Clyde Carson Carl Carson Columbus

Weather and Gasoline Prices Deemed Unrelated

In a study flagged by a scientific faction, a chart shows no parallel between temperature shifts and gasoline price changes. The piece argues price rises in warm weather are mercenary, not causal, and highlights an incidental correlation rather than collaboration.

Local Visit Mention Shifts Between Towns in Sweet Grain

A fragment recalls a visit by a man with his grandmother Mrs W H to relatives in Carson and Sugar Grove with friends in Zaleski, leaving unclear details about purpose or outcomes of the trip.

W. H Carson Sugar Grove

Gill Family Visits For Decoration Day

Mr and Mrs Clarence Gill and children Jane and Joe of Athens visited Decoration Day with his parents Postmaster J C Gill and her mother Mrs Alice Shively.

Clarence Gill Jane Joe Athens J. C. Gill Alice Shively

Roadway project bids invited near Radcliff

Sealed proposals for building a bridge and grading one third mile of roadway on the McArthur Gallipolis road near Radcliff have been invited by the state highway department. Mrs Flora Ullom, Mrs Rankin and Mrs Rogers of Jackson traveled to McArthur on Sunday and were guests of Mrs Donald McGilli vray.

McArthur-Gallipolis Radcliff State Highway Department Flora Ullom Rankin Rogers Jackson McArthur Donald McGillivray

Senior class of 1922 entertained by Miss Nora McCarley

Monday evening the senior class of 1922 and teachers were very pleasantly entertained by Miss Nora McCarley at her home on North Jackson street. An out of town guest was Miss Iva White of New Straitsville. Miss Hortense McCarley of Rio Grande was also present.

Nora McCarley North Jackson Street Iva White New Straitsville Hortense McCarley Rio Grande

Decoration Day Guests Honor Civil War Doctor

Mr and Mrs Scott Taylor of Greendale are guests of his parents Mr and Mrs Taylor over Decoration Day. The doctor, a Civil War veteran, always plays a prominent role in Decoration Day observances.

Scott Taylor Greendale Mrs. Taylor

McArthur Buchtel Split Wins On Home Diamond

Buchtel defeated McArthur 18 to 0 in the forenoon game while McArthur rebounded in the afternoon with a 7 to 5 win on the home diamond.

McArthur Buchtel

President Harding attacked over post office appointments delay

Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi charged the Harding administration with delaying response to a senate resolution. The measure sought a list of post office appointments made by the President's order since the new administration began. Ada Marguerite Guble is mentioned in connection with a family note in the report.

Washington Harding Pat Harrison Mississippi Senate Dave Guble Addaughter Ada Marguerite

Memorial Day Services Honor Local Veterans

Mrs. Jane Lyons, 94, is ill with double pneumonia and Mrs. Cynthia Pearce suffered a second stroke Sunday. The G. A. R. Spanish-American veterans and American Legion held impressive memorial services and decorated soldiers' graves here on Memorial Day.

Jane Lyons Cynthia Pearce

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