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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
5
The Chi Omega alumnae met last evening at the home of Mrs. Louis I Brown with Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Evan J Jones hosting. Officers elected include President Mrs Louis J Brown Secretary Mrs Pk Good and treasurer Miss Grace Stickney.
A break in a city water main in front of the Armory on Carpenter street around 8 this morning suspended water service on several East Side streets.
A puzzle feature explains letter golf where you change one letter at a time to turn PLATE into GLASS in six moves. Each step must be a real common word with letters in the same order. The solution is on the last page.
Washington headline announces a government booklet titled Fitting Dresses and Blouses by Maude Campbell of the Bureau of Home Economics. It promises practical guidance to improve neck, shoulder, and sleeve fitting with 30 pages and 24 illustrations.
Mrs Ann Davies marked her 160th birthday by riding a mule 15 miles into Cork town, highlighting a remarkable journey in rural Ireland.
An advertising pitch touts McCoy's Tablets as a guaranteed solution for underweight individuals. It claims the pills fill out sunken cheeks and chests and promises a 5 pound gain within use, with a full refund if not satisfied after four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes.
A ten year old Ruth Henfrey escaped serious injuries after a wireless aerial broke her fall from a third story window in Chicago.
In Llanelli Wales James Corridge was arrested within an hour after a daylight robbery attempt, then convicted and sentenced in a rapid justice proceeding.
Miss C Louise Gates YWCA worker from Toledo urged Ohio university women to train for work, citing European experiences after World War I. She described French dowry habits altered for family budgets, German and English realities, and Russian lack of religion amid culture.
Leroy Barton of R. 3 Wilmington Ohio describes his at home treatment with Sorbol Quadruple from Sorbol Company Mechanicsburg Ohio. He reports smothering spells neck pain improved and better sleep after using the remedy. He says it is easy to use and not expensive and that he would tell anyone. It is sold by McKee Drug Co.
Miss Gates reflects on American women and their talents noting they possess spiritual and moral ideals not just success. She asks whether the country has finer things to share and challenges the focus on achievement alone.
Six year old Maria Gonzalez died in Tampico when playmates buried her in sand causing suffocation. Investigators say the accident occurred while children played at the beach. Local authorities urged caution around sand play areas.
A plain white tablet named Pape's Cold Come Pound is advertised as rapidly killing colds and preventing further spread. The claim notes it works on fresh colds and can loosen a settled throat or lung cold, available at drugstores.
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