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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1928

Page

8

Sybil Thorne and the prismatic paths of love

In a Cuban honeymoon and a tangle of past loves, Sybil Thorne faces marriage, divorce, and a longing for a lost John. Friends Mabel and Craig press for choices as Sybil debates fidelity, fate, and a one-child devotion amid festive memories and looming scandal.

Boston Dava Richard Eustis Cuba Eustis Sybil Craig Haul Craig John Lawrence France Mab Mabel Sybil John Mariel Sybil Thorne

Around the Dial Wednesday Night Radio Features

A compact guide to evening radio on WEAF and NBC networks listing programs across cities including Cincinnati Cleveland and New York. Entries cover music talk and sports with stations WLW WJZ WOR WTAM WMAQ KDKA and more noting orchestras concerts and game broadcasts with times and sponsors.

Little Tot's Dress Pattern for Girls 1 2 3 4 Years

Pattern describes a white batiste frock with embroidered yoke and cap sleeves for ages 1 to 4. Options include printed lawns and China silk, with crepe de chine or chiffon for party wear. Yardage: 1 1 2 yards for size 3, different amounts for contrasting yoke. mailed on receipt of line or stamps.

Answers to Questions Be Frederick J Haskin

The Public Health Service notes average daily sweat of two to three pints for a clothed person at 32 C, with more under extreme effort or heat. The Columbus Library holds more than 70 000 volumes. The steamboat Robert E Lee was built in New Albany and its race with the Natchez is referenced.

Public Health Service Pan American Union Columbus Robert E. Lee Natchez Robert F.lee New Albany Ohio River Kentucky John W. Cannon Robert BE. Lee Giordano Bruno Bruno Colorado River

Plans for Trans Atlantic Flight in Gipsy Moth Plane

Lieutenant Commander H C MacDonald, a British pilot with only 80 flight hours, plans a solo trans Atlantic test in a converted single seater Gipsy Moth at Harbor Grace Newfoundland after war. His aircraft, towing to Kentucky to paint its wheelhouse name, is prepared for the journey and rival races are recalled.

H. C. MacDonald Harbor Grace Newfoundland MacDonald

Doctor Wilcox Addresses Hi Y on Mediation of Life and School

Dr. A. Y. Wilcox told Hi Y boys that life mirrors school work and that body mind and spirit must be developed. He warned that some have only a master mind without a strong body and urged being fully alive to spiritual and emotional growth. The talk ended with a note on leisure and a biology class snake escape in the building.

Wilcox A. Y. Wilcox Hi-Y Rex Koons

Locker Ambience Sparks Unease as Reptile Sighting Reported

A reader describes entering a locker area and encountering a reptile with small beady eyes, causing alarm and prompting questions about safety and security measures. Local officials urge calm and remind builders to review facility inspections.

School office moves to Room 202 in Senior High building

The office of A F Hixon superintendent of schools is moved from the junior department to Room 202 in the Senior High building. Room 202 will be arranged to match the office of F E Harshman located on the same floor. Miss Smith foreign languages will conduct her classes in the junior high department in the meantime.

A. F. Hixon F. E. Harshman Miss Smith Ben

Room Moves at Central School Offices

The room formerly used by Miss Mary Williams principal of the Central School becomes her office. The former office of Mr Hixon will be at Miss Williams disposal.

Mary Williams Central School Hixon Miss Williams

Posters Promoting Athens vs Marietta Game Sighted

The Printing Department under H. Van Aller printed posters and stickers featuring football players and the headline Athens vs. Marietta. Some stickers carried the phrase Umus kumova to Athens vs Marietta. The materials were sent to Marietta to boost attendance for the Saturday game on October 13, 1928.

H. van Aller Athens Marietta Umuskumova

Florida hurricane study plan by high school students

In a General Science class at a local high school, students prepare booklets on tornadoes and hurricanes. TheFlorida hurricane is explored with pictorial and factorial data. A study plan was submitted by a student named Thomas.

Florida Thomas

Weather Key Illustration Drawn by Reading Student

A Science class project features a large key labeled weather on its stem and key on the handle. The key's head shows a door with inscriptions for pressure humidity and temperature, depicting weather concepts as a symbolic key.

Two Boys Build Walnut Spinnet Desk in Woodshop

Kenneth Jones and Robert Shepard work together on a walnut spinnet desk. The piece features four turned legs and folding joints, noted as the second most difficult cabinet project. It will take a full semester to finish.

Woodshop Kenneth Jones Robert Shepard

Correction Shows Florida Flood Sufferers Lead in Contributions

A correction notes that home room 18 reported 3.28 dollars for flood relief while home room 17 reported 3.25 dollars, making room 18 the highest contributor.

Florida Room 18

Eagles to Hear State President Hyde in Glouster

Glouster Aerie members will host M. A. Hyde of Marietta for a regular meeting on Thursday night. An address will follow, oyster social hour planned, and many members are expected to attend.

Faires Suffer Typhoid Fever In Glouster Home

Wayne Faires is ill with typhoid fever at his brother and sister in law's home on Main Street Glouster. His mother Mrs. C G Faires of Akron is assisting in caring for him.

Glouster Wayne Faires Gail Faires Main Street C. G. Faires Akron

Clergymen Fisher at Buckeye Lake Visit

The Rev. F. E. Roberts and Dr. W. A. Pride took a fishing trip to Buckeye Lake on Tuesday in Glouster.

Jacksonville Temple IkYthian Sisters Meeting Notice

Glouster Oct 10 All members are urged to attend a Thursday night meeting of Jacksonville Temple Iythian Sisters. Important business will be considered.

Glouster Jacksonville Temple Lythian Sisters

Letter Golf and Smoked Meats On Farm Par Seven

Farmers discuss starting to smoke meats as part of a seasonal letter golf game. The piece notes the tricky nature of letter golf and mentions a par of seven with a solution on the final page.

Letter Golf Puzzle Rules Printed This Week

The note explains word ladder rules: change one letter at a time to reach a new real word, preserving letter order, with three strokes from COW to HEN as an example. It requires valid common usage words for each step and mentions a solution printed on the last page.

Paul Smith Taken To Hospital After Appendicitis

Paul Smith son of Mr and Mrs RB Smith of Glouster Ohio employed by Krege Company Charleston WV was stricken with acute appendicitis about 9 o clock Sunday night He underwent surgery at midnight at a Charleston hospital A friend’s letter reports he is doing well and Mrs Smith left for Charleston to join him Edna Wallace Hopper promotional note follows with hair care tips and Wave and Sheen product details priced 75 cents

Glouster Paul Smith R. B. Smith Krege Company Charleston W. Va Paul

Jail Officers Taunted Revolutionary Assassin Taunting Officials

In Kiev two former czarist officers, Sergeieff and Kuznietzoff, were tried and sentenced to five and three years in prison for taunting Dmitri Bogroff after he assassinated Premier Stalipin in 1911. Stalipin’s execution followed, with a committee of ten officers witnessing the hanging amid reported abuse.

Kiev U. S S. R U.R Stalipin Sergeleff Kunznietzoff Dmitri Bogroff Sergeieff Kuznietzoff

Noiseless street cars begin in Salt Lake City

Noisiess street cars, long dreamed of by restless sleepers, are a reality in Salt Lake City. Tracks are being torn up but car service is not abandoned. Instead a newly designed trolley car runs on wheels with pneumatic tires and is guided by an overhead trolley wire.

Salt Lake City Utah U.R

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets For Better Complexion

A vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetarian liver and bowel remedy. It claims to improve color, reduce pimples, and boost energy by stimulating bile and relieving constipation. Sold widely in boxes with a pink, olive colored tablet image.

Oldest European Claimed 136 Year Old Dies in Pitchania

Peter Rudak reportedly died at 136 in Pitchania near Podolsk Russia. He claimed to have fought for Russia against Napoleon I and was cited as having bridged the interval from Napoleon to the October revolution. Local elders corroborated his military service from over a century ago.

Podolsk U. S U.P Peter Rudak Europe Pitchania Rudak Napoleon I

Cascarets Laxative Candy Promoted as Ideal Remedy

A historical advertisement extols cascara as a natural laxative and claims Cascarets candy trains the bowels for lasting regularity. It asserts cascara strengthens bowel walls, avoids harsh reactions, and that one candy can reset regularity with repeated use as needed.

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