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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1934
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a rundown event with references to times and numbers, but the readable portions lack clear names or locations. The readable bits suggest an emergency or planned brief but no definite details emerge.
Dorothy Dix advises unhappy wives on divorce and love and argues that better to be without a husband than with a man who loves another. A reader recounts using extreme abuse to force sobriety, prompting Dix to question this brutal method and warn against coercive control.
A review of Red Square set in modern Moscow amid GPU intrigue. Ishbel Dane, Ladoshka Wei, and Koregorvsky anchor a tale of romantic adventure and suspense within a web of secret police. The novel balances melodrama with a tense, entertaining plot and a vivid Soviet setting.
London reports 20 aircraft will start Saturday for Melbourne in the world’s longest air derby retracing the route once flown by Keith and Ross Smith who earned knighthoods 15 years ago. The Smith brothers once covered the 12,000 mile course in 28 days winning $50,000 plus royal honors. The current England to Australia record stands at six days 17 hours 56 minutes.
Anne Adams presents Pattern 1978 a dress with round collar bodice V-shaped back yoke and paneled skirt with inverted pleats. Long or short sleeves and decorative buttons. sizes 8 to 16. Book and pattern combo offered with fashion guidance from lingerie to outerwear.
A historical image puzzle lists clues for horizontal and vertical entries. It asks who the child star is and includes numerous word definitions such as Lion constellation, cargo of burden, sun god, and others, forming a themed crossword style.
Columbus Ohio October relief commission begins a full inventory of employable relief roll workers. The effort will classify residents by urban rural status and into professional administrative service production distribution and construction categories to guide a winter work program.
The rule applies to all employable persons over 16 years of age and excludes students and homemakers who are not seeking employment.
G E Shreve vice president of General Electric forecast higher peaks of prosperity for business than 1929. He said a return of prosperity is indicated as industry must make purchases totaling 30 billion dollars soon. He added NRA will benefit industry for years even if it ends in 1935, noting lessons learned about self regulation.
In Adele Garrisons serial, Avis Arlen returns with Philip Veritzen to Noel and Mary. The group expects tension as Avis stirs trouble with Noel and his bride, while plans unfold around Marion’s eighteenth birthday and the visitors’ reception.
Pattern 853 offers a transfer design to embellish closets and pillows with two butterfly patches and colorful lazy daisy flowers. It includes butterfly body embroidery details and ready to sew sprays sized around 6 3 4 by 12 1 4 inches and 5 by 6 1 2 inches plus pattern pieces and directions.
An interesting pleasant forecast from ruling planetary directions foresees short journeys or property related changes. Personal correspondence may bring pleasure or boost business. cautious writings advised. A birthday signs possible changes in affairs. a child born today may be talented industrious popular and successful. Notable nativity: Austin Flint, alionist.
A pattern request item lists a clothes bag a cent hanger and laundry bag with material requirements. Send 10 cents in stamps or coin (coin preferred) to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York N Y.
A 1930s style advice column extols Ovaltine for easy digestion and appetite stimulation to help poor eaters gain weight, claiming children may add a pound a week. It notes rapid digestion and cites vegetables becoming acceptable, urging parents to try the product. An Orphan Annie mug offer is mentioned as a free gift with use.
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