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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1927
Page
5
Advert says Creomulsion uses emulsified creosote to soothe infected membranes and stop germ growth. It claims two fold action, safety guarantees, and refunds if relief is not achieved with directions followed.
Dr. R. F. Demers and Mrs. Demers depart for Columbus where he opens an orthodontia practice after six years in Athens. His Athens practice is sold to Dr. Darrel Witham who takes over November 1. Witham is son of Chauncey residents Burk Witham and Mrs. Witham. Daisy notes cover social visits, weddings, and a Hallowe'en party hosted by Miss Louise Seiple with 26 guests at her Richland avenue home.
Dora, mocked as dumb, can gain wisdom by solving a golf puzzle in under seven strokes. The par solution is printed on the last page today, inviting readers to test their skill against the trick puzzle.
The passage explains letter golf where one word is changed step by step to another within a set par. Each move changes only one letter and must form a valid common word. The rules forbid rearranging letters and disallow slang. A complete solution is printed on the last page.
Dr. A Y Wilcox spoke at the Presbyterian church describing Collier's magazine background about poverty in Kentucky Tennessee and North Carolina mountains. He said education is entering the region but the public school system remains largely inadequate and only a fraction of mountain children receive proper schooling. He noted outsiders fund community schools while many youths still face darkness in elder generations.
Mrs G Hegmann of 228 Schaeffer St Brooklyn says Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Pills for Constipation eased her run down condition and sleep issues. She recommends the medicines to others with similar symptoms and offers to respond to letters. Many women reportedly write similar letters about Pinkham remedies.
An elderly man from New York who cannot read or write is unfamiliar with major U.S. figures including Roosevelt and Wilson. He mispronounces Coolidge as president and recalls Andrew Jackson. A doctor recalls mountain communities in North Carolina living in deplorable huts, mirroring the article’s described ignorance.
Doctor Wilcox described mountain people as pre Revolutionary in stock with old eighteenth century customs and language. He urged wealthier Americans to remember their need for support when asked to help financially. Cleveland reports an inaugural air line flight between Kera and Detroit by 10 local business men in a Ford tri motor plane at speed of 100 mph.
Glouster voters will see three candidates for mayor on the ballot in November L A Park Virgil Yaw and Hugh Gormley. The independent ticket also lists O F LeFever for marshal and Dan W Wallace for council. Democrats field a full slate except treasurer and board of public affairs with C A Young on the board. The Republican ticket is complete.
Advertises Peterson Ointment to treat pimples and skin blemishes. Promises rapid clearing and a smooth, fresh look. Claims success even after other remedies fail. Priced at 35 cents a box in drug stores.
Dr. F M Edwards for 20 years treated many women with liver and bowel complaints using a vegetable substitute for calomel called Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. Marketed as olive colored wonder workers, they claim to normalize digestion and improve pale complexions with nightly use. Priced 30c and 60c.
A father attends activities at Ohio State University this Saturday and witnesses the football game against Chicago. He is hosted by his son Harold J. Rose, a student at the university.
Fred F Kittle of Athens as administrator of Charles Bishop estate sues Maria S Hodgsett in McConnellville Common Pleas for foreclosure on two notes of 800 and 100 tied to A L Hodgsett with full interest to 1924 and 400 of principal paid. Also filed are suits against J F Hall on three notes totaling 436.95 and against J F and J F Hall on other promissory instruments.
An advertisement targets thin men and women urging they gain weight using McCoy's Tablets. It claims an ironclad guarantee: four sixty cent boxes or two one dollar boxes will add at least 56 pounds with improved health, or the purchase price is refunded by the druggist.
A note cites J. G. and CC plaintiff. The claim requests payment of 182.85 due since November 13, 1926, with interest at 6 percent from that date. The terse filing records the debt and rate without further context.
Mr and Mrs C E Duncan and two sons Charles and Bobbie drove to Columbus Sunday to spend the day with Mr and Mrs Paul Duncan. Mr and Mrs W D Coey and two children of Akron were guests in the city with Gar Riddison and Mr and Mrs Fisher. August Pieri, employed in Akron, spent the week end at his home in this city.
Mr and Mrs A F Rogers held a reunion Sunday at their Broad street home in Glouster. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs C I Kalt and daughter Lettia from Crow Summit, Mr and Mrs L D Curray and four children from Sandyville, Mr and Mrs Homer Stanley and two children from Kenova West Virginia, Mr and Mrs Henry Kalt from Canton, and Mr and Mrs Emmett Rogers.
The passage lists residents including three children from Corning Ohio Mr and Mrs L R Gooding from Trimble Mr and Mrs H O Rogers and George Allen from Ironton and William Rogers of Glouster.
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