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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1926

Page

5

Bridge Honors Bride Elect In Nelsonville Social

Mrs. C W Gross hosted a bridge party for niece Ellen Riley of Nelsonville ahead of her September 21 wedding to Walter Quigley. Four tables, high score to Mrs Cc H Ruble, second to Mrs Harold Coe. Riley, a Ohio University alumna and Nelsonville teacher, will wed in Nelsonville at her parents home.

C. W. Gross Morris Avenue Ellen Riley Nelsonville Walter Quigley Columbus Riley Cc. H. Ruble Harold Coe Leonard Cooley E.S. McCune Co. H. Ruble Catherine Spencer Ohio University Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Nelsonvill High School J. F. Riley Quigley Ohio Wesleyan Beta Theta Pi Fraternity

Wiseman and guests attend Meigs county fair at Rock Springs

Local social notes report Mr and Mrs J A Wiseman attending the Meigs county fair in Rock Springs Thursday. Several visitors return home from Magnetic Springs Columbus and Wilmington while Prof and Mrs M F Andrews visit in Columbus. Home Guards plan a 2 PM meeting at First Methodist church. Birth announced for Sarah Jean daughter of Mr and Mrs Wheatley Link. Various guests visit Kilpatrick household including Swyars Hannah and others from Nelsonville and Cleveland as Elizabeth Horn and Robert Horn prepare for Ohio University and Harvard Business School.

Lillie The Christian Church Carl Heck East State Street Mabel Rose Charles Nye Lt. C. Nye Church Street Harrison Maine Cleveland West Cleveland J. A. Wiseman Rock Springs Mary Margaret Rardin Find J. C. Rardin Magnetic Springs Nora F. Mansfield Virgil Mansfield Columbus John Kilpatrick Fast Mulberry Street Marion Swyara Ray Smithfield Joe Galvin Helen Jane Jack Hannah John Fisher Nelsonville Swyars Hannah Kilpatrick Elizabeth Horn Robert Horn Horn Ohio University Harvard School of Business Administration Cambridge Mass Dayton Rike-Kumbler Company Union Trust Bank of Cleveland

New Beauty Cream Enthralls Women with Whitening Claim

A French process cream for whitening and beautifying skin attracts attention as women report clearer complexions after the first application. The D. Zenner company promotes Meam Oglo Cream as a superior product promising smoother, brighter, younger skin.

The D. Zenner Company

Educational Test With Answers on Last Page

A quiz page listing questions about famous writers actors and works. It asks who is pictured, Chaplin’s birthplace, Anatole France's real name, author of Outline of History, The Heart of the Midlothian author, Epicurus, Innocents Abroad author, actor who played Norma Talmadge’s son in The Lady, the drama source of Rigoletto, and the original Carmen story creator.

Charles Chaplin Anatole France the Midlothian Epicurus Norma Talmadge

Mrs C Bobo and Family Return from Week-Long Trip

Mrs C L McDougall and Mr and Mrs Will Bobo completed a motor trip visiting Anderson Indiana Kokomo Springfield and Columbus. They toured with Mr and Mrs W M Bobo Jr and Mr and Mrs D O Seaman and families and stayed with Roy Haddox family.

Will Bobo Anderson, Ind W. M. Bobo, Jr Kokomo Ind Springfield D. O. Seaman Bobo Columbus Roy Haddox

Poultry Field Day Planned at Southeastern Test Farm

The Southeastern Test Farm at Carpenter will host a poultry field day next Friday September 17. Activities run 9:30 to 11 with three discussion groups on equipment housing water stand mash feeder wall nesta and alfalfa feeder. 11 to 12 inspection of feeding tests. noon picnic. afternoon speaking program in the grove by Rk KE Cray on what Southeastern Ohio poultry keepers can do with DPD C Kennard on feeding problems and T Townsley on improving the farm flock.

Rk. KE. Cray Southeastern Ohio DPD. C. Kennard Townsley

Sun dials return to vogue amid antique romance

London notes that sundials come back into fashion as beauty and historic associations draw interest. The old devices carried moral and practical messages like The longest day must end and Make hay while the sun shines, inviting readers to ponder time and daylight.

London

Andrew Speaks to Kiwanis Club in Glouster

Prof. M. F. Andrew of Clarksville spoke to the Glouster Kiwanis on Thursday recalling boyhood days on Utah Ridge during Civil War times and contrasting old harvest methods with modern farming. He cited public apathy toward church and schools, warned of mosquito breeding from discarded trash, and plans for winter on his Clarksville farm.

Glouster M. F. Andrew Clarksville Kiwanis Club Andrew Kiwanis Utah Ridge Kinwell Lincoln Memorial University Harrogate Tenn Wilmington College Wilmington Ohio Webber Hyde Kiwanis Magazine Stoecklein Corner New Lexington E. KE Arthur Vercoe Er. H. Taylor Mary Smith Misa Smith Committee On Gertrude Needy Columbus Miles

Westerville and Delaware leaders plan curb raising project

McLeod of Westerville and G C Fawcett of Delaware join to raise curb from the railroad embankment east of the tracks. The Kiwanis club and New York Central lines back the plan to prevent water overflow and embankment scattering. Work to begin immediately. Moosehart legion degree team to meet Saturday night at seven. Past chiefs of White Rose Temple meet Monday with Mrs I N McHarg on New Marsfield road.

New York Central Lines Kiwanis Club Moosehart Legion White Rose Temple I. N. McHarg New Marsfield Road

Birthday fête for Mrs. McClain hosted by Slaybacks

On Labor Day several friends of Mr and Mrs Ezra McClain gathered at their Factory home to celebrate Mrs McLains birthday. After a noon dinner guests enjoyed music and a social hour sponsored by Mr and Mrs Harry Slayback.

Charles E. Fish Boston Mass Nellie van Vorhes J. M. Higgins Hotel Berry Fish B. Sloane Higgins Park Place Ezra McClain Mrs. McLain Harry Slayback

British Empire Covers Quarter of World Land Surface

The British Empire controls approximately one fourth of the globe's habitable land, highlighting its vast colonial reach across continents and seas.

British Empire

Fragmentary note on deodorising pad product

A brief fragment describes a cotton pad product that thoroughly deodorises and ends fear of offending. It mentions no laundry, but the text is incomplete and lacks clear context or sourcing details.

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