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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1932
Page
7
In a brisk column the writer mocks reluctance to buy a new fall hat, urging morale and budget health. Clever readers are urged to refashion last year's hats or craft new ones with simple skills, promoting velvet satin ribbon and Paris chic as the ultimate aim.
The text promotes making ribbon hats via a mail leaf let from The Athens Messenger Care Department, promising simple steps and cost savings. It also features The Beauty Sorceress extolling almond meal as a facial cleanser and skin toner with detailed application, urging readers to try it and report back.
A dense list of crossword style clues across horizontal and vertical entries. It presents numbered definitions covering a wide range of topics from war figures to common objects, with many entries hinting at general vocabulary, historical names, and descriptive terms for men, places, and items.
In a dramatic rescue sequence Barry Bud and Mona race to save Steve as Dr Allen ferries serum from the snake institute toward Granada. Miss Gracie treats Steve with dangerous care while Lottie hopes for the serum to reach the stricken man before time runs out.
Miss Gracie and Lottie tend Steve after a snake bite scare as the Ladybird lands near the golf course. Dr Allen arrives with serum, promising recovery. Lottie and Mona cling to hope while Barry and Barry’s friends assist. Steve’s condition stabilizes and Lottie realizes her debt to those who saved him.
Edging close to Lee Chow I ask if Mary and I will hinder him. He refuses, saying my presence is necessary for another reason and to remain silent. The group presses on toward the rescue of Marion and Carolyn, while fear and suspicion swirl around Hugh, Dicky, and the Chinese ally.
Adele Carrison frames a tense scene where loyalty, love, and danger collide as Hugh defends Lee Chow under a looming threat. The narrator senses a latent Oriental cunning, fears a ruthless bid to fulfill a dream, and a dark warning interrupts their cautious flight through the night.
The article discusses how makeup should harmonize with clothing to enhance appearance. It advises selecting red hues for dresses, purple lipstick, and orange-toned rouge, warning that poor color matching makes a wearer look unflattering. It stresses that makeup should complement wardrobes and lighting, not dominate, to avoid a faded or garish look.
The article discusses cooking potatoes to preserve nutrients, noting peeled vs unpeeled methods and water use. It lists tomorrow's menu including breakfast and lunch items, emphasizes boiling versus other methods, and advises minimal paring and using cooking water in gravies or soups. It highlights nutrition and iron content in Irish potatoes and practical tips for best results.
A garbled historical clipping references a prominent female figure linked to New York politics. It mentions a mayoral context involving Jimmy Walther and an assertion about a nation’s heritage. The readable fragments suggest a public figure discussing influence, city leadership, and societal roles, though specifics are unclear.
The notice advertises junior and ladies fashion patterns with multiple style numbers. It promotes catalog ordering by mail from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department, 23 Worth Street, New York City, with prices and instructions for sending fees and personal details.
About 225 reading tax authorities from the United States and Canada will arrive in Columbus for the silver anniversary conference of the National Tax Association at pont Sunday. The National Safety Council reports one third of pedestrians killed by motor vehicles last year were attempting to cross streets between intersections. Salisbury F. Bingham, 87, long active in city and state G A R organizations, died suddenly at his home in Ashtabula. Rent store described as splendid for scrubbing potatoes and other vegetables.
Albany announces a planned Homecoming event to honor former residents with a centennial celebration. A coordinating committee lists a long roster of names from cities including Washington DC and Akron while inviting clubs and former residents to join.
The Hochontes Lodge hosts a Thursday evening card party at the Maples Home with high score winners Mr. Herbert Cunliffe and Miss Ruth Strouse. Messages note arrivals and visits from locals like Mrs. Chifferd Donzan and Mr. Lewis Heldenfald.
The Literary Digest Athens unit has mailed the first allotment of ballots for a nationwide preelection referendum. Over 20,001,000 ballots will be mailed from New York into the United States, with Athens post office expected to receive distribution within days. Ballots are sent at about 2,500,000 per working day and initial returns are anticipated before month’s end.
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