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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1922
Page
3
Davis and Doris wed quietly after a rushed escape from a boarding house wedding ruse. Ed Barrows and Jerry Green schemed to kidnap the bride, but Doris and Davis eluded the plan and married in a small uptown parsonage with only a minister and a few witnesses present.
A century ago Niepce secured the first permanent photographs using bitumen of Judea. Earlier in 1802 Wedgwood discovered light recording but could not fix prints. Niepce partnered with Da guerre in 1829, giving rise to daguerreotypes, with a monument marking 1822 as Niepce's photography discovery.
Wireless, Eastern radio clubs protest a ruling that bans them from broadcasting music concerts or news, allowing only designated stations to send. They warn of corporate attempts to seize air monopoly, while the Post calls the rule wise to limit clutter and keep life saving wireless lines open at sea.
Amateur photographers gain access to Benslized paper in roll spool and cut sheet forms for all sizes fitting cameras without attachments. The paper, used like film or dry plates, prints directly when the shutter operates. Exposures developed in about ten minutes and dried quickly as solutions do not deeply penetrate the paper.
A United States fuel oil company boasts of the prettiest oil camp in the Tampico district, located at Salya suchi along the Panuco river. The camp features lawns, gardens, a swimming pool, water gardens, and blooming hedges amid orange groves, presenting a contrary image to hard-boiled camp stereotypes.
A humorous dialogue recalls a misheard request for a song titled The Stolen Rope, with the customer mistaking it for The Lost Chord. The exchange highlights the geller’s difficulty identifying the tune, culminating in the famous misattribution.
The lesson outlines Hezekiah’s Passover proclamation and the nation’s return to God. It notes the unusual timing, inclusive invitation to both kingdoms, and the mixed reception. It details altar removal, Passover sacrifice, priestly zeal, and seven days of rejoicing and confession.
A sermon likens holy communion to holding up a blood stained coat before the Father in heaven to show Jesus died. The Bishop of London is cited in the allegory as a parallel to Joseph's brothers presenting the coat to their father.
A fragmentary proverb note cites Proverbs 28 about the wicked fleeing when no one sues and the righteous being bold as a lion, reflecting moral contrast in a terse scriptural quip.
A proverb about graft appearing as a legitimate business opportunity warns that corrupt schemes often disguise themselves as ordinary ventures. The saying suggests vigilance against schemes promising profit while masking illegal or unethical aims.
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder complaints often misattributed. Back pain, headaches, and nervousness may signal kidney issues. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, a physician prescription, offered at drug stores. send ten cents for a sample to Dr Elmer Co in Binghamton, N Y.
The Indiana governor McCray and party visited the Pendleton reformatory site by interurban. A Fortville boy sat near the governor who asked him to swap seats so a conversation could continue. The boy later learned the seatmate was the governor. The boy told his father of the encounter and the governor’s casual remark about moving seats. Silent citizens are urged by the octogenarian who exercises.
A young artist recounts seeing a mother push a baby carriage on Fourteenth street. The oversized rubber balloon burst with a pop as the carriages passed, and the mother blamed the observer, who says she was merely a victim of circumstantial evidence.
Visionaries foresee air planes as a major transport form while autos rise and the nation still hosts about 19 million horses and over 10 million motor cars. Government data shows horses outnumber autos by year and planes will fly by millions, with autos and planes together still not meeting demand.
An advertisement touts a Baltimore See-Thru Corporation product offering a three year clear windshield for a $1 bill. It claims guaranteed satisfaction or refund, and urges sending for immediate protection during lengthy rain storms.
A humorous quip catalogs various female character types from Life noting lively traits and habits. The piece ends with a reminder that organizing requires sacrifices from all participants.
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