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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1928

Page

8

Elopers Seek Fast Wedding In Canfield County Court

Sally and David flee to Canfield to wed after crossing state lines in a milk truck tale. They secure a license from a curt clerk and await a minister at a white church parsonage while wary of poverty and the farmer hosts who helped or hindered their plan.

Canfield David Sally Millie Jim Buckner Buckner Capital City Parson Greer Chestnut Street White Church Main Street Parson Greer Mrs. Greer

Unclear Fragment Referencing Big Amount in England and Germany

A brief excerpt notes a vast sum described as a million million in contexts involving England and Germany, but the fragment provides no clear event, date, or entities to establish a complete news item.

Sally Ford Learns Her Orphanage Secret and Fears a Pursuit

Sally Ford, a ward deemed "farmed out" to a phanage, is found by trial. Arthur Van Horne reveals the ruse by Enid Bare wife of a New Yorker. The carnival moves on while Sally and David roam unseen. Mrs Stone pursues, Gus aids Sally’s escape, and David vows to marry her despite fear of discovery.

Sally Ford Sally Aften Arthur van Horne Enid Bare David Mrs. Stone Gus

Radio Schedule Fragments Across Major Markets

A dense listing of radio programs and orchestral features across stations in New York Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Buffalo and beyond. Entries name times formats and performers including orchestras Whitney Trio and Watsons Orchestra with networks WEAF WOR and WJZ among others.

Farming Q&A on shipping chickens trees and billion values

The column answers practical farm questions. It notes a freight car for poultry carries about 5 000 full grown chickens or 6 000 chicks. It advises against spraying trees in bloom due to bee harm and pollination interference. It explains the term billion differs by country, being one thousand million in America and in France.

America France

Letter Golf Board Walks With Seven Par Steps

A playful note hints that a board walk is possible in seven steps to beat the par and appear tomorrow. The odd phrasing suggests a tongue in cheek puzzle or draft golf-related stunt.

Word Golf Puzzles And Example Progression

The note explains letter golf rules: change one letter at a time to reach a target word in par strokes, preserving letter order and using valid common words only. It gives an example from yesterday: rush to rust to rant to rant to want to wait.

Pleasant Relief From Constipation Olive Tablets Ad

A vintage ad touts Dr Edward Olive Tablets as a remedy for constipation and dull vitality. It claims the tablets cleanse the system without riping and restore youth energy. The copy emphasizes a vegetable formula with olive oil and promotes wide usage over calomel.

Dwards Edward

Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin A Popular 1890s Laxative

In 1892 Dr. Caldwell published Syrup Pepsin a liquid vegetable laxative for women children and the elderly. It grew to become the world’s largest selling liquid laxative with millions of bottles used yearly. Families rely on it for relief from headaches biliousness indigestion and more. Free sample bottles offered by mail from Monticello Illinois.

Caldwell Dr. Caldwell

Workers want 8 hour day kept in Europe

In Geneva April 25 a protest by 14 million organized workers opposed a British plan to amend the Washington eight hour work day treaty. The protest, led by the international federation of employees and technical experts, the international union of League of Nations associations and the international labor syndicate of Amsterdam, says the eight hour treaty is the keystone of labor legislation and would be ruined by any modification.

Geneva Washington International Labor Board International Federation of Employes and Technical Experts International Union of the League of Nations Associations International Labor Syndicate of Amsterdam

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