Untitled fragment hints at urban ledger and price tag
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a price of 512 and references a local ledger or report. No clear persons, organizations, or events are identifiable from the readable text.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1922
Page
10
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a price of 512 and references a local ledger or report. No clear persons, organizations, or events are identifiable from the readable text.
In a Saalfield tale, Billy Junior and Billy Senior sneak into a crowded amphitheater to watch a circus behind a curtain. The goats calmly sit in the aisle as a speech ends and the lights go down. They view ranch scenes before a train wreck of the circus disaster is implied in a cliffhanger.
A young woman recalls seeing an ad promising high wages for a modeling job to avoid an arranged marriage. She buys a dress, imagines becoming a model, and plans to prove her independence by taking a taxi to a prestigious shop, hoping to meet a suited young man.
A young woman imagines marrying a poor girl from a factory town and reveals her lineage to win forgiveness. She envisions a wedding, a move to a grand life, and a reconciled future with her beloved Ronald or Reginald. The scene shifts as she enters a dingy building she discovers is a factory and resolves to seek work, promising the story will continue.
I M Bailey and L H Burke of Columbus conducted a civil service examination at the court house today for the Vinton County Home superintendent position. Two applicants, B O Newton and Otis Scott, sat the test.
Louis Lares of Ripley Tennessee testifies in a district court hearing on Frances Ryan's suit for a Denver restaurant owner's estate. He says he corresponded with 1500 American girls to choose a mate, countering claims of aversion to American women.
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