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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1928
Page
12
In a smoky room Sadie recounts a $10,000 windfall from Holly Hart and struggles with addiction and poverty. Ashtoreth aims to win Sadie’s confidence to reach Hart, while Sadie clings to luxury memories and contemplates her next moves amid a damaged life.
The article opens with a pattern description for a pleasan t frock with bloomers in cotton prints, detailing color, yoke, and size options. It then shifts to a long, dialogue filled excerpt featuring Sadie and Ashtoreth discussing breach of promise, money, and possible living arrangements, ending on a teaser about Ashtoreth’s view of Sadie’s plan.
The piece notes Emperor Hirohito formally ascended the throne on November 10 1928. It balks at the vast number of laws on statute books, estimating about 7 900 000 across nations states and municipalities.
Readers explore Letter Golf rules with word changes while a set of trivia questions and answers covers topics from Norse skalds to Treasury balance and wheat in bond. The page offers historical curiosities, calendar notes, and practical definitions.
Alan A. Ryan, son of financier Thomas Fors tune Ryan, did not file a contest to his father's will admitting probate in New York. The will, valued at about 300 million, leaves liberal shares to Alan's children while severing ties with Alan since 1917.
The annual mid winter meeting of the General Federation of Women's Clubs Board of Directors will convene at Headquarters in Washington January 4-11. President Mrs John F Sippel presides as officers state directors department chairmen and trustees gather from every state and the District of Columbia.
In Columbia a mayor nicknamed "Bad Boy" faces reckless driving charges after a car crash in which Bossy Gillis was injured. The driver was arrested and released on bond as police investigate excessive speed. The incident interrupted plans for a large social event of the week and a reception at Headquarters on January 8.
John G Beier, 29, serving two life terms at Waupun prison, arrives in Lacrosse under guard on a five day leave to confront Helen Biesen Kartovich, his alleged hypnotic partner. He claims she manipulated him from age 14, locked him in a closet, and caused the murder of her first husband Nick Bresen, seeking exoneration and retribution.
Washington December 29 The Universal Wireless Communications Company won 40 short wave channels from the Federal Radio Commission and outlined plans to transmit point to point messages nationwide. The firm aims to raise 25 million dollars from stock sales with half for physical equipment and half for working and reserve funds.
The Athens Messenger previews a feature in its January 6 magazine section about a prince visiting a distant land. He meets an actress, dances, and faces the pull of royal restraint.
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