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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1923
Page
6
Captain Blood, with Lord Willoughby's sanction, accepts a governor’s role and dismisses Bishop’s squadron. He plans to arrest Bishop upon return, then offers mercy to remaining pirates while nominating new loyalists. Arabella Ward, torn between love and exile, pleads as Blood contemplates a possible homeward alliance.
In a Jamaica harbor confrontation Colonel Bishop faces arrest as Lord Willoughby declares governance in the West Indies. The dramatic exchange reveals treason questions and a smooth assertion of royal authority. Sage and Sulphur compound advertised promises to restore natural hair color.
Major Mallard escorts Colonel Bishop to the Governor's house where a masked Deputy-Governor of Jamaica sits revealed as Captain Blood in disguise. Bishop, shocked, faces recognition of his hunter now hunter. The scene ends aboard the Admiral's flagship with van der Schuyler commenting and the tale concluding.
An old advertising pitch touts St Jacobs Oil as a quick fix for backache lumbago and sciatica. Rub on the back for relief claims to be harmless and skin friendly with a small trial bottle recommended from drug stores.
Advertises Turpo as fast acting relief for sore throat congestion and pain. Claims to ease colds croup aches and pains with a tingling heat after application. Offers 30c and 10c jars through druggists.
State Director Vernon M. Reigel urges formation of a better films committee with high school English classes. The panel would review weekly moving picture exhibitions and post reports on the bulletin board to guide students. Reports would assess theme, plot handling, cast competence, photography, and wholesomeness.
Ontario Hydro officials state 490000 bottles a week average crossborder flow from Petite Cote, Ontario to the United States. Runners smuggle liquor by air from Canadian breweries through a small town, with Canada to America shipments noted in weeklong totals.
The first successful U S helicopter, built with 200000 government funds, underwent rigid tests at McCook Field Dayton Ohio. It rose vertically and stayed aloft one minute forty seconds marking a milestone since the Wright brothers first flight. Produced secretly, a guard and covered hangar concealed trials until the December 18 flight revealed the result.
Six United Mine Workers from Avella Pennsylvania, all under sentence for conspiracy in the Cliftonville mine battle, were transferred from the county jail to Moundsville prison yesterday.
American relief workers in Persia combat typhoid among Assyrian and Armenian refugees and strike down the rag tree remedy. They treat disease while challenging local superstitions, aiding hundreds in North Persia as Turks and Kurds raid villages.
Pattern shows a blouse with over sections that may be omitted and comes in sizes 16 18 and 20 years. Colors blue with red or white and black with gold embroidery. 18 year size needs about 5% yards of 36 inch material. foot width about 24% yards. Pattern mailed for 12 cents in stamps.
A tested oil lamp promises brighter light than gas or electricity with no odor smoke or noise. The lamp uses 94 percent air and 6 percent kerosene burns safely and cleanly. Inventor EF A Johnson offers a 10 day free trial free lamp to first locals and agency opportunities to earn 250 to 500 dollars monthly.
Calvin Bippus, recently released from the city workhouse, became intoxicated on cologne and canned heat. He was found with two cans of solidified alcohol and placed back under police supervision as warnings are issued to lock gasoline tanks.
Ernest W. Brown a World War veteran with four major engagements was arrested in Macon Georgia in a draft evader case. He faced charges related to failure to register and potential evasion context given the wartime service.
Brown, already in the Rainbow Division, was arrested for evading the July 1917 draft call but released under parole to the American Legion after a pointer from Crowder’s circular. Local authorities also detained Jess Kennedy, a Black man with a wooden leg, as a draft evader, offering a dubious reason for nonresponse.
Louisville Feb 9 John M Bennett 82 longtime foreman of the Courier Journal composing room died Monday night at his Pulaski Virginia home. He served the paper from 1868 until retirement two years ago sharing a close bond with Henry Watterson known as John to the editor. Bennett disliked deciphering Marie Henry's handwriting noted for its difficulty.
A cheap two minute mix using Parmint double strength with sugar and water claims to clear catarrh chest colds and irritated nose or throat. It targets nasal and throat membranes and promises rapid phlegm removal and reduced inflammation.
Marie Walters widow aged 55 and her grandson John Walters age 5 were crushed to death when a heavy coal truck struck them as they crossed a city street in Pittsburgh.
An advertisement urges a one day cure for colds using Bromo Quinine laxative tablets. The box bears E. W. Grove’s signature. The copy warns to be sure you get BROMO and prices at 30 cents.
The Asahi daily in Tokyo started a regular airplane service to deliver copies to Osaka, a nonstop 315 mile route. This new fast distribution links the capital with the second city, promising quicker newspaper availability for readers.
M Raibes, French minister of marine, was visiting when urged to return to Paris due to escalating Near Past tensions. The call comes as regional instability prompts precautionary government actions.
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