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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1929

Page

6

Wait Outside Here Till I Call for You Murder Case

Detective McMann grills Jack Hayward and Ruth Lester over a missing pistol linked to Harry Borden's death. Bill Cowan testifies, revealing a false alibi as McMann exposes a busy line evidence gap. The scene ends with a cliffhanger as the investigation continues.

Ruth McMann Hayward Jack Hayward Anne Jack Miss Barnes Birdwell Cowan Bill Cowan Borden Conan Miss Lester Bury Man Winter Haven Brandbury Me- Mann

Radio Features and Network Listings Skim

Brief OCR shows radio feature notes from WEAF and Columbia networks including an orchestral program and jubilee hour. Mentions NBC system with periodic quotations and network selections.

Catch Columbia WEAF Columbia Network

Melo Water Softener Advertisement Claim

An old advertisement promotes Melo as a water softener that prevents soap scum and gray residue in hard water. It claims Melo improves soap efficiency and leaves clothes as white as snow, urging readers to buy Melo at their grocer.

Worth Weight in Gold Veredict on Pinkham's Compound

Mrs Canes Mor can of Tully New York reports severe pain and weakness eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She says she plans to complete two more bottles and praises the remedies as worth their weight in gold after a fair trial.

Tully N. Y Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia ER Pinkham Tully, N. Y

Mother Sentenced For Theft In Columbus

In Columbus on February 16, Emma Steele aged 24 was sentenced to four hours daily for six months in the workhouse custody for stealing wearing apparel valued at 8.95 dollars. Steele is the mother of three young children.

Columbus Emma Steele

Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest Winners Named

Paul H. Sheats of Heidelberg College won first place and Allen Bowe of Wooster College took second in the Ohio Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest held at Wittenberg College last night in Springfield.

Springfield Paul H. Sheats Heidelberg College Allen Bowe Wooster College Wittenberg College

Man Stabbed in Back by Robbers in Cincinnati

Henry Johnson of Dayton Ohio was treated at General Hospital for back and arm wounds after being stabbed by assailants described as negro footpads. He said the attackers took 25 dollars.

Cincinnati Henry Johnson Third Avenue Dayton Ohio General Hospital Johnson

Letter Golf Charity Puzzle Teaches Word Change

A newspaper puzzle invites readers to play Letter Golf, a word change game. Change one letter at a time to transform COW into HEN in three strokes with valid common words. Par is five and the solution appears on the last page today.

Midol advertised as painless relief for menstrual pain

An old advertisement claims Midol stops menstrual pain in five to seven minutes and allows women to function normally. It promises non narcotic relief and quick effect, urging readers to buy the aluminum pocket case for fifty cents at drugstores.

Midol

Ohio University Glee Club to compete in state contest

The Ohio University Men's Glee Club joins 13 other Ohio college groups in the annual Ohio Inter-Collegiate Glee Club Council contest on Friday March 1 at Mees Auditorium Capital University Columbus. A unison performance of both choice and prize songs is planned with prize piece Songs My Mother Taught Me by Dvorak. Other members include Bluffton College Capital University Case School of Applied Science Denison University Miami University Muskingum College Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University Wooster College Mt Union College Hiram College Heidelberg College.

Ohio University Men's Glee Club Ohio Ohio Inter- Collegiate Glee Club Council Mees Auditorium Capital University Columbus Ohio University Club Ohio Club Carnegie Hall New York City Dvorak Ohio University Bluffton College Case School of Applied Science Denison University Miami University Muskingum College Ohio Northern University Ohio Wesleyan University Wooster College Mt. Union College Hiram College Heidelberg College

Tragic Pedestrian Death in Columbus Near School Route

John Mc Grath age seven died after being struck by a truck while returning from school in Columbus. The truck driver was later exonerated by authorities.

Columbus John McGrath

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