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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1930
Page
8
An old promotional copy touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative substitute for calomel. It promises clearer skin, brighter eyes, and improved digestion by stimulating bile, with no dangerous after effects and widespread sales.
Testing of Athens County cattle for bovine tuberculosis will begin next week after a conference with state veterinarian Dr. McCandless. County extension agent T. H. Johnson and H. J. Swayne noted enough dairymen petitioned for the test and a special veterinarian will be assigned. The Athens County Anti tubercular Dairy Association started the movement to eliminate tubercular cattle.
Mrs Christina Wilson widow of Butte was found murdered in her hotel apartment after an alleged ruse to show a room. Investigators report robbery as the motive with jewelry stock certificates and bonds missing. The killer used an iron pipe to strike then tied her hands and feet with ropes in hangman knots before fleeing.
Chicago report notes Andy Brown of the Amos n Andy duo filed a late income tax return with internal revenue officials. The spoof documents list a fictitious Fresh Air Taxicab Company and absurd figures, ending with a note that says we can't.
The will of William Howard Taft was filed in Washington DC, leaving the estate to his widow with few individual legacies. No overall value was stated and probate action is pending as a necessary next step in the legal process.
At 8:45 p.m. Natural Bridge Program features Famous Loves with George the Fourth of England in a romantic sketch backed by old world music. 9:00 p.m. Interwoven Pair Ernie Hare baritone and Billy Jones tenor with Will C Perry conducting. 9:30 p.m. Armour Program with herua and Josef Koestner conducting. 10:00 p.m. Armstrong Quakers Lois Bennett soprano Mary Hopple contralto and male quartet with Victor Arden conducting.
The Athens Messenger highlights a practical knitting pattern claim with simple steps and affordable 15c price. It emphasizes an easily made, eye pleasing design suitable for home crafters seeking quick results.
Mrs. William H. Alexander of Columbus testifies before the House Judiciary Committee accusing corrupt officials and a broad network of liquor interests for crime and lawlessness tied to prohibition. She chairs the Ohio Section of the Woman's National Committee for Law Enforcement.
The pattern shows a simple elegant frock with inserted pleats and tiny bows on the bodice. Made from printed pique or smart fabrics like shantung jersey marocain silk crepe, the navy blue ensemble suits sizes 16 through 42 with yardage details and easy instructions.
In Elizabethton Tennessee on March 12 police detained seventeen strike pickets before the gates of a local facility marking a tense labor dispute across the area. Officers reported no serious injuries.
Felix Marlatt, 31, a coal miner, faced trial in Coshocton Common Pleas Court for manslaughter in a case with no local precedent. Marlatt and George Harris were accused after Charles Newell, 27, died last November 10 from electrocution when a gate wire they allegedly connected to trolley power was triggered as he opened the gate.
Archie M. Chapman died after his automobile struck a fallen tree on the state road above Newport last Saturday morning. A coroner’s jury ruled the death an act of God with no blame or responsibility attached.
The Bemberg Glanzstoff Rayon Mills case shifted when a crowd of sympathizers removed the prisoners from Acting Sheriff George Townsend, taking them from custody.
Chief Justice Hughes read his first U S Supreme Court opinion upholding a provision of the Ohio Constitution as valid.
Colonel V V G Barker, credited with 56 German planes, was killed when a Fairchild aircraft he piloted alone crashed at Rockcliffe Airdrome Ottawa. The incident ends the career of a noted Canadian air hero.
The page lists late night radio segments incl Curtis Institute students recital at 10 30 p m New York Herald Tribune Observer at 11 p m Ted Weems Orchestra from go and from Chicago 11 15 p m Jan Garber and His Hollywood Orchestra 12 00 M Duke Ellington Cotton Club Band and 12 30 a m Midnight Melodies Ann Leaf with Stanley Maxted soloist.
Program lineup includes Tea Timers at 5 30 p m dance band Old King Cole with George Mitchell at 5 45 p m stories and songs a 6 00 p m summary of NBC programs a 6 05 p m Black and Gold Room Orchestra directed by Ludwig Laurier and at 6 15 p m The World in Music hosted by Pierre Key.
A detailed schedule lists 6:30 p m American Home Banquet and various acts through midnight including Raybestos Twins Bonny Laddies with Lannie Ross, Cities Service Concert Orchestra with Jessica Dragonette, Cliquot Club Eskimos, Old Company's Songalogues, Alpha and Omega Opera, Mystery House melodrama, Vincent Lopez Orchestra and Phil Spitalny's Music.
Radio lineup lists Longine's Correct Time at 6, Whyte's Orchestra with Ballew, Literary Digest news by Floyd Gibbons, The Pepsodent Program with Almos and Andy, Wallace Silversmiths with Lewis and Salter, Stars of Melody featuring Astrid Fjelde and Judson House or Walter Preston, The Pickard Family southern folk songs, May Singhi Breen and Peter Rose with ukulele and piano.
The piece profiles Dr Caldwell who rose to prominence after a single prescription became famous. It notes forty years of demand for Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, distributed widely through drug stores. It claims the product is the world’s most popular laxative, made from herbs and pure ingredients, and suitable for both adults and children.
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