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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1927
Page
7
Various 1920s era ads promote 20 percent off wallpaper at Scott Paint and Wall Paper Co. plus Gem Pharmacy deals and baked doughnuts from Model Home Bakery. Amateur notices list Ford cars for sale and garage services by McFarland’s, Mills Electric, and Ridenour’s advertising gas book and radio gear.
Market listings show potato prices by state with Maine at 3.35 to 3.40 per 150 pound sack, Ohio and Michigan around 3.25, New York up to 3.40, Wisconsin Minnesota around 3.25, and Colorado 2.50 to 2.75 for brown beauties. Butter and eggs quoted with grade splits and per pound equivalents. poultry prices include fowls, Leghorn, springers, and cocks with cents per pound.
A long mixed set of trivia prompts asks about geography history languages and daily terms. It includes questions on biblical figures, naval terms, Greek letters, and common nouns, arranged as a denseOCR style quiz with scattered formatting.
Cincinnati market report shows butter higher with scores 44 to 46 cents and common butter 2 to 4 cents lower. Packs sold at 32 cents for No 2, with No 1 at 31 to 32 cents. Fresh gathered extra firsts 43 cents, firsts 42 cents, seconds 28 cents, nearby ungraded at 42 cents.
Cattle receipts near 4100 with calves about 550 and hogs 5400. Market held steady for beef steers around 9.50 to 12.00 per hundredweight, vealers 11.00 to 15.50, cows 4.28 to 8.00, and feeder stock 8.00 to 9.00. Sheep receipts 400 with fat lambs at 14.00 and fat ewes 4.00 to 6.00.
The bulletin shows butter receipts 5,061 with creamery extras 48c and special market 48¢ 40c. Egg receipts 8,240 with nearby white fancy 62¢ 66c and nearby mixed whites 38c Glc. Fresh firsts 35c 38c and western whites 44c 634c. Nearby towns 58c.
Hog receipts 5900 with varied loads by weight, prices from 11.00 to 12.95 for common ranges and sows 10.06 to 10.50. Cattle and vealers listed for beef steers, yearlings, cows, cutters, and vealers with prices, bulk stock and feeders 6.00 to 12.00. Sheep receipts 4000 with market steady and top lambs around 14.25.
The Columbus wholesale market shows fresh eggs at 38 cents and creamery butter at 49 to 50 cents, up weekend gains. Ohio grown onions move slowly at 1 dollar 75 cents per two bushel sacks. New York pears rise 50 cents to about 2 dollars 50 cents to 2 dollars 75 cents per bushel.
The article describes France's Victory Bell, a new symbol of triumph, displayed before the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during an itinerary across the republic before its permanent placement near Verdun at Douaumont.
A collage of village ads includes used cars from Burson Chevrolet Glouster and Millfield Garage, beauty parlor rates at Delite on High Street, and taxi service near Red Star. Public sale announced by Athens County Probate Court for 73 Franklin Ave half-interest, appraised $2500, October 11 at 1:30 PM from Court House steps Athens Ohio. Blanche Moorehead admix and attorney Hugh Hughes listed.
In a brief notice a company listing appears to seek washed sand and gravel supplies and waterproofing materials from firms including Rar Bros Inc and Alpha Cement. The snippet indicates business contacts and material needs for construction uses.
Auction Tuesday at 1 30 p m in Ohio for real estate in Athens known as 73 Franklin Ave. West half of Inlet No 123 appraised at 2500 dollars. Remaining half interest to be sold. Terms cash in hand day of sale. M D Hughes guardian of co Moorehead. 9 12 fotr.
Transatlantic couple Martyn Andrew Hemphill son of Lord Hemphill of Dublin and Emily Sears of Boston sail from New York for their honeymoon abroad. Hemphill met Sears at sea during a voyage from Ireland to New York before their marriage at St Patrick's Cathedral.
Nora Faine has filed a partial agreement against him in Case 3692 of the Common Pleas Court Athens County Ohio. The matter is set for hearing on or after October 1927. Woolley and Rowland are Attorneys for the Plaintiff.
The estate of Almedia Young of Athens County Ohio is administered as R P appointed. The notice dated September 24 1927 records the probate actions and requires orderly administration under county authority.
A new luncheon delicacy, the vegetable sandwich, pleases diners with options using any vegetable mashed chopped or served with cream sauce, signaling a versatile trend in light meals.
Knowledge of soil properties and behavior informs both agriculture and highway engineering. Different soil types require tailored road materials and construction approaches.
A fragment notes a Wyoming state highway project or study titled Tourist Crop Data. It references planning data, geographic scope, and possible impacts on roads and tourism, without full details due to OCR limits. Further readable specifics are unavailable in the fragment.
The department aims to measure the number of tourists who visit the state and the total expenditures while they are within state borders. Officials plan surveys and data collection to gauge tourist activity and economic impact.
The Bureau of Public Roads and the U S Department of Agriculture demonstrated that reducing paving block thickness can save taxpayers at least 2 million dollars annually without risking street deterioration.
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