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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
8
Billy the goat finds an apple orchard and a sleepy farmer household. He tries to taste a blue kettle contents, is chased by a bulldog, and ends up dyed blue after a splash in the dye pot. Tomorrow continues with the brave dog encounter.
Cherry, a bright eyed Wellsboro woman, exudes joy after a hopeful morning. She shares plans with friend Beth Wilders, including an upcoming dinner party and a steady belief in her own strength and future with Ned. Beth notes Dick may be ready to act, while Cherry declares she has fought the good fight and envisions a home with Ned.
A Union soldier recounts slipping from Danville during a Civil War escape toward West Virginia. After briefly joining Corporal Crawford, they hide in woods while a cavalry search passes. An armed rebel officer at a plantation threatens pursuit, but they evade capture by fleeing into a riverbed and surviving on scarce food and water as baying hounds pursue nearby. The narrator credits providence for avoiding recapture.
Advertisement for mercerized dress and waist patterns listing sizes 34 to 46 inches for bust and waist with corresponding yardage. It notes fabric requirements: 214 yards of 36 inch material for the waist and 3% yards of 40 inch material for the overdress. Several fabrics are suitable and two patterns are mailed for 12 cents each.
The largest single Liberty Bond transaction to date occurred on the Stock Exchange when a $5,000,000 block of 43-48 Victory bonds changed hands. The paper valued at $99.48, down two points from Wednesday's close.
Cleveland detectives search for Warren H. Gore, Hiram College football player, missing since Monday morning. Authorities are seeking crew to locate him as the investigation proceeds.
An old pamphlet promotes a lemon based skin lotion claiming it will whiten the face neck arms and hands. It advises squeezing two Jem of juice with Orchard White and mixing into a bottle to create a facial treatment. It touts stage beauties using it for a clear rosy white complexion and as a freckle sun tan bleach.
Akron report from Sept 30 describes Sam Sokol returning after eight months near the Russo Romanian border. He urges other nations to ignore Russia and end aid to bring relief from Bolshevik rule, warning of a “cheat dog” outcome. Sokol recounts bribing guards to cross with Rumanian help amid freezing and famine. The piece also notes 27 women musicians from Herington Kansas.
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