Answers for the clue that begins, “In a bygone time…”

1st part

The section of the newspaper that you were looking for has the headline, “Experienced Bird Trainer” (it’s the third listing down on the far right). If you use Line/Word/Letter, you’ll spell out:

DONNY
HOWLER
SALARY

2nd part

If you listen to the conversation on the antique telephones, you’ll hear one of the ladies tell another lady that Donny Howler makes $8 a week. So the answer is:

EIGHT