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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1900
Page
2
A long, erratic piece reflecting on the woman question, domestic duties, and gender expectations. It argues women bear most household responsibilities while men evade, urging clearer duties for men to restore happiness and reduce conflict in homes.
Mrs Emma Van Dusen, newly sworn deputy in the Northern District of Texas, takes her post at the federal building in Dallas under Marshal George H Green. A widow from Evansville Indiana, she has long been trusted with court records and legal papers, coming from a lineage described as “good fighting stock.”
A humorous, antiquated piece argues designers prefer tables over chairs as a sign of status. It jokes about men choosing tables for exertionless lounging, cites a “magnetism” of tables due to women’s polish, and mocks chairs as immoral while noting temper control benefits of table seating.
Claims wireless telegraphy could reshape warfare and business as analysts debate its promise. The piece cites optimism and skepticism about a world transformed by new tech, alongside endorsements for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and remarks on China’s brick-heated housing prospects and American brickmaking machines.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a lasting cure for backache and kidney trouble. George Hosier of Troy Ohio testifies the product provided notable relief over three years after his initial public endorsement. Pills sold at 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole agents for the United States.
A Nebraska reader shares potato growing tips including using pure seed, selecting large tubers, one eye per piece, planting two feet apart, plowing four inches deep, and cultivating three times with final weeding. The piece closes with a quote on ladies and gentlemanly restraint from Crileice's Weekly.
An opportunity to earn salary per week plus expenses for a man with rig to introduce a Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer in the county. Send stamp to American Mfg. Co. Terre Haute Ind.
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