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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1899

Page

7

Pink Pills for Pale People Endorsed by Patient Testimony

A testimonial describes severe illness followed by recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The patient credits pills with relief from pain, restoration of strength, and return to work after persistent illness. The account cites a neighbor’s recommendation and mentions price and availability by mail through the Williams medicine company.

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Lace and Ribbon Collette How to Trim Neckwear Caps

A 1920s style guide explains lace and satin ribbon neck trimmings, colettte designs, and matching hats. It details turquoise blue ribbon accents, delicate turquoise loops, and back neck hooks, plus the proper straw hat with high crown and narrow brim to harmonize with the colette and empire of floral sprays and powder renewals.

Helen Grey-Page

Dainty Dress Closets Adorned With Scented Fabric

A reader describes making scented closet panels to perfume wardrobes. Velvet violet sachet powder pads line the walls using cheesecloth backing and cotton batting, covered in violet silk. The project, tied with lavender ribbons, yields a strong fragrance and a decorative, customized closet lining.

Ste Beore Ted

Chicken in Cocottes a Classic French Dish

Article describes preparing chicken cocottes with larded onions and tiny potato balls. Cook pieces in white broth or veal stock, covered, on a hot range for half an hour until vegetables soften and broth reduces.

New England

French peasant chicken and vegetables stew method

A Tribune excerpt describes cooking chicken with vegetables in broth for about 15 minutes until tender. The dish is served over vegetables with gravy, noting the French peasant method and use of earthenware dishes, with a note on longer times for shallow covered pots.

Tribune

Ribbon use described in 19th century fashion

The passage describes narrow velvet and cotton backed ribbons used on garments. White muslin and bright ginghams, linen clothes, and various fabrics are trimmed with rows of narrow velvet ribbons. Widths vary from half an inch to narrower, with curved placements reaching from the waist to near the knees.

Emperor's Ring Tales Tie Talisman to Hohenzollern Line

A legendary talisman ring tied to the Hohenzollern dynasty emerges in old records. It allegedly passed from Elector John Cicero to successors, with a toad drop myth and a memorandum on its value. Frederick the Great’s era links and archival mentions underscore its mystique and royal trust.

John Cicero Predevick Leticent Freder Schneider Packer Os Gelling Frederick the Great Berlin

Street Cars Voice Privacy Need After Hours Sensor

A Chicago Inter Ocean report quotes a resident urging the city council to consider sensors in street cars after 1 am. The speaker cites late night riders, including couples and flirtation cases, arguing privacy and propriety concerns in after hour transports.

Canneil Minn Chicago Smother

The PorGe and a Dreyfus Echo in Fractured Text

A fragmentary notice discusses the common porgie fish noting its beauty in water and ease of fright in captivity. It describes shock, potential paralysis, and occasional recovery after bumping its head. A proverb about porgies references their gentleness and a stray legal quip closes the piece.

New York Sun

Elliptical flower bed design and stake guidance at groomed lawn

The text provides a detailed, era voice description of constructing an elliptical flower bed with stakes and cords to mark curves. It covers positioning stakes, maintaining tension, retracing curves, and ensuring long term permanence while accommodating mowing.

Great success in helping women through Mrs Pinkham advice

Readers praised Mrs Pinkham's guidance as inspiring female strength and health. Letters from Effie Perkins of Pearl Louisiana and Joseph King of Sabina Ohio credit Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with alleviating persistent female troubles, bearing down pains, leucorrhea, and insomnia after years of illness.

Lydia E. Pinkham Tes H. J. Garretson Bound Brook N. F Effie Perkins Pearl, la Joseph King Sabina Ohio Pinkham M. L. Shears Gun Marsh Mich

Early Garden Work and Winter Fruit Storage Advice

Agricultural notes advise thorough soil drainage and rotted compost for early seed germination and easy seedling care. Use commercial fertilizers over fresh manure, with poultry and stable manure as needed for dressing, and avoid weed-heavy waste. For apples, winter storage underground in protected pits with paper or straw is safer than cellar storage, keeping fruit dry and away from moisture.

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