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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1901
Page
6
A 22 year old ambidextrous boy named Harry Cuomer astonishes teachers by writing with his left hand upside down and with his right hand right side up. He cannot distinguish upside down from right side up, yet remains bright and healthy. His parents and neighbors describe him as normal despite the curious skill.
A juvenile narrative follows a red squirrel born in a tree hole and later sold in a shop, finding life with a kind boy despite longing for freedom. It then shifts to a brief note on a hominy bird in East Indies and ends with a spring poem by Eleanor Cameron in Primary Education.
Vinol makes weak people strong by toning the stomach and improving digestion to build firm tissue and healthy blood. It uses cod liver oil components dissolved in a mild wine, free from the old grease and odor. A testimonial from Elia Stann supports its benefits, with a refund guarantee if expectations aren’t met. McKee's Drug Store endorses the remedy.
The Knights of Pythias urge a hospital for disease cure funded by brethren. Supreme Chancellor Fethers cites government lands and springs, calling for a Hot Springs sanitarium as a symbol of the order. New Jersey reports 13,200 members. Missouri lodge meetings succeed. many applications and lodge requests noted. John A. Winsey to stay on control board of the endowment rank.
Royal Arcanum in Missouri shows 6817 members on Feb 1, a net gain of 447 since Jan 1, 1900. Three new councils formed in the year. The order has paid out death benefits totaling 62,091,730 since founding. The Brookline Hospital Bed Fund’s fourteenth annual statement reports 10,805.58 spent on hospital care for members since the charity began, including 2,295 this year for 60 members over 343 weeks.
Every lodge can add at least six members during April. Members urged to participate. The order reports excellent financial condition and death claims paid in 30 to 40 days under the step plan. Members are encouraged to wear a button or emblem representing the order.
The English statute mile equals 1,760 standard yards, establishing the traditional unit used in land measurement. This standard defines distance in miles for navigation borders and property surveys.
The piece argues tables are ideal wedding presents, preferred over cake baskets or pickles. It notes tables suit brides who lack a formal dining room and can be kept in a bedroom, offering practical and stylish use.
The piece discusses fashionable home decor and table setup practices, favoring practical tea service over ornate pieces. It covers placement of tea tables in rooms, uses of table tops, and the shift of tea serving from parlor to kitchen, with notes on carriage and clothing as social signals and a brief exchange about authors Dickens and Thackeray.
A Household Gazette guide extols refined paraffine for cans, jellies, and fruit preserves sealing air tight. It notes paraffine in bottle cork cups, laundry whitening, iron polishing, and coating wooden vessels to extend life, plus tips for wax seals and starch mixing. Also a separate item cites a twentieth century scientist linking headaches to cold induced by green thoughts.
A newspaper snippet touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for constipation headaches dizziness jaundice malaria fever and liver and stomach troubles. The ad notes the pills are purely vegetable and cause no griping or weakness priced at 25 cents at W H McKee’s drug store.
In the first two months of the year extreme cold and a pervasive haze blanketed the Yukon region. An outbreak of rabies seized upon the dogs in Dawes, reflecting a tense period of public health concern amid harsh winter conditions.
A Troy Ohio resident reports quick relief from rheumatic pain using Chamberlain s Pain Balm after trying other remedies. He credits Druggists Geo F Parsons Co for recommending it and says it is the best remedy for muscular rheumatism. Sold by W I McKee. The relief fund of the bread tax and taxation of the wealthier classes are the chief features in the new Italian policy.
A dramatic 19th century advertisement promises free blood and skin cures for ulcers sores cancer scrofula rheumatism and other deep seated blood conditions. It touts permanent results numerous testimonials and a free trial bottle with directions and medical advice from Atlanta Go. Addresses and price details are included to prompt purchases.
Chicago egg testers labor ten hours daily earning 25 cents an hour and receive 16 cents for each case handled after regular hours, highlighting low wages in the industry.
Low rate excursion tickets to the West Southwest and South go on sale the first and third Tuesdays of each month via the Ohio Central Lines. Tickets valid for return within twenty one days from date of issue. For full details contact Ohio Central agents or John Moores Toledo Findlay W Peters Columbus Reiner Charleston or W Va filings.
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