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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
7
Fragmentary wartime style notice claims a fair childbearing forecast with no pain headaches and easy labor. The text also mentions medical advice and a mysterious Morue contact from The Bratfeld, with scattered incomplete phrases and no clear event or source.
The New Catalogue will be ready around April 1 with over two hundred pages and thousands of illustrations. It covers shirts waists suits skirts capes coats and other garments for women and girls as well as men and boys. A practical guide to saving money, offering good goods at lowest prices, free copy by sending name and address.
Less to pay for Pretty Wash Goods here you ll be surprised to know how given leas for such choice styles and colorings. Write for samples of Madr. Ginghams, Pereales and Dimities at due Tate see what the goods at the prices mean to you and your pocketbook. Large lines fine Dress Cottons up to 50c. Handsome summer silks Indies Sve. Styles that will win your approval. Neat good Dress Goods Music 33c. Dressy Dress Goods here 19c.
Vivid yet imperfectly transcribed prose describes a bedroom interior with a bed, a fanes hand embroidered cover, small articles, a plush basin, a comb and trash, a table with afternoon tea or dessert, a stand for fancy work, a door leading to trunks and clothes, and initial hangings. The text blends speculative advice with decorative observations and fragmented phrases.
A vintage home section describes making neat shoulder capes from leftovers and fur bits, with a circular pattern guide and table-top wheel method. It also shares a layered ribbon cake recipe and a creamed beet breakfast sauce, detailing steps from batter to glaze and serving.
In an Arctic drift narrative from Nova Anglia magazines, explorers report vast driftwood on bleak shores and a well preserved seed set of a West Indian plant Entada gigalubium. Fragments describe seals, Greenlanders, and life aboard a drifting ice floe as explorers reach shores with debris and impressions of leaves.
A London Telegraph report notes Lincoln's Inn plans a new rule to boost chapel attendance by offering a free lunch after services. Members may invite guests to a one o clock luncheon in the hall, with hospitality after the sermon. The initiative follows a damp opening weather. The Duke of Norfolk secures a pension history from Flodden Field at 200 dollars annually.
The Telegraph shows Gaelic speeches from an Irish festival at Letterkenny, Donegal, were captured in Irish and transmitted to Dublin for printing in Gaelic characters in the Freeman's Journal. A stray courtroom line then presents a mock exchange about chickens and a jail sentence, reflecting clipped dialogue.
Dr Mary F Green of Charlotte Michigan a physician and author lauds Pabst Malt Extract calling it the best tonic for nursing mothers and general debility combining tonic and nutrient properties. She cites three patients two who continued use and report improved appetite and strength and notes strong effect across dyspepsia cases. R Bergen MD Jersey City endorses similarly.
A dated bulletin discusses insecticide mixtures including Bordeaux mix as effective against pests. It compares combinations with Paris green and London purple, suggesting the fusion often yields better results and reduces plant injury. The Ohio Experiment mentions practical cautions for safe use and guidance on mixing ratios.
A description of an inventive seed planter with two seven inch wheels, pins and a spring snap mechanism that drops seeds at precise intervals. A boy operates the drop while the device both sows and covers. adaptable pin configurations allow varying distances. Also brief notes on strawberry runners and their effect on next year’s crop.
Testimonial letters claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female troubles and fibroid tumors. Mrs C D Smith of Racine Wisconsin reports relief from irregular menses and bearing down after five bottles. Mrs Van Cleft of Jersey City Heights New Jersey describes tumor disappearance and return of spirits after using the remedy.
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