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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1896
Page
6
A curious household tale criticizes ostentation as a woman repurposes fabrics into jackets and spreads, while urging simpler washable coverings and practical care for children. Electric Bitters touted for general use and Edison fluoroscope advances also appear, with medical advice and ads interwoven.
A monkey at the Philadelphia Zoological Garden has learned to scratch matches and strike them without burning its fingers or breaking the stick. The creature distinguishes the sulfur end, prefers a rough surface, and enjoys watching the flame light, though it does not yet show understanding of using fire beyond the initial lighting.
Blackwood's Magazine argues Britain’s sacral superiority stems from seafaring heritage and naval power. The piece traces England from Edwardian dominance of the Narrow Seas to global empire, crediting energy, adventurous spirit, colonization ability, and rule over subject peoples. It notes naval strength as both shield and foundation for overseas growth.
During Gouvernor Tilden's term in New York, a guest urged a judge's appointment. A visiting lady deduced his fate after noting the dinner wine Johan hisberg, concluding the candidate had no chance. The clever retort: the man who has your Johan hisberg is to be let down easy.
A Scottish detective tours an English regiment to spot a malefactor. He stops before the last rear-rank man, praising the veteran as the best soldier, then confesses he recognizes all others but not him. The adjutant defends the man, noting twenty years of service and badges. The detective replies, I do not know him, but I know the others.
A young English man bargains with a dealer over a chores and the horse is praised for many good points. The man quips that the horse has a big head, and the dealer retorts by joking about Gladstone’s head size.
A curious cleaning method restores a lamp and brass objects using fine powder, dry powder in a saucer, sheepskin, and a tooth brush. The process yields a soft luster, surpassing prior bright but tarnished appearance, and suggests ongoing care to keep items in good condition.
The article discusses how bonnet choice and color influence facial features and overall presence. It suggests flattering tones for pale and rosy complexions, recommends colors like heliotrope, crimson, blue, and green, and cautions against eye-darkening shades to avoid dull looks.
Narrow fancy belts become a necessity to a handsome outfit as chicness depends on the belt. Jeweled bands with large buckles are richly studded with colored stones set in flexible gilt or silver bands, linked together, making the imitation belts the handsomer option.
The St Louis Republic notes belts vary in cost from as low as five cents for gilt or silver bands to 410 dollars for top styles. Spangled elastic bands and enameled belts rise in popularity while leather belts remain practical at about one dollar. Belts have shifted toward narrow bells except for broad elastic bands used for field or road wear.
Readable fragments describe cooking steps for potato dish and custard dessert. Potatoes sliced and fried in butter then simmered with bouillon pepper parsley and vinegar. Creamy custard uses milk yolks sugar and double cream, with glycerine to seal jars for preservation.
A foreign article extols Venezuela as a fragile republic with colossal creatures, detailing the elephant beetle of tropical America, giant walking sticks in India and Africa, and a ten inch Malay butterfly. It notes high European beetle markets and auctions in London, with rare specimens fetching substantial sums.
A stray item mix from Maine and beyond notes oddities: a balloon reached 35 000 meters then descended near Riddleford. Copenhagen plans a women managed theater with a Margaret Thorson play to open. Local stock concerns include thinning deer due to abundant camels and a three horse lumber team hauling to railheads in Aroostook.
The piece explains historic roots of common phrases such as going to pot tied to execution by boiling parricide, in brown study from brow contraction, enuched into a cocked hat for flexible hats, dead as a herring from swift death after catch, please the pyx linked to clergy, catch 2 weasel asleep noting vigilance, and as jolly as a sand boy reflecting a sea front dustman's lively hops.
The prince of Wales plans a smeab ham on Fury 2 of sheat-horn and Southdown sheep raised at Wolferton. Tierre Loti aims at substantial Ame exposure before cameras, ranking with Kaiser Wilhelm and the prince. Spain’s Don Antonio Canovas del Castillo, premier, advocates continuing history. the green regent awards a decoration to a composer. Cadiz, a famed march, may become Spain’s national march with a 1000 pesetas prize offered by Imparcial.
An old advertisement touts De Miante Cough Cure as a universal remedy that cures coughs and colds. It claims quick relief and pleasant taste, marketed by Chioe's Pharmacy to appeal to families and children.
Fragmentary text notes that the New York market avenue offered goods comparable to past best offerings. It mentions large estimates around 12,600,000 and 15,090,000, referencing cat Howes and quantities sold or offered, but the details are unclear and incomplete.
A letter from Gro. EK Zonus crt of Strasburg praises a medicine named God s Sursapatte as the cure for catarrh. The writer, in Jan 15 96 in Guenexviliage Pa, reports relief after using a sample box and notes improved energy and clarity after years of illness. He mentions relatives benefiting and farms near Greenvillage, urging Prof. Protainger to publish the remedy widely.
About 4,600 women graduate from principal colleges for women and roughly 4,600 more from coeducational schools. Professor Henry Jones gains LT.D. from Glasgow University, once a shoemaker in Wales. Helen Gould completes NYU law course with high honors, slated LL.B. Masson, Edinburgh professor, plans retirement as emeritus professor. Bible history bits pose questions and context, including Moses and Eli.
The Southern railway posted February gross of 1 794 918 dollars and net 110 464, versus February 1895 gross 1 261 508 and net 383 448. The Chicago Northwestern Railroad earned 2 384 172 dollars gross for February, up 491 534 from the year prior. The Philadelphia Reading's February gross was 1 340 306 with net 426 263, compared to 1 444 552 gross and 508 547 net in 1895.
A chaotic fragment from a historic paper blends political satire, concert revenue, medical ads, a travel notice for Wellston via the C E L & T R, and a local crime snippet. It references a Populist senator, a traveling evangelist, and a theft case involving a watch and chain, all in disjointed form.
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