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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1901
Page
7
A how to guide on making poster style frames from watercolor paper for baby and marine pictures, using bold colors and gold accents. It includes frame assembly, hanging layouts, and care tips for brushes, plus a breakfast cheese toast dish and a note on gold seal rings for women.
An 1890s-style promote cure claims for rheumatism via Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Includes patient testimony from Mrs S D Loveland of Manchester NH and references to blood purification, nerve restoration, and female and male health benefits. Mentions price 50 cents a box, six for 8 50, and mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
The Royal Arcanum held a record initiation in Brooklyn with Grand Regent W A Griffith conferring decrees on 952 candidates. About 3,000 members attended, including Supreme Regent W Holt Apgar and grand officers from several states. Plans note Roosevelt may join, Philadelphia chases a big class April 4, Missouri councils race to May 1, Pocahontas council of Edmond over 500 members in Virginia.
Items of interest note London towing 600 acres of docks and Liverpool 500 acres. Government stationery for the South African war cost $500,000. Miss Dorothy Tennant, now Sir Henry M. Stanley's wife, had a portrait sold in London for $7,150. A Brooklyn detective was saved by a roll of bills during a shooting. Morocco begins civilization steps with a highland bagpipe order valued at $1,500, famed for 18 carat gold mountings. Plots irrigation mentions in ancient Mediterranean writers. Bern Shooting Society president asked the War Office for information on life ranges as England eyes Swiss model.
The Knights of Monor report a grand reporter salary of 75 per month with D. J. Searey as incumbent for 17 years. A New York headquarters is sought, New Jersey sees revival, lodges reinstate members, and certificates grow from 1,000 to 1,100. Chicago’s Machnnees tent nears 2,000 members. Mandan tent up 12 percent. stick to the ritual as daily growth and ritual endorsement rise.
In winter prose, Benson's Porous Plasters claim superior relief for coughs, colds, and lung issues by penetrating the skin to the disease site. The ad touts rapid breathing improvement, fewer symptoms, and claims 5000 physicians endorse it, priced 25 cents with Beabery & Johnson listed as chemists in New York.
An eye specialist in the Philadelphia Record condemns cheap opera glasses. He warns that even good lenses strain eyes, urges avoiding rear balcony purchases, and favors viewing without glasses for a fuller experience. He stresses that opera glasses offer limited sight and focus on a single object.
The text outlines Freemasonry ideals and ethics, noting 31 grand councils with 31,300 members and 805 Kolguts Templara. the Grand Lodge of Kansas library holds 11,867 volumes valued at $10,000. It also mentions leadership: P. M. Wolsington as grand master of Kansas and A. I. Wilson as grand secretary, plus the Scottish Rite centennial in Chicago to be observed April 22 to 25.
An old definition states the English statute mile equals 1 7 standard yards. This phrasing reflects traditional measurements used in historical navigation and land surveying contexts.
A historical testimonial extols Green's August Flower as the leading medicine, claiming it eased indigestion biliousness and nervous complaints. It notes doctors were scarce and lists ailments like appendicitis and heart trouble as conditions avoided by using the remedy. The message urges picking Green's Prize Almanac by C. B. Henderson.
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