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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1896
Page
6
A list of seasonal fashion trends describes violet tones in Paris millinery, Alsatian bows, satin accents, and various materials. It notes tsilor bicycle costumes, fur with chiffon capes, silk pelivonts, tapestry panels for juvenile rhymes, and lace uso in mainlinery. Debut gowns and cadet blue ensembles trend, artificial violets rival real blooms, and a silver compact remains common.
A collection of snippet quips and witticisms from various papers. Jokes cover housekeeping, poker talk, college life, and housing culture reflecting light social humor from the era.
A survey traces deaf and mute history with figures and dates. It notes 46,000 deaf mutes in the United States by late statistics, the 1814 London asylum, Britain's first deaf school at Edinburgh in 1773, and Oxford auto instruction by Dr. Wallis in 1650. It mentions a 1793 Philadelphia essay on teaching methods and the 1876 ordination of the first deaf male clergyman in Philadelphia.
Hardtack doomed as M Lockroy orders on board ship bread instead of biscuits. Neilguin Cubs town surrounded by barb wire. Gen Saussier remains Paris military governor past age limit for three more years. 30 knot torpedo boat destroyers tested as British Admiralty seeks 32 knot speed with nearly double horsepower versus the 27 knot class.
Vignettes recount Edison Franklin Farquhar Michael Angelo Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci as prodigies in youth and early contributors in various fields. Notes on senses of hearing and comparative physiology touch on ear alignment in a Hindu statue and temperature sensitivity of teeth. A stray remark observes crisis reports rising among unspecified urban groups.
A fragmented report highlights electricity costs in London and New Orleans, including a 4450 messenger telegraph staff, a fatal lightning strike near Orange, and a council ordinance for uniformed crosswalk guards on Canal Street. It notes for the north pole expedition, power via windmills, and a Hartford police chief displaying an electrically wired animal cage as an odd public safety measure.
A fragmented verse collection from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat shows motifs of time, seasons, and seasons of war, with lines about one thing at a time, knowledge stored, and the sunlit victory of spring. It blends garbled phrases with reflections on patience and wisdom.
An OCR fragment shows multiple medical claims for Electric Bitters and Pierzits Peasant Pellets, with references to pharmaceuticals, patent medicines, and testimonials. The text touts cures for headaches, constipation, and melancholic reveries, interspersed with dubious quotes and marketing flourishes.
A fragment filled with jumbled text describes various potato dishes and methods. It mentions boiling mashing and layering potatoes with gravy and seasonings, plus odd notes on cooking times and serving styles, all in a dated newspaper voice. The piece references pepper salt butter onions and baking until brown, with multiple inconsistent spellings and stray phrases.
William Morris has been seriously ill and is now well enough to resume literary and artistic work. Ex-Senator Platt of New York is said to seek the treasury secretary post. M Laroche, a French Madagascar resident, attends Catholic mass each Sunday. Charles de Leeseps and M Biondin may have left France to avoid Panama money probes. Mrs Louise Chandier Maulton cannot visit due to illness. The Boston street news mentions the "Tacebery" as a handsome English garden feature. A cartoonist notes Rosebery’s facial regularity. George Henry Boughton has been elected to the Royal Academy, having become an associate since 1879. Though famed in New York, Boughton was born English.
Reports describe petrified whale remains found north of Lompos in Santa Barbara County California, a Maine logue perch of 2 pounds as the largest caught in Moorehead Lake, a six foot octopus killed near Alameda, and a 15 1/2 foot devil fish in Santa Barbara Channel. A Boglands park sign warns residents to keep off the grass as Nollor-Al personas noted.
A Philadelphia Times report tells of a Texas cow that halted a speeding locomotive. The engineer blew three whistles, the cow advanced, and the train slowed as the cow paused near a trestle. The fireman investigated while onlookers watched the scene unfold.
The article describes medieval living spaces with heavy curtains and tapestries, limited windows, and constant drafts. It notes perfumed mugs, scented horns, and cloth or tapestry hung on walls, with dust collection aided by fragrant leaves. Officials swept main rooms while water use was rare, and inventories show sparse furnishings but many drinking vessels in precious metals and leather goods.
A French tragedian Melingue valued old relics including a sword once owned by Philip II. While returning home under rain with an umbrella he faced two thieves. He drew the sword from under his cloak yet fought with the umbrella, proving the umbrella mightier than the blade. The tale, relayed by a French paper, was said to be true in court.
Big John Moriarty known across eastern Maine as Arney Kelley’s Giant, a 6 feet 9½ inch construction hand famed for immense strength. He worked on railroads and a new Ashland branch, feared by rivals, and legend says he could throw two men with ease and dismantle troublemakers with a touch.
In the Blue mountains near Liegin a hunter named Jake, trapping with dogs, cornered a bear in a hollow tree. Lacking a weapon he tied a pocketknife to a stick to wound the animal, provoking an attack that his dogs repelled allowing Jake to dodge and wait. The bear was later dispatched with a camp gum.
The piece notes evolving social forms in bicycling with women constrained to etiquette and quiet bells. It also tells of a bird's nest at Soleure Museum made entirely of clock springs, crafted by wagtails, showcased as a curious example of birds repurposing surroundings.
A fragmentary tale recalls a Quaker host who feasted foes and hung four white feather coverings on his door as a sign of amity during conflict with backwoods settlers and Native peoples. The phrase Showing the white feather emerged to describe cowardice.
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