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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
7
New crape canvas cloth made of silk and wool with orange, green and blue trims. Fashion notes detail a lavender gray and orange color scheme, a pale gray gown with orange trimming, an Eton jacket, and a gray chiffon hat with yellow silk accents. Relent Crey-Page reports on design and fabrics for women of ample means.
A quirky widow's bonnet named Le Coeur draws attention in July fashion circles, described with black crape and white crape edges and a tiny ruching, while Helen Grey-Dage provides summer linen care tips and table linen stain removal methods. The piece closes with a humorous quip from the Chicago Daily News dialogue.
A testimonial letter from Mrs. J C Orms of Johnstown Pa extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The piece lauds the product for female troubles including headaches nervousness kidney issues and womb congestion and credits Mrs Pinkham with improving health and well being through her remedies and correspondence support Network.
A Radford Review note describes a inexpensive shirt waist box crafted from an oatmeal box, creton covered with blue and white, hinged with brass, padded lid, and ruffled edge. The piece serves as closet and dresser storage, window seat decor, and a mobile shelf for summer clothes or baby's items.
The article notes summer dress goods woven with tinsel threads creating sparkling effects. It highlights diaphanous fabrics with gold and silver swirls, new gances in trimming and gowns, and opallike luminosity from luminous powder used on fabrics. It also mentions a humorous exchange about labor and a Jerome, Arizona jailless prison scene with police chaining prisoners to telegraph poles to prevent escape.
The poem laments the death of a St Bernard named Bernie. The narrator recalls Bernie’s gentle presence, faithful companionship, and daily comfort shared during walks and written work. Bernie’s loss leaves the home hollow as winter snow deepens outside, with tender memories and sorrow enduring.
In a playful domestic scene from the Daily Record, Uncle Robert, aging and hard of hearing, faces family and visitors as discussions on his condition unfold. Mr. Baring, Laura, and Wills clash with teasing and concern about treatment while Laura contemplates marriage.
The Surinam toad from Guiana and Brazil shows a unique breeding method. The female develops a pulpy back where eggs are plastered and incubated within skin pockets until tadpoles hatch and transform. A catfish Aspredo shares this rare care, carrying eggs in skin beneath the body until birth.
An eyewitness recounts troops advancing toward Quatre Bras with German King's Legion aid saving a rider from French plunder. Prussians arrive, officers reject guarding the biscuit convoy, and Napoleon's cartage is found at Genappe with diamonds rumored nearby. Interleaved is a fragment from a Miss Antique story and social chit chat.
The article outlines Bible statistics including letters words verses and notable extremes such as Psalms as the longest book and Esther’s unique name absence. It then notes a curious Italian advertising method for vacant rooms using a white cloth fluttering from a window to signal renters.
A brittle testimonial notes Mrs Sanders recovering from multiple hemorrhages after using Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. The ad claims the remedy cures lung decline, strengthens digestion, and aids digestion with pellets. It urges readers to demand the genuine product and send for a self addressed envelope with stamp.
Local store clears space in the large wash goods room to introduce the new season dress goods with extensive assortments. Deep discounts on 32 inch dress ginghams and Madras Beyard fabrics. Definine Madras 10c yard striped and plaid bargains. Priestly fine black dress goods 69c yard 10 to 42 inches offer unmatched value.
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