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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
7
A satirical guide urges aspiring debutantes to seek luxury over rusticity, advocating beachfront hotels, athletic outfits, and conspicuous branding. It warns against rivals, social boasts, trust formation, and dull husbands, while urging church involvement, distinctive eccentricities, and securing an engagement ring.
There has been little change in fancy work this year with outlines of fancy letters. The slim graceful design remains most used and is outlined with the back stitch to fully bring out the beauty of the letter.
Working women are urged to write to Mrs. Pinkham for free confidential health advice about menstrual pain backaches and other female ailments Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is claimed to have helped many and is promoted as the sure remedy Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass is listed as the contact point for this assistance.
A dated admonitory piece urges women to shop honestly, avoid ostentation, and not press sales staff or overbuy. It warns against fashions and purchases meant to impress others, emphasizes courteous conduct, and notes that stores may report improper behavior. It closes by urging prudence and self-control in all purchases.
Fragmentary notes discuss cat domestication in ancient Egypt, mentioning a feline deity, temples, and religious reverence. The text references a priestly role and symbolic temple associations with cats and their latitudes of belief.
The piece notes dogs habit of turning around several times before lying down. It suggests a instinct from wild ancestors who plowed vegetation to create a comfortable resting place. The behavior is described as a funny habit noticed by many dogs.
A quirky noted piece describes seasonal headwear for shade bats with fanciful adornments. It mentions backpan utes filled with flowers, roses and lilacs as trim, taffeta ribbons, and velvet accents. The style mixes white lace, plumes, and decorative bows to create a refined, decorative brim decor.
A niche summer dress described in florid OCR prose emphasizes emerald green fabric. The piece notes the dress features a bordered waist and skirt with watermarked effects and decorative bands. The wording suggests a fashionable yet artistic style with a focus on color and design elements.
A garbled antiqued text discusses green cloth, tan contrast, silk and linen materials, and skin care. It mentions a lotion for freckles and a warning that tie bloride of certury is dangerous poison. The passage blends fabric detail with cosmetic advice and a cautional health warning.
A merry young Irishman employed as a coachman for a suburban family braves a severe cold to have his hair cut. He explains that cutting hair during illness will save him a cold by reasoning that the timing is best to “save me aclf just one cowl.”
Professor Houten states in travels over ten years he met more people using Green's August Flower for dyspepsia liver and stomach issues and constipation than any other remedy. He says it aids tourists valliesmen and office workers with headaches from irregular habits, does not injure the system, and suits sour stomachs. Sample bottles are free at C C Henderson's and dealers worldwide sell it.
Mrs C B Dutton of Danville says both her children had whooping cough and a small bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar gave relief leading her to use a 50 cent bottle that saved a doctor's bill C B Wenderson notes a French physician Dr Hervieux reports investigations suggesting flex generates smallpox
The I V Ry Co offers homeseekers excursions on specified May to October dates. Tickets to southern and western points cost one fare plus 2 for the round trip, valid 21 days. See agent for details of sale, routes, and return conditions.
August Lta Chautauqua approves inclusive tickets sold July 30 to August 30 with return by August 31. Fare from Athens set at 3.80. Also notes a German oleomargarine trust forming to start next year. A Williams Oregon family praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for a baby's recovery. Alexander Donelsons, a prominent man, was assassinated near Nashville Tennessee.
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