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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
2
The Eye of Women describes a Mandarin style Eton jacket with sleeves cut in one, roll over cuffs, and a long unbroken line. It features chiffon and Panama cloth, velvet collar, soutache trim, and versatile wear for season and coming year.
A fragmented passage discusses rapid improvements in fabrics and transparency of materials. It notes shifts in textile technology over the past year, including flexible and wearable foundations, with emphasis on changing silks and coats.
Fragmentary OCR item notes a discussion about walking suits and fabric in a period setting. The readable phrases mention waking or wakefulness related to guts and hive serge, with unclear context and potential garbled names.
A refined velvet throat band becomes a universal ornament for exclusive wearers with high or low necklines. The piece sits snugly against the throat, paired with or without additional necklaces, and accented by small jeweled slides for a subtle, elegant touch.
Describes stern mannish suits featuring a jaunty sabor hat tilted over a waved hairdo. A bandeau rises with slender feather clusters, completing a bold fashion finishing touch.
Attractive tailored shirt waists paired with a white tailored skirt create a cohesive, classic outfit. The combination emphasizes clean lines and timeless style suitable for smart daywear.
Advice to mothers to raise boys as helpers at home and to value women’s work. Encourages teaching boys household duties, egalitarian finances, and shared income control to improve marriage prospects for the next generation.
A brief reflection on human failures when resolving life’s mysteries. The speaker urges keeping transformative insight and resisting a return to routine, matter-of-fact behavior that erases progress toward a higher life. The passage emphasizes sustained change beyond initial realization.
An Athens advertising notice touts a complexion cream described as the most perfect. The 50 cent jar claim targets numerous ladies who use the product, promoted by Hendersgon Crider Drug Co with a dated display.
A list of names of addressees with notices that they were advertised. The unclaimed letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Office December 16, 1907. C. H. Bryson P. M. Athens Ohio December 2, 1907.
Mr and Mrs C W Murphy and son from Columbus visited the Murphys. B M Vorkes and daughter Ethel stayed with Amanda Holmes. M B Morse returned home from Pomeroy. Anguish and son from Athens visited Earl Holmes. J H Duffee family spent Thanksgiving in town. Fontelle Clark and Lenore Kern visited Lena Barnes. Frank Whaley returned from Columbus. Audra Vorhes from Columbus visited John Carpenter. A Brewer and two children from Nelsonville and Arthur Ayers from Columbus visited P D Morés. James Brewart family moved to McCary addition. H Kenney moved into Stewart residence. Mary Towsley attended Harry Barnes funeral.
Ohio University faculty intones that higher education costs justify results and urges stronger discipline. It condemns hazing and calls for strict, fair rules, stressing law, order, esprit de corps, and responsible college authority to curb insubordination and protect public good.
A successful merchant invited his parents to visit in New York. They attended a fashionable Fifth Avenue church where hymns were sung loudly by the father, drawing curious looks from worshipers while the son reflected on church singing norms. Their joyous afternoon contrasted with the son’s quiet church experience and a witty exchange about choir singing.
A fine window display features pictures priced from 5 cents to 19 dollars. The ad notes they make perfect gifts for Christmas and is credited to Henderson-Crider Drug Co. with address 84 No Bite Street.
Will Clester resigns from the local post office where he served three years rising from stamping clerk to money order and register clerk. He will join Sunday Creek Coal company next week. No successor named yet.
Tlarris announces Randolph Walton of Columbus appointed commission clerk to fill vacancy from Judge Lemert becoming insurance commissioner. Henry W. Frillman of the secretary of state’s office will take Walton’s former post.
A Boston sea captain removed the figurehead of the Constitution, a Jackson likeness, after foul play at sea. The head was later delivered to the secretary of the navy in Washington, who abstained from punishment, while Captain Elliott had provided a new head for Annapolis. The tale spans from 1807 to 1881 with the ship’s long service and final disposition.
A visitor cites a county paper claiming Jonas Jones, the town druggist, is prospering. The native protests it as a libel, noting the town’s supposed healthiness contradicts Jones’s prosperity.
Country DoctorThets the worst case of wryneck I ever see. Peleg explains he was driving a new mule mine and constantly looking below to spot an auto approaching.
A brief exchange centers on a debt dispute with one party declaring determination to collect the bill and another insisting they will never give up, highlighting a stubborn stance from both sides during a tense exchange.
A Dallas News opinion likens a girl's handling of emotions to a baby playing with a watch, suggesting carelessness and the fragility of affection in relationships.
A Burnetts Creek Indiana breeder recalls a hog cholera outbreak five years ago and credits Sloane's ointment with saving his hogs. He reports drenching the ill animals and never losing a hog, and he urges readers to request Dr Earl S Sloan's free book on treating livestock.
A fanciful exchange from the Chicago Record Herald has Mrs Oldcastle reacting wildly to a new Shakespeare bust. The other character cautions her about slang and notes the European trips.
In a brief exchange, Tete de Venn notes the man’s habit of joking about pockets, while L'Oignon adds that the same man has married a wealthy wife, suggesting a contrast between humor and fortune.
Henderson Crider Drug Store offers the Athenian fountain pen for 75 cents. The affordable writing instrument is marketed as satisfying and worth considering amid daily shopping.
A small freight wreck occurred this morning on the B and O 8 S W line at Vigo. No injuries were reported and passenger traffic was delayed for a few hours. Train No 14 due at 8 55 was delayed three hours.
The Henderson-Crider Drug Co advertises a first market holiday line of goods bought early and invites customers to view items, promising quality selections and courteous service regardless of purchase. The note emphasizes Christmas merchandise and the store’s willingness to showcase products.
Nelsonville report notes two plain drunks jailed Monday night to await a Wednesday morning hearing. One man William Johnson from Corning sought work as a stationary engineer but was found unconscious after falling at Hocking Valley station and placed in jail. The other, a glass worker with unknown residence, was found intoxicated and kept in the barred room. The mayor’s absence delays the hearing until Wednesday.
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