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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1894
Page
8
The article argues water and proper bathing improve complexion and health. It warns blackheads or flesh worms blemish faces, urging daily washing with warm water and a ten minute tepid milk sponge bath. A month of this routine promises purer, sweeter skin.
An old illustration shows a banner lamp shade as a better style for lamps. Alternative copper wire frames offer a stylish substitute. The piece also recounts San Francisco girls pledging to avoid secret engagements, a doctor’s earache home remedy, coffee brewing tips, and a note on London window gazing as a social fad.
Instructions for creating a two colored satin ribbon bag with a drawstring casing. Use contrasting satin ribbons, seam them, trace floral designs on the satin side, and stitch to form a corded edge. Includes color pairings like violet and white, pink and green, and crimson and gold with daisy or carnation motifs.
A Youth's Companion excerpt warns that intensive study and close page reading, lamplight, and poor classroom hygiene strain developing eyes. It urges proper reading distance and posture, light management, and avoidance of irritants to prevent near sightedness and eye displacement in children.
A detailed account of a prisoner named Henderson in a post guardhouse fitting a monomania to a waltz he hummed as he paced a cell before stabbing Corporal Jenkins. Surgeon Davis explains the waltz driven madness and the eleven o'clock trigger, with the coroner's inquest revealing a blood marked dictionary guiding detectives to Jasper Whitelaw and a dynamos patent murder.
A long neglected Ratway-Day costume idea for women finally takes shape with waterproof covert cloth or waterproof cheviot skirts. The ensemble pairs the waterproof skirt with a matching cape that extends below the hips and closes with buttons and straps.
A mix of verse, light prose, and science notes from early 20th century papers. Italian referenced lovers, a shy Rhine maiden, and a Catalan tone appear beside quips about Antarctica flowers, deep sea depths, and Alexander Graham Bell’s vision of seeing through wires.
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