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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
7
The article urges fathers to reclaim influence in family life arguing that estrangement harms youths. It cites financial control as a barrier and highlights how mother often mentors daughters while fathers neglect moral guidance. A college visit scene shows a father listening and guiding.
Discussion on making festive Christmas cards with home crafted decorations. advises using photographs, borders, two layered photos, color, lettering, and Bible holiday scenes to create unique keepsakes. Highlights seasonal plants, holly and mistletoe, and simple border enhancements for decorative finish.
An advertisement claims Vinci restores youthfulness to the elderly by boosting strength appetite and spirits. It asserts old people suffer fatigue languor and weak digestion and promises quick nourishment with a money back guarantee if not helpful.
W H McKee druggist announces mail orders for "Soppins" ae bottle and express service. Details unclear due to damaged OCR but indicates product line and shipping option.
Instructions describe carefully marking the black areas on cartridge paper copies and using a sharp penknife to cut away those sections. Black paint is applied with a short stiff brush and kept as nearly dry as possible.
Aimed at woodworkers, the article advises cleaning platinum pyrography points to prevent ash buildup from damaging heat transfer. It recommends rubbing with powdered pumice stone to restore shine and reduce tool breakage. The guidance emphasizes careful, firm rubbing to maintain performance.
An Irish couple in a domestic quarrel receive a homely admonition from a spiritual adviser who remarks that their dog and cat get along better than they do. The husband retorts that if the reverence can get them to live together, he will change his mind.
The Chicago Journal quotes Mrs Meek Ton arguing that love makes a girl overlook flaws and see only magnified qualities in a man. Mr Meek Ton counters that such notions are nonsense as love fades.
A French woman laments her weight saying she prays for a disappointment to grow thin, but the moment one comes her joy at the prospect of getting thin makes her fatter than before. Her remark highlights a paradoxical joy in potential change.
At a police court a man received a 40 shilling fine and costs for assaulting a policeman. On leaving he directed violent verbal abuse at the magistrate, was recalled to the dock, and charged again with contempt of court. The magistrate remarked the man would have saved trouble with chaste language.
A French traveler notes goshawks are still used in Persia to hunt gazelles. The bird is trained to feed on the gazelle’s eyes by placing food in a stuffed eye socket, teaching it to strike at eyes to stop the prey, described as a cruel sport.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a man admitting his black eye came from a lovers quarrel. When asked if his girlfriend fought him, he reveals the blame lies with her other lover, not his partner.
A festive menu description lists Clear Chicken Sou Salted Almonds Celery Olives Roast ba Chestnut Juba Cranberry Toate Peas Potato Croquettes Orange Punch Lettuce and Walnut Salad with a Christmas dinner spread. Tiny baskets become bonbonnieres and stamp boxes, while dwarf heather plants in red pots and evergreen shrubs offer small souvenirs to memory the day through winter.
The article guides festive table decor using red silk, white wax candies, lace runners, holly and mistletoe accents, red favors for each plate, and red ribbons. It suggests candied cherries and peppermint greens for color, with bonbon dishes, caps for adults, and simple lacquered boxes filled with tiny bonbons to finish the display.
A charity event uses saffron poster pottery yellow cats on invitation sheets for a festive game. Guests pay a cent into the cat’s head for each error, with a fifty cent limit per person. Prizes go to the most charitable and the least blundering players.
Peel and core six to eight quinces then simmer until soft. Puree and sweeten with lemon or ginger. Fold in cream and three beaten egg yolks. Bake in a pastry-lined dish for about an hour, then top with stiff whites and sugar and return to oven to crisp.
A recipe instructs to use stale bread crumbs butter salt paprika minced celery parsley chestnuts onion eggs and to fill a cleaned turkey two thirds full. The directions combine ingredients into a stuffing for roasting a turkey.
Readable text notes gowns sewn in conventional patterns, suggesting standard street attire.
An advertisement extols Kodol as a complete digestant that lets the stomach rest while the body gains strength. It claims digestion occurs without stomach aid and asserts benefits like stronger blood, with a note that dieting is unnecessary and that the product is made by F C De Warr & Co in Chicago. The text ends with an odd remark about a $1 bowtie containing 2% times the Wesian.
Women clerks who wed must notify the department as offices fear dual control by married couples. Moody internal campaign cites marriages as disruptive to government operations and efficiency.
Mrs. H Newsom of Decatur Alabama says three years of severe indigestion and related ailments vanished after using Electric Bitters. She reports gaining 35 pounds and now eats heartily. The tonic is advertised as a guaranteed cure for indigestion loss of appetite stomach liver and kidney issues, available at McKee’s drug store for 50 cents.
One reason the Columbian government is not rushing to permit the canal is that a location in the region would force revolutionaries to be cautious about where they shoot, implying security concerns.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for all food classes digestion and stomach troubles. It claims to rebuild tissues and improve blood and strength, with Gov. G W Atkinson of West Virginia endorsing its effectiveness and recommending it to friends through Cline's Pharmacy.
The Chicago and North Western Post advertises a newly issued illustrated book on California, detailing its commercial, industrial and transportation advantages and outdoor life. Readers are urged to send four cents to W. B. Kniskern at 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, for the issue.
A Burlington Route advertisement invites homeseekers to explore the rich harvest of 1903 across the West from the Mississippi to the North Pacific Coast. It touts Burlington passenger service to Denver Kansas City St. Louis St. Paul Minneapolis and the Northwest and Coast region and offers free publications on request. Public notice for travel and brochures by WwW M Shaw and L W Wakeley with contact in Cincinnati and St Louis.
Agents of the Ohio Central Lines sell Homeseekers Round Excursion Tickets on the first third Tuesdays of each month to points in the North West and South at special low rates. Applications available through agents or direct to L. P. Lewis Detroit D. J. Cargo Toledo John Moore Findlay W A Peters Columbus N Bishop Charleston.
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