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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1899
Page
2
A long, humorous miscellany blends poetry, prophecy, and local gossip. Aguinaldo’s aerial voyage is recounted with a humorous stretch, followed by moral reflections on courage and optimism, then asides on autographic albums and sentimental verses from a bygone era.
A picaresque fragment describes a mock wrestling scene between a young dragoon and the czar or nobles, ending with the czar awarding a reward and the soldier claiming free drink across crown inns. The piece blends a tavern tale with scattered ads for remedies and household goods.
The piece reports on a club discussion where women’s smoking is debated as a social trend. Chicago and New York figures weigh in on whether smoking rooms for women are acceptable, with mixed views about morality, modernization, and influence on society.
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