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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1881
Page
7
A children’s column voice contemplates growing up and pleasing mother and grandmother. The speaker wishes to imitate elders, mutters about puzzles and duties, and imagines talents like knitting and storytelling as time passes.
The flamingo, a sociable tropical bird with rose tinted plumage and scarlet wings, inhabits marshy regions in South America, Africa, Asia, and the West Indies. It nests in mud and grasses, sleeps with one leg tucked, and fledglings mature to full scarlet plumage by age three. Predators include the ocelot, a small panther relative.
A narrator recalls a Nantucket hillside mill with towering sails and a miller family. Dorothy forms a bond with John, a sturdy boy who treats her kindly, as they share summers sailing on ponds in a small French toy boat. The fragment ends amid playful descriptions and garbled text.
A Nantucket tale from St Nicholas recalls Dorothy and her brother John playing with a windmill sail. She climbs higher each ride, nearly seeing the harbor and lighthouse, then falls safely to earth with a head bump but no bones broken, embraced by her grateful family.
Advice for gardeners on lifting and repotting plants before frost. Lift geraniums and other plants a month before removal, prune tops, and establish in larger pots with rich soil. For woody plants like roses, take up this month and root well before winter window culture. Bulbs such as hyacinths and narcissus are noted as excellent window subjects.
Fragmentary text lacks coherent story. no clear person, place, or event to summarize. Readable segments mention uncertain names and percentages without context. Summary cannot identify a main action or outcome.
A remark attributed to an intelligent woman suggests that unruly or sickly children can be governed by giving them Hop Bitters for two or three weeks. The quote frames moderation and health as the key to better behavior and obedience from children.
Accommodation Train No 6 runs Chillicothe to Cincinnati with stops at Hillsboro and all stations. via Athens Parkersburg noted. Freight Trains 15 and 26 carry passengers between Cincinnati and Chillicothe. Train 30 between Chillicothe and Parkersburg. Trains 2 and 3 offer Palace Cars to Washington Baltimore Philadelphia New York. Athens to Chillicothe service limited.
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