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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
2
A miscellaneous holiday column muses on Christmas cheer, superstition about green versus white Christmases, and social foibles. It blends playful reflections on Santa, language quirks, and the contrast of northern and tropical scenes with calls for joyous family gatherings and humane perspectives.
A long, antiquated verse reveals lush nature scenes with orchards, perfumed gardens, birds and blossoms, and a mystical meditation on life, doom, heaven, and a future epoch of universal happiness. The text dances between mythic imagery and religious hope.
A reflective portrait of rural family life in Athens County during Christmas. The piece laments life’s fleeting youth, reunion warmth, and the enduring joy of kinship as grandparents, parents, and children celebrate together, promising peace and blessings beyond.
The world renowned Hostetter Stomach Bitters and its Almanac celebrate nearly five decades of popularity. Published by Hostetter Company of Pittsburgh under supervision of their staff, eleven million copies in nine languages were issued. Free copies of the Almanac for 1 Kh are available from druggists and country dealers nationwide.
A widow with two children rises from hotel work to a thriving, thrifty business by refurbishing worn silk and remnant fabrics for resale, earning 500 to 600 dollars monthly while keeping her children in good schools. Also notes a bride turning years of letters into an embroidered pillow to preserve them.
The Globe notes Smaun and Fatma, two very small Indian born performers, headline a leading Berlin music hall. Smaun stands about 26 inches tall, Fatma about 25 inches, both born in 1879. They perform on trapeze and rings and are billed as the world’s smallest married couple. They toured German and Austrian cities and plan Paris and America engagements as the Exposition nears. Fatma is noted as the most diminutive performer, though not the smallest ever.
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