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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
7
Mrs. McKinley, wife of the president, is described as a great invalid with refined taste in gowns. The account notes her seating, dress construction, and front effects, highlighting a silver gray peau de soie fabric, a long train, steel embroidery, and lace collar with jabot details.
Cleaning diamonds requires a song and water rinse followed by drying with sawdust. Silver care uses salt and alum bath, then cold rinse and polish with a polisher. Opals need polishing with oxide or damp chalk and careful washes. lemons and water brighten ordinary items. Amber gets a light oil finish, and whitening uses hydrogen peroxide.
The article advises against constant washing to protect skin, recommending a once daily cleansing method. It describes a rose and flower water preparation with benzoin myrrh glycerin for a mild facial rinse and cautions against pure glycerin contact with skin. It notes dirt often remains unseen and suggests using a soft cloth to apply the preparation.
An American woman Miss Tunison, born with infantile paralysis, uses her tongue to paint embroider and write, earning over $1000 yearly from pictures sold to visitors. Her skill includes lighthouse scenes and fancy needlework, threading a needle with a peculiar mouth technique. She is profiled amid broader notes on marking household linen and deodorizing petroleum in the period’s domestic guidance.
Texas Station bulletin explains when to dig sweet potatoes, noting sap activity and tuber healing as readiness indicators. It describes vine removal methods, careful handling to avoid bruising, sorting and feeding bruised tubers, and managing storage to prevent soft rot and black rot. The article lists favorable cultivars and notes vines over wintering challenges.
The forestry division of the agriculture department offers free expert help to farmers with wood lots shelter belts and windbreaks. They will review applications in order, prioritizing plans most useful as lessons, then assign an overseer to visit the land and prepare a tailored planting and care plan.
The article discusses crop rotation advances in farming, detailing how shifting from a four-year to a three-year cycle can boost clover and grass yields. It covers integrating timothy, manuring, and potato planting on clover sod, noting benefits and drawbacks for soil fertility and mineral balance. It ends with a note on old English architectural humor and a Bedfordshire Hertfordshire farmhouse inscription.
Farmers should prepare a year’s fuel supply by April 1. In timber scarce regions coal is used for heating and oil for cooking. Over the past decade various tree species have been explored for use as fuel and forage across localities.
An Orange Judd Farmer excerpt discusses how diseased hardwood trees worsen year by year as fuel value declines. Farmers split blocks to salvage sound wood, but rot persists, wasting much of the timber and undermining hopes of using decayed trees for fuel.
Experts of the day warn that a good batter yields larger net profits than any other method on the farm. They caution against dirty or slow processes that threaten butter quality and market value, urging adherence to proper procedures to maximize returns.
In a tour of eastern England counties, Mr Hissey records quaint signs from old churches. A roadside notice promises cool accommodation for cyclists and motorists while a downstream sign proclaims cyclists welcomed in evening dress. A large roadside notice near Crawland to Spouling advertises Henry Girdlestone's One Thousand Miles in 1,000 Hands as the year 447 Youths Companion.
Burlington's fast mail train on the Chicago line posted record runs of 83 miles Mendota to Chicago in 76 minutes and 46 miles Mendota to Aurora in 39 minutes. The service, hauled by the engine No. 1592, carried a heavy mail load and ran with strong winds, averaging about eighty miles per hour overall and reportedly reaching ninety mph at times. The report notes late departure from Burlington but timely arrival in Chicago.
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