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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1900
Page
2
A long fragment depicts a future Martian journey through a transformed town. The river Hocking is bridged by a massive archway and the city streets teem with autos and commerce while the familiar riverbed is altered. An Athenean observer comments on transformative visions.
A testimonial style note claims constant care causes sleeplessness loss of appetite and nervous fatigue. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy that provides pure rich blood restores appetite and steadiness of nerves.
An Athenian guides a Martian through a futuristic utopia beneath the Hocking river. Telepathy, a guarded bank raid, and a vast aqueduct stretch into a shining subterranean city park with a grand amusement hall, serene lighting, and tropical decor as the year turns.
The visitor, described as a Martian, admires a twentieth century park scene where electricity heightens music and beauty permeates the surroundings. He wanders through paradise park and notes the park’s wonders, praising the scenery as Cordova fades into memory, amid intoxicating perfume and celestial inspiration. Written by L. C. Woupworth.
A housekeeper asks for counsel about her duty to stay with a father who mistreats her. The preacher counsels a candid talk, then leaving for a peaceful home where her work is valued. She should seek a warmer kitchen and a more respectful, stable environment rather than endure coercive care.
Ella Wilcox calls for breaking from oppressive households to seek independence. She argues that no woman should feel obliged to stay under a nagging father, mother, or husband and that earning a livelihood or living with a distant relative is preferable to discord and moral decay.
Expensive shoulder gloves are described with stiff silk cuffs that fit close to the arm. Finishes include satin, appliques, and heavy embroidery in gold and silver. New evening gloves use contrasting backs and turned tops with kid lining, offering a DIY option to face the tops with kid.
Harriet Hubbard Ayer offers beauty tips on scalp shampooing and brushing, stressing gentle scalp massage and careful brushing to avoid hair loss. She urges regular tooth care, discourages commercial dentifrices, and provides a homemade chalk camphor dentifrice and mouthwash, plus flossing after meals.
Harriet Hubbard Ayer advocates outdoor exercise for girls to develop brain and body. She recommends simple wall pulleys chest expanders and weights, notes proper moderate sessions of about 15 minutes, and warns against overdoing to avoid injury.
Reading shows a historical note on female soldiers in China, citing 13 000 brigades and 500 000 women in Nanking in 1832 with female officers and killed or garrisoned units. Also mentions a Louisville Courier-Journal humorous school paradox example about Dust the foxy kid from a pantry.
In a light local quip, Mrs Good Luck and Yorkrode-Old Hen Peck amuse townsfolk. The joke centers on a husband preferring his wife’s larger shirts and avoiding old outfits, prompting playful commentary in the Baltimore American.
A New Year's Guide describes Hostetter's Almanac published by The Mostercer Co Pittsburg Pa. It promises health hints anecdotes and general information useful to households. The 1400 issue will be printed in multiple languages and includes proof of the efficacy of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Free copies are available from druggists and general dealers nationwide.
The text cites C. J. Bishop and Mick Agnew praising Fo'ey'e Honey and Tarin for pneumonia cases. It also notes C. B. Henderson and Miss Chaka Garton coordinating with a firm in Kittrei North Carolina to supply 1,000,000 strawberry plants to Texas fruit growers hit by the September storm, a major southern order.
A Thackerville man spent over 2100 in two years on doctors to heal a running sore on his leg. They proposed amputation but he cured it with one box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. Five and a half inch club displayed in Victor Colorado store, linked to a Roosevelt era exhibit.
Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana says he had not spoken above a whisper for months until Foley’s Honey and Tar, a remedy from Dattle of Foley, restored his voice. The preparation is popular among speakers and singers. Take no substitute. C, B, Henderton.
Tre House opened the third week by taking up and passing the regular appropriation bill which carries a little more than 145 900 000.
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