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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
6
A DIY guide outlines making a decorative sofa pillow from scraps of silk or worsted fabric and muslin. It describes cutting small muslin squares, attaching a silk piece, and sewing a bright color along one edge to form a simple pillow cover.
The article explains stitching blocks of various colors into a pillow layout. Start with a black foundation, join a second color, overlap diagonally, and secure with bright floss stitches. Plan size, assemble 20 to 22 stitches per block, 21 to 22 blocks for a full pillow, and finish with a wide bias trim or ribbon edge.
A Kansas City man on a bicycle visits a dentist on Grand Avenue. The dentist allegedly fills the client’s mouth with cement and keeps his jaw closed while a struggle lasts several minutes. The victim finally asks to be let up, and the thief walks away muttering.
A columnist touts backward walking as a reliable cure for nervous headache, suggesting ten minutes suffices though nervous individuals may need longer. The exercise is said to improve carriage and can be done in long, narrow spaces with slow steps from toe to heel.
The piece surveys crowds and parade plans for a Washington inauguration with cadet participation under discussion in Congress. It notes local incidents from McConnelsside to Gallipolis including oil yields, insanity cases, a court hearing, and efforts to repurpose a hook and ladder truck.
The piece argues money alone cannot buy success in athletics, colleges, or social circles. It urges choosing a true vocation whether in leather work law ministry or literature, then earning fairly while pursuing knowledge and ethical aims. It warns against chasing wealth as the sole aim and stresses balanced financial and intellectual growth.
The article advises cleaning window glass in freezing weather by wiping with a paraffin oil moistened flannel, followed by a fresh cloth. It claims this method outperforms soap and water for clear results during cold conditions. It also oddly references a calculation about comets and immense celestial bodies weighing far less than Earth.
Tomeseekers Excursions, Agents of Ohio Central Lines, offer Homeseekers Excursion wires to many states with trips on third Mondays and various dates. Tickets sold to Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indian Territory, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and others along river routes. Fare plans include multiple layovers and travel to destinations in major regions, with ongoing construction and service notes amid adjustments.
The piece discusses criminal behavior, capital punishment, and public opinion on life imprisonment versus death. It cites Mr Josiah Mlynt and debates on the justice of the sentence, then briefly mentions varied topics such as farm values, land, and a naval historian Captain Masian, plus fragmented poetry and a reflection on solitary counsel.
A traveler recounts a tense encounter with a bull rhinoceros named WTule near a forest. After a first clash, the rhino charged, the bull was knocked back, and the fight continued with the hunter using lead bullets to bring the beast down.
An Austrian case describes a 20 year old man with three years of frequent laughing fits. Attacks occurred several times daily near morning and evening, with post-episode weakness and inconsolable mirth. Symptoms began with sensory sensations in the left foot and the episode lasted about two minutes.
Local store reports a surge of calls and strong demand for a wide assortment of spring wear. Prices for junior styles remain competitive as customers browse this early purchasing period marking the first month of the new year.
A local ad promotes new suitings priced 50c to 1.50 a yard with widths 32 to 36 inches. It highlights ready to send samples, wash silks, foreign novelties, and American fabrics in various styles and colors, urging women to plan new gowns or children’s dresses.
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