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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1896
Page
7
A sensational ad claims Dr. Greene of New York City offers remote consultation for nervous debility and lassitude. It touts his fame, low cost, and a mailed diagnostic letter, promising personal remedies and success stories to persuade readers seeking cure without visiting a physician.
A wildly popular trend in New York society centers on Angora cats as milady tastes shift from traditional tabbies to refined felines. Fanciers report record sales this season and higher prices, signaling a booming market for fashionable cats.
An old column notes Angora cats rise in fashion with prices from ten to forty dollars for kittens and three to forty dollars for prize stock. White long haired Angoras fetch highest value, but many colors exist. Paris London and German breeding supply the market, with some cats raised locally and sold young, though keeping a cat remains a delicate long-term investment.
The page presents two tested whole wheat bread recipes using milk and yeast, detailing steps from scalded milk to dough, rising, kneading, and baking times for loaves and sticks. It also notes a second batter method and suggests variations for quick bread. A separate column discusses the new woman’s arrival in Rockland Me with women holding roles like justice of the peace and suffrage debates.
An incomplete excerpt discusses Alasha natives possibly changing clothes unless they are worn at, with a note that they are considered ic fibres and raccot refiners on fh esscth. The text is fragmentary and unclear.
A collection of old time kitchen notes and recipes including dusting coats with a soft whisk broom, sardiniere centerpiece, pudding sauce with cornstarch and vinegar, eggs in breadcrumbs fried in butter, fried potatoes with batter, orange judo, Brussels sprouts with parsley and nutmeg, yeast bread, Mullens rolled loin, and a roast with red currant jelly, attributed to Field and Fireside.
Lord Wolseley argues general confusion between tactics and strategy and urges officers to study military history. He praises volunteers for discipline and drill, stresses obedience as a key virtue, and resists fixed compulsory tactics exams, preferring practical instruction and selecting capable commanding officers.
In the Ohio River near Marietta, Blennerhassett Island becomes a center of ambition and elegance as Harman Blennerhassett and his wife settle there. The couple builds a grand plantation, importing wealth and learning, hosting Virginia and Wood County society, while the island thrives as a fashionable retreat amid political tensions and the allure of secret ventures.
The article reviews Aaron Burr and Harman Blennerhassett's 1800s schemes on the Ohio River island, detailing Burr's grand invasion plot, Blennerhassett's hospitality, militia actions, arrests for treason, and the eventual downfall. It notes how the island mansion declined to a historic ruin with a lone well remaining.
A vintage market listing shows varied prices for grains, produce, dairy, meats, and feed. Items include wheat at 0 to Fe per bushel, corn 260 to 3d per bushel, oats and buckwheat, apples, pears, potatoes, beans, butter at 22 cents, lard and country pork prices, hay and wheat feeds, flour, and live cattle and sheep rates per pound. Quantities and units reflect historical market practice.
A commercial traveler notes the Buckeye wagonage ticket as best suited to his needs. It covers over one hundred transportation lines across Tammoia Todisna Michigan Ohio New York and emelvauia. Valid for one year from sale, accepted by many railroads for excess baggage charges and seats in parlor cars. Interested parties may write agents C TL VW & T Ry or W B H Fisher Columbus Ohio.
A Goce TuVvestment advertises the Interchangentle Mileage Ticket from Ohio Central Lines covering key cities and promising large travel savings. The one-year ticket costs £20, allows about 1000 miles yearly, and is promoted as the favorite with agents or Moulton Houk, G. P. A., Puiedo, hia listed for purchase.
The new Route 1 to Wellaton via the C A W 642 R’y connects Columbus to Wellston and Pomeroy, with two passenger trains daily except Sunday. Direct connections at Wellston to the Olew Southern Railway for Juckeap. Tickets and through charges available at local agents.
The Buckeye Mileage guide lists B and O S W Ry and Big Four connections. It advertises schedules from Athens to St. Louis and Louisville with transfer points. It promotes ticket agents and Buckeye Route agents for timetable details and line listings.
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