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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
6
Fashion notes describe evening waists in white taffeta with front laid in alternate glasters and open work braids, drop shoulder styling, embroidered braids with medallions of chiffon, tucked back, and belts of silk. Modiste skill shines in embroidery patterns, gazing at tucked yokes, bow knots, and Verdier style shaping.
Te Janod hosted a Christmas reunion at his Caster Street home with twenty six children present. Families from Olathe Kansas and Wabasha Minnesota attended including Frank Janod Sagar Creek, Berbert Sa and family, Jorge Junod and family, Ettox Junod and family, W G Junod of Columbus, O V Snuff and Haren, and Chas Dorr and family. It marked the first time in years so many family members gathered together.
The Ath oury Farmers Institute executive committee met in the court room on Saturday to plan the mid winter session to be held January 31. Members present included George Hooper Jiffam Bobo H L Baker Mrs of Winsterwald and Miss Mary Fust. A 2 460 minutes was the time gency an ordinary cable message from Boston Vancouver and Australia.
The report from Martinsburg notes severe nervousness dizziness and sleeplessness. It cites Dr A W Chase’s Nerve Fills sold at 50 cents a box with the familiar testimonial and warning that signature appears on every package.
Amy Varnum surveys winter fashion trends highlighting furs and hats as season staples. Velvet and satin textures appear in green and red tones, with blue green color schemes and manteaux, coats, and stoles described. Lightweight materials, box plaited jackets, and new walking boots in calfskin complete the update.
Fragmentary notes reference fashion items such as dresses and textiles, water washing guidance, and a gardening flourish. Included are brief lines about Perkins silence after marriage, a mine investment remark, and quips about work ethics and a Zola novel debut across languages.
Velvet coats with fur trim and plaid skirts set the season as designers show gowns with plaited velvet and chiffon drapery. The look features velvet coats with gray and white cloth, stole and pelerine furs, tartan touches, and ermine trims. Miss Viott Oakley of Harrisburg has been commissioned to decorate a room in Pennsylvania’s new state capitol.
Fragmentary notes describe bread in a doughnut jar preserving freshness and a tip to test cake doneness by gently prodding with a finger. The language is quirky and appears to be informal house guidance or a playful domestic verse.
The page promotes Castoria for infants and children as the trusted remedy. It also mentions Hostetter’s Almanac for 1803 with multilingual health notes and testimonials, plus claims about snuff use and a cold remedy. Various oddities and promotional snippets fill the column.
An advertisement asks readers to share any success or failure with Green's August Flower for indigestion dyspepsia and liver troubles. It claims years of sale worldwide and offers a free book, a 25 cent bottle trial, or a 75 cent regular size through druggists G. G. Greens in Woodbury New Jersey.
Notice that at the next Ohio State Board of Pardons meeting an application will be made for the commutation of George Shiner, convicted in Athens County for burglary and larceny at the April 1901 term, sentenced to imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary for years. Date shows Dec 18 to Jan 1.
Auction notice for heavy pit mules in Wellston Ohio area, sold by W. 3. Eblen. Mules described as blocky, 6 years old, 46 to 38 inches high, weighing 600 to 1008 pounds. Details indicate arrived from Kansas City Missouri.
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