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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
7
In Boston, a despairing woman about to commit suicide encounters Phillips Frocks. She recalls the moment the stranger’s penetrating eyes conveyed a divine gaze, saying the look made her feel God had looked at her. Helen Van Ainderson comments in the Boston Budget.
The Live Oak Copper Mining superintendent John Kasser of Globe Arizona visits New York with his wife when two would-be bunko steerers lure him into a hotel lobby ploy. Kasser foils the scam, detains the impostor, and aides fellow guests in ejecting the gang amid hotel chaos.
Corfu reports that the villa of the late Empress Elizabeth, the Achilleion, has been purchased by an Englishman for 7,000,000 francs, a sixth part of its original cost. The purchase follows the Empress and Archduchess Valerie line.
The passage touts Lyla Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the record holder for curing many female illnesses. It notes a claim that a million women were restored to health, with letters received and answered by women only, certified by Lynn officials. It invites sick women to request free books and advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Boston or Lynn MA.
The article argues that sleep quality hinges on bed quality with risks from improper mattress and pillow height. It advises independent springs or a multi-piece spring system, a moderately hard cotton or hair mattress, and not too high a pillow to keep the body aligned.
A historical recipe for a splendid cheesecake advises mixing two ounces of butter and double that amount of cheese in a basin until smooth. Add a feather of currants, a pinch of salt, sugar to taste, beat well, and bake quickly in a hot oven until done.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a sugar coated health booster that turns weakness into energy and training into mental power. Sold by W H Meixee. Lsploration note mentions Teeland glaciers and Dr Thoradson s geologist survey.
In a Nature Studies excerpt the text extols earthworms as vital soil engineers. It cites Darwin and Henson on their intelligence and impact. Worms aerate soil, mix matter, and bury bones aiding decay, exposing fresh surfaces for plant growth and enabling root penetration.
Instructions from Orange Judd Farmer describe a method to pull fence posts using a farm wagon wind wheel, a coupling pole, and a chain. The pole is placed as a noose around the post, tightened, and then levered to lift the post from the ground, with repetition if deeply set.
Advice from the St Louis Republic on orchard care emphasizing sun for grapes, frost protection by mounds around trunks, spring plowing when unfrozen, and using large seeds for vigor. It highlights dwarf pears and grapes as suitable for small spaces and cabins.
A Chicago Democrat report extols Boer women in the Transvaal as well armed and vigilant. It notes their outdoor skills, firearms, and readiness to defend households while men march to war. The piece praises their endurance, uniform readiness, and marksmanship in the campaign.
The ad cites Geo Hosier of Troy Ohio praising Doans Kidney Pills for kidney pain and recovery. It claims ongoing relief years after an earlier public statement, with Doans being sold by dealers for 50 cents and marketed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole U.S. agents.
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