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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
4
The Athens Messenger reports muddy streets amid open weather as the town council abolishes the street commission, funding street cleaning through saved expenses. It hails Rep. Ale. Paice as a popular judiciary chair and critiques expansion politics while touching on pensions, naval matters, and a pardon veto by President McKinley regarding dairy laws violators.
The Washington Letter reports on the Boers, Senate moves, and Roberts seat controversy. It notes Republicans Hale and Mason at a Boer meeting, the House three-day debate over Roberts, and Aldrich’s likely seating. Payne explains Porto Rico and customs plans reflecting current expansion views. Bryan’s stance appears to shift as he advises party members to be cautious.
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece argues charity should start with servants. It describes a modest yet artistic servants’ room on the account floor for entertaining workers, illustrating how comfortable surroundings can improve behavior and loyalty, with guests and service staff sharing a refined, respectful space.
An assembled set of quirky lines argues that an ace in hand beats many, a typewriter girl shines, and a tollgate highway is a bargain. It muses on an Arab departing with his possession and notes soliloquizing coeds pondering themselves.
A New Orleans newspaper notes the shift in usage from a general weapon term to refer to long firearms and artillery. It traces historical contrasts with older cannons and muskets and depicts vivid images of past artillery scenes while contrasting them with modern pistols and high caliber guns.
A New York Sun retelling recalls a bartender who boasted endless cocktail variety. He bet a patron he could craft a different drink every morning for 40 days, later adding eight more as flourish. He proved the claim with many nearly identical drinks, concluding there is no real limit to cocktail variety.
Americans visiting London encounter a stern six foot officer who bars entry to Hyde Park with a cab. tourists must hire proper livery, wear boots and breeches, and ride in a private coach to view the Row parade.
A fragment discusses choir disputes in a satirical tone citing Ian Maclsten and Ladies' Home Journal about how trivial remarks inflame choirs and trigger mass resignations. It also mentions Australia’s gold production in the last half century, noting a large, questioned figure.
The article from the Church Fai Wy Newspaper describes thorough care for wounded soldiers. It notes first aid in tunics, rapid dressing, and transport by ambulance wagons to field hospitals, with surgeons treating hemorrhage and removing foreign bodies at dressing places.
The Railway Age reports about 4 500 miles of new railroad added in 1899, the most since 1850. Town leads with 585 miles. many older lines extended rather than new lines built. Massachusetts has the lowest new track at 4.20 miles.
Lord Russell of Killowen told the Irish Literary Society that fluency alone does not make great oratory. He said oratory is a vehicle for argument and for enunciating principles, but many now distrust display and favor careful knowledge and solid argument over flash. Leaders of the bar are now noted for logic and preparation rather than grand flights of speech.
In a sentencing of a prisoner to be hanged for killing a soldier, Lord Esk-Rtove described the crime vividly, noting the lethal act and the use of the weapon through the soldier's belt and breeches as part of the regimental tragedy. The judge emphasized both murder and the brutal method used.
The article notes a memorial chapel on an island where the remains of all Russian czars since Peter the Great lie. Cenotaphs are identical white marble blocks with no decoration, forming a stark, uniform remembrance tribute.
An enthusiastic New York observer recalls a Missouri graveyard promoter who opened a tombstone factory, cutting prices to spur demand. He then bought nearby cemeteries, drove down lot prices, and filled each site with his products, earning the title graveyard promoter as he expanded to a third cemetery and hunted for more.
A Brooklyn couple gained notoriety after two incidents involving forgotten night keys. First, they returned home to a locked door. the husband smashed a window and crawled in to admit his wife. Later, with a similar lapse, he used a jimmy to enter, discovering neighbors and his wife inside. He learned, too late, that their home key was in the wife’s possession and Christmas gifts included night keys.
The piece notes Russia’s calendar 12 days ahead and Britain’s 1751 change removing 11 days amid protests. It also references a British meeting on Scottish and Bavarian hair color studies, comparing East Aberdeenshire to north German districts and noting pigmentation trends from north to south.
An early Wichita seance drew a boy and other onlookers who sought a drowned man from Noah's flood. A phantoms and strange whispers followed as questions about burning and labor arose, leaving the attendees confused by the otherworldly exchange.
An inquiry from the Germaniz Investment Co of Cinemat proposes a responsible gentleman to serve as focal manager for district operations. Supervised by the state of Ohio, the firm holds government bonds totaling 51, 60 to guarantee contracts, claims strong standing among state financial corps, and notes past investor gains above 25 percent. They offer two permanent liberal contracts and ask for references at The German Investment Co, 2 Wiggins Block, Cincinnati, Ohio, No. 4-2.
An old beauty aid advertise Cascarets as a blood purifier and skin healer. It claims clean blood prevents blemishes and suggests taking the candies to cure pimples and bilious complexion. Mentions prices 10, 25, 50 cents and local pharmacists in Clarksburg New Jersey. Includes a testimonial about Dewitts Cittionary Risers for constipation.
An old advertisement claims Sam and others owe their lives to a prompt remedy for lung ailments. It touts the cure for coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe, and throat and lung troubles. It also notes immediate results and references China’s pharmacy.
L T Travis, agent for the Southern Railroad at Selina Georgia, endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a reliable remedy. He asserts it worked like a charm on his throat and lung troubles and recommends Cline's Pharmacy as the place to obtain it.
A fragment lists names remaining in the Athens post office for call, including Alexander Minnie Braley J Le Carpenter Emmet Danfee John Dennison J W Farley Geo Hoyt Mrs W C Howard Ira Jones and Jamex HW A Persons requesting those calling for will please say they
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