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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1901
Page
2
A fragmentary column juxtaposes a satirical portrait of a politician with scattered notes on progress and ethics. It discusses civic ambition, economic planning in Athens county, and the long horizon for coal mining and land use, warning of resource limits and generational tasks ahead.
An extended essay envisions Athens County after coal declines, predicting a shift to timberless hills, vast deforestation, and a future economy built on stock farming, fruit cultivation, and hillside ranching. It imagines landscapes altered by centuries of mining followed by new agricultural prosperity and revenue for farmers.
The ad touts Dr Miles pain and nerve and liver pills for grip ache relief with claims of quick action and no adverse effects. It urges rest water and maintaining bowel flow and notes a money back guarantee. It mentions a wheat trade entry and a British steamer voyage via Suez.
D Turner of Dempseytown claims a two week course of Dr King s New Life Pills restored youthful vigor describing benefits as a return to teens. The letters praise the vegetable tonic for liver stomach and bowels and note price one dollar at W B McKee s drug store. Louisiana papers discuss advanced sugar refining reducing New Orleans sugar house molasses availability.
Fashion notes celebrate luxury fur gowns and crepe de chine evening gowns for young debutantes. Describes three quarter sealskin coats with sable linings, rolled collars, and reverses. black broadtail jackets. pale pink satin ribbons. and crepe de chine fabrics in safe shades. Highlights the revival of ornate trim for gowns and mentions epaulets and draped bertha sleeves.
Carolyn C. Mereford notes in Woman's Home Companion that within 15 years schools for women have expanded widely, enabling girls to pursue diverse vocations. She contrasts past limits with today, where women engage in almost every profession from ministry to barbering and street work, earning well.
An article profile centers on Wellsburg New York secretary W J Dalton praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a life changing cure for lifelong rheumatism. It promotes the pills as effective after three boxes on two separate occasions and claims broad cures for other ailments. The piece notes a portrait of Admiral Winslow linked to a naval history gift and an array of unrelated items and tips, including gun safety and mirror fashion tricks.
Kansas considers a law to align all date elections to every four years. The ad notes four flavors lemon orange raspberry and strawberry and urges readers to try Jell-O at their grocers this year.
Jewelry up to date with large rings band carved in bold designs like bison or lion sides supporting a diamond. sea nymphs or American Indian heads accentuate yellow diamonds. Brooches, pendants, and pearl strands praise fashion, with sterling stickpins and various baroque and tinted pearls. Southern Jeweler notes current adornment trends.
A fragment from Modern Society recounts a landlady saying she knows a former boarder now, as a speaker notes her stomach illness left her unable to eat except crackers. Mrs. J. Lindsey of Montrose Minnesota references Dr Miles’ remedy and pain fills easing troubles.
A plan moves forward to establish a home in St Wintersburg for self supporting women seeking shelter and aid. The initiative aims to provide safe refuge, guidance, and resources to enable independence and stability for residents.
An advertises a blood purifier and tonic praised as safe for old people and children. It touts improved circulation, digestion, and nerves, claiming permanent cures for blood and skin troubles. Patient anecdotes from Urbane Ohio and Cap Mey New York are cited to support effectiveness.
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