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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1901
Page
2
The excerpt shows a playful and romantic exchange between characters Misa Vainley Dudeley and Mina Vainley amid witty banter about love at first sight. The dialogue references social flirting, disguises, and a dramatic description of Mina’s beauty and departure fading from life.
A fragment from a satirical page opens with a child’s moon joke, then shifts to a coroner describing a lifeless man with a manuscript on How to Keep Cool. Interwoven are quips about self knowledge and a long running political joke on Mrs Pecke and Mr Pecke, who discuss stump speaking.
Dispatches allege that Missionary Tewksbury and Kiimaetz sought twelve thousand dollars and land from Chinese authorities after Boxer outrages against native converts. The report questions accuracy but cites an authoritative source, suggesting the missionaries would seize property when opportunities arise.
A fragmented account contrasts religious critique with a gambler’s confession. The narrative mentions missionary losses, a TeWksbury sum, and a drummer’s costly bets, including a $109,000 loss and later attempts to palliate fortune while touring. The tone blends moral critique and hard luck anecdotes from Chicago to Denver.
Athens Ohio resident Mrs M E Mullen reports relief from nervousness prostration sleeplessness and dizziness after using Dr A W Chace's Nerve Pills. She bought a box at Henderson's drug store and says nerves steadied sleep improved and dizziness ended. Pills sold by dealers of Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Portrait and signature of A W Chase on every package.
Fragmented text shows references to stamps, poetry, and a post office department joke among names. Disjoint dialogue hints at poetry and bureaucratic exchange. Scattered phrases mention potatoes and cooking steps, suggesting a mixed clipping with no clear news event.
An excerpt from Maeterlinck's Life of a Bee depicts drones as gleaming figures with jeweled attire living in a hive. Drones flee to space to rest on towers and return to feed, recharging for the next feast as workers toil for the community.
A Spanish bullfighter’s fear of cow tactics shocks readers, arguing cows’ agility and horns outmatch bulls. The piece cites a tale from Pearlson and a note from Edward Dickens about an editor and a misplaced manuscript test.
Morning kiss before work, a single accident claims a worker and his wife, leaving children to suffer. Ambulance arrives as Theo, hospital care, and funeral black crepe mark the day. Onlookers say the scene was not so bad, but a family is destroyed.
Frogs are described as non scavengers but as cleaners of decaying animal matter in springs and brooks. They are noted for devouring many insects including flies and mosquitoes and for being expert at jumping and swimming, teaching boys leapfrog and swimming. A quoted anecdote mentions Cantlon, a formal observer, and a phonograph incident with Brother Willie.
The fragment notes a dispute over house repairs and responsibilities between Tite Menatra and Lanitlord, with Tenoot indicating self service repairs and Loston Transcript referencing expectations to fix the property. The readable text shows an agreement on soaking pipes and performing necessary repairs.
A reflection on play as the path to power and skill, noting that a child learns through play. It cites H. B. Drummell’s The Child as illustrating the child at Lis lessons and early training for future duties.
The item reflects advice from New Lippincott arguing a man should apologize and declare love to a woman who forgives him. It suggests she will accept his contrition and excuses may be rejected.
General Daniel Stekles recalled Lincoln’s tenderness and Providence faith after his Gettysburg wound. Lincoln spoke of prayer, lifting the burden, and prophesied Sickles would recover as Grant’s Vicksburg report arrived. The president urged calm and expressed unwavering belief in victory.
A large millstone monument sits atop an old burial ground in Graytown Ohio marking the grave of a content miller who served neighbors with simple profits. The poem on the back tells of a life free from market cares and speculation. Matrimony In Gilbert Islands describes a harsh traditional practice where a man seizes a bride by her hair and may discard her without further ceremony.
A curious plant called the moving pisne, described as a very queer member of the fea family, moves its leaves and stems without being touched. Slavesurn around or jump in unison, varying by the number of affected leaves and the temperature, with peak activity near 100 degrees.
The passage asserts that French people prefer living and personal development over governing others. It stresses pursuit of life, intelligent apprehensions, and individual character as vital to human existence, outweighing concerns about creating laws and ruling.
A fragmented quote shows a mother terming it as two fonts with a single thought and a father adding a note about a dollar and entry details, hinting at a shared idea or plan discussed in the Denver Times excerpt.
A playful tale notes an Egyptian Ling named Dumpps who built a pyramid and died of melancholy. The legend endures as people say we are lo the dumps, preserving the quirky memory in language.
A terse old exchange shows Jinks asking for quarters and Winks offering a dollar from a crowded vest pocket. The humorous dialogue hints at a casual street-level scene.
A discussion of patent holes in ship bottoms designed to circulate water around condensers without pumps. The design aims to reduce water resistance at speed by shaping holes forward and aft. Also includes short humor and social notes from 19th century columns.
Advertisement notes August Flower as the largest selling medicine, praising its use for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. It claims few doses restore comfort and health, urging readers to obtain Green's Prize Almanac. It also mentions the American Bible Society preparing Filipino dialect editions and reports Kansas wheat harvest nearing completion at about 25 bushels per acre.
A sensational warning touts contagious blood poison as highly spread and lasting. It urges readers that cure signs may vanish while infection remains and promotes Swift's Specific (S S S) as the only effective blood purifier, offering a free home information booklet from The Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
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