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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1902
Page
6
A fashion note describes a blue cloth street costume with tucked blouse waist and chemisette, applique trim, and crochet edging. The skirt features a flounce and lengthwise tacking while flowered silks and parasols decorate the scene. The trend favors elegant mouselines and bold flower patterns.
An ornate reception gown in buff veiling shows a drooping long shoulder design with a tucked yoke and embroidered berthe. Sleeves are tucked with decorative bands, the skirt is richly adorned with strapping and velvet ribbons, paired with complementary fabrics and stripe weaves.
An early 1900s advice and testimonial fragment touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a Sanative Wand for women's health. The missive includes Mrs Laura Howard of Chicago praising relief from pains and nervous symptoms after eight months of treatment. A cautionary note and promotional lines follow, inviting letters for advice.
The article describes French interior decor emphasizing pale wall panels, wall decoration, and restrained rugs. It notes white and gold woodwork, pale green paneling, and upholstery in pink, pale yellow and white, with mahogany and gilt frames and a Limpatin cabinet.
Fragmentary text discusses control and fate with garbled phrases. It mentions a scene of guidance by a parent and motherhood, hinting at a moral or educational takeaway amid unclear sentences.
The passage urges guiding a child away from outward displays and crying. It favors distracting the child, teaching that deeds matter more than words, and showing self control as a path to future happiness and inner peace.
Railroad excursions advertise Mountain Lake Park Maryland as a summer retreat with five hotels and 100 cottages. The Mountain Chautauqua offers educational programs and healthful recreation, with excursion tickets via DB and O and South Western trains from June to October at reduced rates. Inquiries are directed to L A Rudisall and ticket agents BR and USWR.
During parts of June July August and September the Hocking Valley will sell round trip tickets to Colorado Utah and South Dakota at greatly reduced rates. Tickets are limited for return until October. For particulars inquire of agents.
Agents will sell low rate excursion tickets to Beulah Frankfort Traverse City Ludington and Manistee on July 31 with return by August 1 No car changes at Toledo trains run through Full particulars rates and times available from agents or hand bills.
A quirky reflection on common borrowing habits in households and cities. It notes frequent items like books umbrellas and recipes being lent and returned, and emphasizes prompt replies and respect for owners rights as essential manners. The piece ends with a playful nod to ongoing practice.
Excursion tickets sold Sunday to all points on the Ohio Central Lines with return the same day or by the sale return date. One fare round trip with no excursion rate below 25 cents. Beulah Frankfort and Traverse City via Ohio Central Lines and Ann Arbor RR. Solid through train to Frankfort without changing cars. Returning tickets valid until August. see agents for details.
Seashore trips are announced for July and August by Ohio Central Lines with Atlantic City and other sea excursions advertised. Travel agents will handle reservations and details, with information to follow in official notices.
Advertises excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays in September and October to northern western and southern points at special low rates. Details and fall particulars available from agents of the Ohio Central Lines.
The usual rail rates apply with special trains in each direction. Contact agents for complete part numbers and schedule details.
A fragmentary report notes that local fishers work along the Don and Pooetz rivers, despite the danger from leeches that attach to bare skin. After reaching shore they remove the leeches and place them in a clay vessel, a rough yet livelihood-sustaining method with fatal risks.
Round trip fare one dollar from Athens to Columbus and return Sunday October 2 via the Western RY. Tickets for train No 1 outbound and train No 2 returning available at a local fare sale near Union church west of Athens. Write W H McAdams Athens Ga or R D Nai.
Burlington's Route offers attractive summer excursion rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Manitotas from St Louis Chicago and Kaunas City with round trips under 60 days. Low fares plus two dollar surcharge, through sleepers and standard travel, good across summer periods. Contact nearest ticket agent or request the Colorado or California 1902 publications for guidance and routes to Yellowstone Park Minnesota and Pacific Coast.
Local notices announce candidates for clerk of courts county commissioner prosecuting attorney probate judge and related offices in Athens County. Names include H S Barson Tam a candidate, E C Woodworth, John F Biddle, Dama candidate, C D Hopkins, L M Foster, A S Bethel, and A R McKinstry, all subject to August primaries.
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