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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1901
Page
7
A fashion column extols the shirt waist as the season’s premier garment and offers detailed, step by step instructions to achieve a perfect shirt waist silhouette. It covers ways to wear, fasten, belt, plait fullness, and tailor fit for a smooth back and a trim, stylish look.
A fashion note discusses new bathing suit trends with abbreviated dresses, linen corsets, loose waisted outfits, and collars. It highlights fabrics like mohair and Japanese crepe, white tones, long Turkish wraps, bright color stripes, and silk mackintosh caps enhancing the seaside wardrobe.
A period fashion note highlights long four in hand ties for men and trimmed skirts with interlacings. It notes broche de algna and figured fabrics as future features, announces new fabrics like micasselines de sole, and predicts yellow as a key evening color with lavender and blue hues. Describes revived silhouette details, white gowns, black crepe de chine outfits, and a striped shirt waist trend.
Guidance on preventing moth damage to woolens with airing cleaning and storage tips. Advice covers mothproofing methods including airing, brushing, cleaning, and using bags or trunks with camphor, plus cautions on moth boxes and city storage. The piece also surveys hats with multiple brims, turban toques, and a range of millinery styles and trims for spring.
A clergyman who baptizes many children notes a shift toward traditional names for girls with Mary Elizabeth Lucy Margaret Dorothy and Priscilla rising while Mamie Pearl and similar fancier names fade. He observes no trend change for boys, who keep plain, common names year after year.
The article discusses airing and drying linen to prevent moisture, suggests hanging items not in regular use, and notes starch not needed if yellowing appears. It forecasts summer demand for lawn fabrics, petticoats, and airy gowns trimmed with lawn lace, highlighting a fashionable white overshirt with wide neckline and lace frills.
A sworn statement from Lynn Massachusetts asserts success using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People after years of misdiagnosis and multiple doctors. Miss Anna R Herbert recounts relief began within three weeks of starting the regimen in October 1900 and full recovery within six months, with ongoing health since. The Pills are sold by dealers or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co Sche nectady NY for 50 cents a box or 6 for $2.50, with a warning to buy the genuine article.
An Italian tenor Tosca at Covent Garden is mocked for praising himself. Stage director Mr. Parry recalls workmen’s disapproval and a cryptic request to reveal the “exact spot” on stage. Dialogue shows confusion and comic miscommunication backstage.
J M Ermerins, state commander of the Knights of the Maccabees of Iowa, about 31, rose from deputy work in 1891 to lead the order. He expanded efforts in California and the southern division, then returned to Iowa to oversee more than 6,000 members. The supreme tent premiums rise as members seek protection and Lady Bees follow their brothers. Reports from jurisdictions are optimistic, with a steady push onward.
Masonic teachings emphasize reverence for Deity as a duty. Knights Templars gained 110 members last year. 32 Alabama Royal Arch Masons chapters total 850 members. Endowment aims for the Iowa Masonic Library. Louisville council allocates 20,000 for Knights Templars triennial conclave with 10,000 for rumination. Missouri has 57 commanderies with 5,000 members. Horace G. Clark grand commander. Red Men notes Maine chiefs raised to stamps. Pennsylvania home reports sound finances and seven inmates. Next Cantle of Pennsylvania meets September. Dayton selects Ohio Cantle in May 1901. Philadelphia area holds 20 subordinate cases. Malta Standand expands in western field. Suprase recorder Frank Cray tours Marza and instructs commands.
A garbled ad style passage mentions the sun and the moon and the stars and weather. It notes a southern colony of Australia and a holiday to England. The piece includes a humorous exchange about fruit trees and midday sun and a newspaper question about starting a paper.
A traveler in Sweden is told he is about a mile from a desired point and would better live a horse. The distance he must walk, if he sticks to his ignorance and chooses travel, measures exactly 100 yards more than a long mile.
A distressed scene unfolds as Consolation urges Pat to fetch a doctor after a child swallows a halfpenny. Pat dismisses worries, contrasting a boastful boy about future plans with an old man bragging of past deeds, reflecting a local Irish tone and a note on early Chinese writing.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal remedy for ulcers, skin ailments, rheumatism, and blood poisons. It claims permanent cures with large bottle doses and free trial offers, urging readers to request a trial and medical guidance. The Belgian Senate has rejected a resolution on Transvaal aid, expressing Belgium's powerlessness to act.
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