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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1895
Page
7
A Sun of New York pieces notes how egg eating reveals nationality and class. It details a standard of medium boiled eggs served in fine china with napkin bread pepper and salt, and describes precise steps for shell removal using a spoon, with finger use deemed acceptable only under certain conditions.
The passage discusses American cut glass challenging imported wares in quality and price. It notes labor intensity, breakage, and lost value when items fail during finish. It contrasts Venetian and Bohemian designs and cites leaded glass innovations and the spread of colored glass from Bohemia.
A miscellany of trivial notes covers topics from dyslexia tendencies in students to place name origins, a Charleston park purchase, Montenegro’s dark mountains, and costly penology. It also mentions transatlantic cables, literary opinions, imperial china, church bankruptcies, and notable incomes. Historic curios include Norfolk staircase costs, Belgian king’s tastes, a Springfield horse thief jailed with prison-life ambitions, and humorous wordplay on fashion. It ends with a string of composers and their diets and appetites.
A quirk filled slice of miscellany reports petrified forests in Arizona and odd Philadelphia milk depot signage. A Maine woodcutter finds buckwheat stored by mice in a tree, and Provincetown marriage plans raise a long running rift. Also mentions recipes and Hood's Sarsaparilla advertising claims.
A New York Sun report traces tizwin made from sahuara fruit to southern Arizona and Mexican border tribes. It describes harvest, fermentation, and yearlong cycles fueling Apache raids and tribal revelries, with settlers recalling tizwin outbreaks each summer.
A nonchalant bachelor explains why dinner invitations suit him, not vanity. He says married men are at a discount at dinners since a wife must be provided for, while he remains a favored guest for his amiable talk and humor. He prefers social meals over dancing and clubs, enjoying pleasant company and conversation.
The New Orleans Picayune recounts Prof Aytoun and Miss Jane Emily Wilson's marriage tale. The diffident suitor asks the father for consent, and Jane presents the proposal. The father's witty reply is written on a slip pinned to Jane's dress, reading with the author's compliments.
A historical note credits telegraph operators with popularizing vertical writing in schools. It compares telegraphers’ round, vertical script to civil service and Roman print styles, and contrasts men’s and women’s handwriting trends. A separate anecdote recounts a British museum tour and a tourist’s incredulous remark about ancient vases.
B and B Plaids promotes 1895 dress fabrics for suits gowns skirts and waists. highlights include all wool serge plaids 83 cents yard, vine silk wool plaids 75 cents, navy garnet tan and other colors, plus all wool French plaids 50 cents and silk mixed plaids 25 cents. mail order samples available and sailings at 15, 20, and 35 cents. prompt attention for all orders.
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