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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1903
Page
6
Fashion notes describe a royal blue rough-surfaced suit with velvet trim and Corticelli stitching. The description highlights an Eton jacket with box-plait straps and velvet shoulder bands, beige cloth details, and orderly hemfinishing. The piece cites Mr. MacMasters, a University of Athens graduate from 1801, and mentions lighting in a building project.
James McMasters, of Columbia, completed the wiring of the new female cottage at the state hospital Jay and then departed for his home.
The advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve from E. OC. DeWitt & Co. of Chicago as a specific for piles and other skin ailments. It warns of counterfeit imitators and urges customers to ask for genuine DeWitt’s at Cline’s Pharmacy.
A church census in New York reports 636000 infidels in the city. It notes that even the best sermons and costly operatic music have failed to draw crowds in America's largest city.
Mrs W Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio reports her sick child with pneumonia and a terrible cough improved after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. The medicine is touted as the only sure cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases, priced at 50 cents and 1.00 with trial bottles free.
The most striking feature of the D. A. BR. congress in Washington has been the gowns.
The piece outlines the incoming art nouveau trend in jewelry with shell brooches, spider web collars, and a range of green tinted precious metals. It notes neck chains of turquoise opal and pink coral, opals paired with turquoise as a coveted blend, and bold use of signet rings, earrings, and elaborate collars for evening wear. Elsie Bee.
A fashion note describes fruits used as hair ornaments and shirts made of pressed velvet with pin stripes. Beaded fringes, gold or silver, lace, fur, and chiffon dominate ball gown trims, with flat silhouettes prevailing. The piece mentions bricks of silk and jet ornaments, tassels, and a lace kimono over colored silk slips as New York style luxuries.
Congress conducted an orthodox investigation into the local coal situation and found no substantial findings. The inquiry yielded no actionable conclusions or recommendations.
A Canton student, after ill health and rheumatic pain, returns to Osnaburg Ohio. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his strength after nervous trouble and blood diseases. The remedy is sold by druggists and direct from Schenectady New York.
A Good Housekeeping guide explains raffia basket making as inexpensive and widely accessible. It describes planning circular patterns with compasses, coiled reed bases, and simple counting to create designs like the cherry and Brewster patterns, noting baskets’ usefulness and ornamental appeal.
The article asserts dogs and cats carry smallpox germs and urges killing animals to stop spread. It notes pets breach containment around patients and cites Nelsonville and Buechtel where shootings occurred as a supposed remedy. The piece frames the action as a blunt public health measure amid prevalent cases.
The article guides beginners to master raffia basketry by first learning one color and then attempting simple two color designs. It argues beginners should design their own patterns, using a simple drawing device to plan layouts without needing drawing skills, and notes that practice accelerates progress.
Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a deep seated lung cough that caused pneumonia and weight loss. She credits One Minute Cough Care from Cline's Pharmacy with restoring her health and normal weight after four bottles.
A Rhode Island farmer shot his farm hand and authorities call it justifiable homicide as self defense. The note avoids racial framing, contrasting with southern attitudes where such incidents are linked to the race problem and larger Black populations.
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered six months with a frightening running sore on his leg but Backlen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. It also claims to cure ulcers wounds and piles. Cure guaranteed. Only 24 cents. Sold by W H McKee druggist.
A young woman defends high heel use arguing they align with nature. She cites finishing schools teaching to walk lightly and rise on the toes, claiming low heels produce a logy stiff gait.
A home method for a long lasting thickening paste. Mix equal parts beef veal and pork suet with water, render, stir in flour to make a thick paste, then bake three to four hours in a graniteware vessel. Store in glass jars sealed for constant use.
The inventory by Kaiser William cites Abraham Homer Luther Goethe and Kant as instruments of God. His modesty excludes naming the chief instrument.
China questions payment in gold or silver as a Venezuelan deal evolves. Diplomatic and economic stakes rise amid uncertainty over currency and asset form for settlement.
A note from Exchange discusses the costly practice of distributing samples by mail. It states ten large Chicago retailers send out annually about 220000 yards of woolen dress goods at 75 cents per yard and 80000 yards of silk at $1 per yard, with managers claiming the method remains profitable.
A vivid scene describes the Senate lecturing the House on economic policy, an unlikely spectacle for Representative Cannon's period, signaling shifting political dynamics and fiscal debate.
An advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for overwork sleep loss nervous tension and liver and kidney disorders. It claims to dispel nervousness rheumatism neuralgia and malaria germs and offers 50 cent price with satisfaction guaranteed by W H McKee, Druggist.
Queen Wilhelmina refuses to act as arbitrator citing a solid precedent for declining such duties. President Roosevelt would not take on the arduous and thankless task either, reinforcing the stance against mediation.
The annual Ohio Round Table gathering will convene March 27 28 in Ewing hall with college presidents superintendents and educators attending. Dr Frank McMurry of Teachers College Columbia University will preside and speak. sessions run Friday at 1 PM to Saturday noon.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. confessed to tax assessors that his personal property totals 400000 dollars while taxable property stands at only 30000 dollars, indicating a large discrepancy between personal and taxable assets.
The article notes there will be no Woman's Building at the St. Louis Fair. It argues fair cooperation will appear in every building on the grounds and speak for itself, avoiding a separate structure.
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