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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
3
Verona Clarke notes dressmaking ease this season with trim lines and tucks bias folds and braids. Silk trimmings bands and folds in taffeta enhance gowns. Three piece cotton voile suits with blue taffeta trim are highlighted.
A letter from a Messenger editor who is a son of a veteran argues the Civil War monument on the college lawn should remain prominently displayed. He praises Gen Grosvenor for the government building and urges preserving the monument to honor over 2,600 Athens County heroes and their patriotism.
Harry Hanson son of J T Hanson of Athens State Hospital suffered severe cuts after walking into a plate glass door at Sterrett s store in Gallipolis He bent his head thinking the door was open and was thrown to the floor though he is expected to recover without serious injuries within a short time
Advertisement for Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea sold at Cline's Pharmacy. Claims include strengthening nerves aiding digestion and refreshing sleep. price 35 cents for tea or tablets.
A Boston Herald item recalls a late Malden doctor who proposed to a young woman for a fourth time and was refused again. He threatened departure, then exclaimed you are the coldest woman I ever saw, to which she replied you have seen three colder than I.
At the request of Herr Wilhelm Leigson of Innsbruck the seaman Johan Leigson who drowned in May 1860 on a journey from Stockholm to Hamburg in the Kaiser Friedrich is called up by the courts to appear and report himself on or before April 1, 1881 under pain of being declared dead.
A vintage advertorial notes caution about bowels during a cold and promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as non opiate, bowel moving, and compliant with the National Pure Food and Drugs Law. It claims mothers endorse it and children enjoy the taste, sold by Cline's Pharmacy.
Notice to teachers states examinations occur on the first Saturday each month unless a holiday, with Boxwell Examinations on the third Saturday in April and on the second Saturday in May. Aaron Grady, Clerk.
A practical guide explains bending the waist slighting and using the right hand to gather back gores into a light loop then lifting to hip level. For long skirts fold fabric into horizontal pleats and secure the front middle with a held edge to prevent dragging under capes or trains.
Home dressmaking tips describe marking and cutting a skirt to even thirty six inches from the floor with a yardstick and pins. A young playwright learns from a theater manager to start with a one act curtain raiser and offer it free to gain a hearing, citing Sidney Grundy and the Haymarket Theatre.
The passage argues that real beauty endures with a refined spirit. Outer features fade, but daily inspected soul loveliness shows itself in kind thoughts and actions, undiminished by age. Physical enhancements alone cannot offset a fretful selfish or arrogant character.
A home remedy advises mixing five drams of lano lin five grams of vaseline two and a half grams of almond oil and one and a half grams of sulphate of aluminium. Melt fats in a hot water bath mix in almond oil apply over the eyes for five minutes then wipe. Massage then remove any residue.
Instructions emphasize pressing out all treases before arranging fabric pattern. If fabric has a top or large design, place the pattern on the material in one direction. If not, you may reverse the pattern up and down to avoid mismatching when assembled. Ensure correct pattern alignment.
The London Spectator recounts a Somerset vicar denouncing microscopes and telescopes in the seventeenth century as impostors that distort vision. He argued spectacles corrupt moral order by giving some unfair advantage, challenging the providential use of eye capacity and signaling broad social demoralization.
A late guest in a Scottish country house, fearing the spectral visitor, hid a loaded revolver under his pillow. At midnight a fleshy hand appeared and the man warned the intruder to depart or he would shoot. After counting to three he fired, injuring his own toes instead. The tale, titled London Throne, reflects cautious bravado against superstition.
The story recounts how Fougere, jester to Czar Paul, faced brutal discipline for a single joke. He was banished to Siberia, but the tale reveals he was shuttled around St. Petersburg for days before the czar finally appeared.
Rev Massie filled his regular appointment at Graham's Chapel on Saturday and Sunday. F C Riley of Athens spent the latter part of last week with friends here. Mr and Mrs James Dailey of Lysander recently went on their wedding trip to West Virginia. Harrison McGrath went to Athens last Sunday where he has accepted employment. Miss Allie Fulton returned to Athens after visiting her grandparents Mr and Mrs William Fulton here. E J Sams and Charles Frost of Long Run visited relatives here. Township trustees met in Athens last Saturday and purchased road machinery.
A Miners' Hospital committee will meet in the mayor's office at 7 tonight to discuss a project expected to advance at the upcoming sub district convention in Athens starting March 12. The plan aims to raise about 25000 for construction with a three dollar per miner assessment and twenty cents monthly, plus free district dispensaries and gradual payments starting in April.
Spring brings warm days and a rush outdoors but raises flu and pneumonia risk. Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is urged as safe effective against colds and pneumonia risk, with it recommended for families and children. sold by W. H. McKee E R Lash Barton Drug Chauncey.
A social afternoon was held Thursday at the Atkinson home on Morris avenue with over fifty guests attending. Mrs. A. A. Atkinson and Mrs. G. E. McLaughlin hosted an at home from two to five o clock. A three course luncheon was served at four thirty.
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