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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1903
Page
6
The article discusses buying table linen with emphasis on damask quality and bleaching. It notes Irish damask is best when fully bleached, French gloss, and Scottish bleaching weaken fibers. Half bleached linen brightens quickly. avoid poor sleazy linen. It compares all over designs, running patterns, snowdrop motifs, and explains double damask is a heavy linen but not necessarily superior or pricier.
Camden L Hogg died about midnight at his Mulberry street home from heart failure. He was 50, a Huntington WV native, resident of Athens for two years, married with one daughter, and survived by a brother. Funeral Tuesday at 2 PM from his Mulberry street home conducted by Rev G Walton King. interment in the New Cemetery.
Great Pritian assigns Heury-Out ram Rax Ironside as ambassador to Venezuela to pursue an assertive strategy and seek parity in the regional relationship.
Nelsonville on March 16 reports Republican city primaries selecting mayor J. R. Hickman and council leaders Eben Wilson Oscar Miller and others. Democratic township primaries name treasurer G V Steenrod and several justices of the peace constables and assessors with multiple listed candidates.
A prescription style endorsement claims disturbances from overwork cause collapse and touts Electric Bitters as the best cure for liver and kidney disorders. The tonic is said to soothe nerves, dispel rheumatism neuralgia and malaria germs and is offered by W. H. McKeay Druggist for 50 cents with guarantee.
William Tr. McGill secretary of the Ohio Society Los Angeles formerly from Athens county says at a recent reception with about 500 members there were 40 Buckeye visitors and he invites someone to send him some buckeyes to 8301 South Broadway.
A note proposes rewriting the above address to better suit society members pursuing enterprising business. The aim is to provide a clearer, more effective contact point for external inquiries and partnerships.
Special transport via Ohio Central Lines from Athens and intermediate stations to Columbus for the Ben Har production at the Great Southern Theater. Return tickets valid the same day on regular and a special train departing Columbus after evening performances.
Exursion to Columbus via Ohio Central Lines on Saturday March 21 with social train returning after the evening term tee.
The piece argues that traditional dinnerware has fallen from fashion as hosts demand ever newer china for each course. It notes costs from twelve to three hundred dollars per item and a yearly outlay from three hundred to two thousand dollars for a fashionable hostess.
Proper laundering tips advise turning garments inside out before starching and rubbing the starch through without touching the right side. It notes thin fabrics should be gum dipped, and warns against excessive sprinkling to avoid over-wetting delicate materials.
A simple improvised lantern uses a candle wrapped by a blown up paper bag to form a portable torch. Light the candle, gather the bag around the base, and carry for a safe, luminous light source in dark situations.
When doors don t close tight drafty gaps appear. Apply putty along the jambs then chalk the door edge and shut it. The chalk prevents adhesion while the putty fills spaces and dries to make a snug jamb.
An antique wartime style tip recommends kerosene to kill roach eggs when insects infest home furnishings. If a kitchen table holds roach eggs, relocate it to the yard and soak it with kerosene until no eggs survive. The same method urged for any insect infected furniture.
Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner of Marion Indiana suffered a cold deep in the lungs that caused pneumonia and weight loss from 148 to 92 pounds before reporting a full cure after using One Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles restored her health and normal weight. Cline's Pharmacy.
A remark attributed to Senator Hanna states that pensioning the negro would stop his work and cripple southern industries, framing a policy as a threat to economic stability in the region.
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia suffered a six month running leg sore before Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed it in five days. The ad claims it cures ulcers wounds and piles and guarantees results. Sold by W H McKee Druggist.
Senator Smoot took the oath of office in a ceremony marked by applause from the Ladies Gallery as supporters celebrated his swearing in. The event highlighted a moment of bipartisan interest in the new session.
Mrs. W. Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving her boy from pneumonia after a terrible cough. The note praises the cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases and notes the product is guaranteed by a local druggist with trials available.
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