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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
10
A Buffalo Commercial opinion argues against excessive show business by college students. It urges restricting athletic rivalries to campus grounds to cut gambling and distraction, and to curb traveling glee and banjo clubs. Harvard is cited as ending tours. the piece calls for students to focus on regular college work.
A Chicago Tribune referenced article describes a large community of deaf mutes in Chicago excelling in diverse roles such as lawyer chemist and assayer, head bookkeeper and club president. The group, known as the Pass-a-Pas club, gathers for social and literary events, picnics, and balls with a notable Grand Pacific hotel gathering.
Mrs B K Soden of 4206 Kimbark avenue appeared at Judge Burke's branch for jury service. She was asked if summoned and if willing to serve. the judge excused her, expressing hope that time would come when women serve to elevate jury duty.
A Chicago Record excerpt by L. FE. Chittenden counsels piano care as essential to keeping tone and spirit. Maintain steady 60 to 70 degree warmth, store away from heat sources, and keep the instrument against an inside wall. Use trusted tuners, avoid heirs of neglect, ban children from drumming, and dust with chamois or salad oil and vinegar for stubborn marks to preserve beauty and melody.
Practical kitchen guidance on knife use for peeling fruit and trimming vegetables. Tar apples should be quartered before paring to remove decay and ease core removal. Snap beans cut finer with a knife, with butter for cooking. Tuata baked custard is easy but spoilable. use fresh ingredients and shallow baking. Fruits should be wiped, grapes washed, red spiders on peaches and grapes noted. Green vegetables should cook promptly, especially peas and corn. Boiling peas in salted water preserves color, with sugar and butter enhancing flavor.
The article describes a decorative laundry bag of heavy canvas with cross stitch embroidery and crocheted inserts, lined and supported by brass rings and rods. It also offers fashion observations on changing dress styles and hair trends, noting Paris rumors on parted hair and returning hair arrangements, plus a remark on wax candles in luxury lighting.
A poetic fragment contrasts southern winds with northern storms and praises a baby's hand as a rare beauty. The piece links nature's wonders to intimate affection, then shifts to a motivational verse about hard work and perseverance, urging bravery in rough weather and the pursuit of success. The excerpt is attributed to E. LU. McGilvary and a columnist in the Atlanta Constitution.
An expert censist tests eyesight of Canadian Pacific conductors and engineers. Massachusetts legislature considers banning passengers from standing in streetcar aisles. Nashville & Pulaski conductor W G Kipp, 72, has never missed a trip since 1857. Swiss railroad progress includes ten mountains reached and a proposed interior tunnel to the top.
Dr Hl Weber donates 2500 pounds to Royal College of Physicians to establish a prize for essays on prevention of consumption. Edward Atkinson predicts future cotton fiber utilization and notes tanning and dyeing elements in roots. Wave power scheme proposes conical rock tunnels to capture water for storage in elevated reservoirs. Turbulence of wind causes rapid velocity changes, averaging 23 mph but varying within a minute.
A Newcastle Chronicle item describes a playful table diversion named Languishing Ladies. An orange placed in a napkin over a glass is rolled slowly to form changing facial expressions. Two oranges facing each other enable a little silent drama to entertain guests.
A Savannah resident recounts four years of palpitations, breathlessness, leg swelling, and occasional fainting. Despite treatment by leading Savannah physicians and multiple springs, no improvement was found before trying a new remedy.
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