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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
3
Miss Clara Driscoll paid sixty thousand dollars to purchase the historic Alamo from its former owner and was named honorary custodian by a Texas legislature. The Alamo, scene of the famed Mexican War siege, was saved from sale and slated for a modern hotel site.
A Louisville postmaster received a Rutland Vermont inquiry about identifying unsaved residents for missionary work. The piece blends anecdotes from Miss Driscol who wrote the opera Mexicana and her travels, with notes on the Alamo and a city directory scheme promising a square deal for Louisville.
Snaky jewelry dominates the season with rings broaches bangles and necklaces in serpent shapes. Dealers report many orders and a New York ball guest wore a jeweled snake coronet. A belt in the form of a gold rattlesnake is being made, hinting that ladies may adopt snake charming and keep reptiles as pets.
A fragmented note touts wealth ideas urging readers to keep cash in hand. It hints at rolling a folded bill to supposedly grow wealth while warning against lending. The garbled lines reference better sight and a plan to increase money.
Under Mrs. Roosevelt’s supervision a valuable collection of Presidential dining ware is on display in the White House basement. The exhibit features remnants of former presidential dinner sets, starting with gold trimmed pieces once prized by Martha Washington and continuing through the McKinley era.
Helen Gould and Elizabeth Altman annually distribute about 500000 in charity and aid more than 500 beneficiaries each year. Over eight years their disbursements total around 4000000, directed by careful business judgment through a systematic program.
The Appropriation Committee moves to reduce pay for clerks aged 65 and over by 25 to 50 percent, potentially affecting over 2 million dollars annually paid to veterans of long government service. Proposals include immediate dismissal at age 70, with debate across House and Senate, while critics warn of hardship for loyal workers and warn against eroding merit and experience.
Explanations for two back buttons on a man's coat include a survival of riding coat practices from the eighteenth century. The tails could be buttoned up while a rider sat on horseback, preserving fabric and form.
Singer Manufacturing announces plans for a towering New York skyscraper higher than any current city landmark. The project signals a bold expansion and places the firm at the forefront of the skyline race.
J M Berger, an electrician, claims a method to revive someone electrocuted and pronounced dead. He requires quick body removal within fifteen minutes and non burnt brain or carbonated lungs. He details a kneeling chest compression technique and tongue restraint to restore life.
Narrator recounts a Florida journey from St Augustine through the Lake Region to Palatka. Highlights include St Augustine’s cathedrals and Fort Marion, the old town streets, markets, a Casino visit, and a night on the Osceola steamer up the Oklawaha with cypress trees and Spanish moss. The voyage ends with reflections on the river gods and Southern melodies.
In the seventeenth century button holes were mainly decorative. They were cut with care and lined with bright colors, embroidered with silver and gold thread, and bound with kid and velvet.
In the late eighteenth century breeches were skin tight and a demon ordering a pair is said to have quipped to his tailor that if he could not get into them he would not pay.
The English Irish and Scotch yards completed 1,744,402 tons of new ships last year, a figure that equals about twice the entire American ocean tonnage, highlighting a major boost in British shipbuilding capacity.
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