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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
6
Our private home treatment promises a cure by extracting the poison from the system without harsh potions. Free medical advice is offered and patients avoid publicity while Swift Specific Co. at Atlanta, Ga. handles inquiries and information.
The store advertises a wide range of wash fabrics with samples available, listing Madras ginghams, fine Madras, chic cheviots, dimities, cotton skirtings, linens, Piques, and fancy wash cottons with prices from 6c to 35c. It invites customers to specify interests and promises samples and tailored selections. The notice emphasizes merit in dry goods and urges shoppers to visit the department in Allegheny, PA.
A farmer friend remarks his wife wants raspberries though the thorns and sprawling growth tire him. He dislikes their care but plans to plant some as she insists. The speaker also notes a suggestion to dry the plants for storage or use.
An illustrated guide by J B Pierce in The Farm Journal describes a practical raspberry trellis system. Plants are set five feet apart with six foot stakes, canes grown openly, some tied to posts, and tips layered if fruiting allows. The method emphasizes neatness and careful pruning for amateurs.
The article advises patient orchard care to reach bearing age, pruning gooseberries to a spreading head, and using belladonna as a curant worm remedy. It recommends spraying at first leaf emergence, preventing fruit set on young strawberries, and propagating blackberries by cutting roots into small pieces for planting.
The article discusses strawberry, blackberry, and raspberry cultivation including mulching, weed control with turpentine, careful cultivation of early season fruit, and not over mulching. It mentions clover seeding with orchard weeds, row planting for clean cultivation, and treatments for curled leaf peach and gooseberry mildew. It ends with a note on fruit size versus flavor and a cautionary tale about a mouse near a wedge.
A jumble of 19th century quips and beauty tips appears, noting a witty line about a young girl who keeps punctual engagements and is praised for her promptness. The text shifts to home remedies detailing facial treatments to remove freckles and a chalk powder recipe for whitening teeth, with garbled lines and obsolete spellings.
An advertisement requests 31 one cent stamps to cover mailing costs. Mentions cloth binding and the address Dr. RB Pierce in Buffalo New York. The text reflects a historical medical ad layout with postal stamp request details.
A testimonial plea promotes Dr Miles Restorative Nervine for nervous disorders. Mrs A V Babbs, wife of a Methodist minister, reports relief from severe nervous attacks after use. Other patients from LeRoy Illinois and Plainville Connecticut share similar improvements. Free sample offers appear, inviting readers to request trials by mail from Dr Miles Medical Co.
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