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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1899
Page
2
A fragmented piece features a talking frog lyric with questions about its identity and a moral critique of Mrs George’s Canton trial notoriety. It also references Lronton’s Cooking School in Ironton and a defense of home taught cooking over public lectures.
The piece notes a future one cent per ounce postage goal tied to rising letter volume. It praises Hastetter's Stomach Bitters for restoring health and appetite while aiding digestion and kidneys. Jerusalem’s population grows to 45,000 with 28,009 news readers. Alabama senators Morgan and Pettus are aged 75 and 78.
Advises using Hood's Sarsaparilla to cleanse the blood during rough spring weather. Claims improved energy and daily work capacity. Includes testimonials from Mrs. Lewis A. Canventer Hartford Conn and others about relief from scrofula and catarrh.
In Ainslee’s Magazine an Indian Sioux chief, linked to the Custer massacre, sketches two large pictures. One shows the battle with Custer’s men, white figures fallen. the other depicts the dead in armor, with weapon placements noted for significance.
The Swedish firm withdrawing from the Santiago salvage says Americans can do better, noting France and Germany once fielded large forces. The writer adds that France, twenty five years ago, could muster as many soldiers as Germany, but now trails by about a million.
A charming afternoon bodice features jonquil yellow linen lawn with a silk underlayer in a deeper shade. It shows a square yoke with accordion pleats, yellow silk embroidery, a bust ruffle, short sleeves with slight fullness, and a high collar, possibly trimmed with black applique. Helens Grey-Plage.
A brief piece describes a May fashion item the mutf a decorative mat used as comfort and ornament. It highlights a purple silk mat paired with a gray gown trimmed in purple, lace edges, purple ribbon rasettes, and a tall purple to white plume worn by a woman on Esster as a stylish finish.
Lady Bras aty of London owns a $1,000,000 coat exhibited at a charitable bazar. The hemp foundation, sewn with the finest feathers from Hawaiian birds, features crimson and golden plumes and black head feathers. Twenty years in the making, the garment’s market value sets its astounding price.
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