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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1902
Page
6
A Scottish member of parliament was spotted calmly knitting stockings in the smoking room, a rare scene today though folk in remote Scotland once commonly knitted. The article notes how men mostly knitted while women spun, and contrasts past leisure with a time when newspapers were scarce and books were Bible and The Pilgrim's Progress.
A fragmentary tale recalls Jakeway a wounded suitor and the Widow Barstow. The narrator hints at shared church ties and a tense, comic romance as characters discuss widows and a preacher’s text. The blocky OCR text leaves gaps but centers on Jakeway and Barstow’s wary dynamic.
A Sunday service unfolds as a new usher escorts a widowed woman to Jakeway’s pew. The old man quickly moves aside his umbrella hat bandana and prayer book to clear space, just as the preacher cites a known biblical line about temptation and escape.
The article notes the Tahte Nantkin or table sopkin as widely adopted by alder whetphers of the fundy around the mid fifteenth century. It mentions advice for children about wiping dagers and lips with napkins and describes the changing use of napkins from shoulder to neck as tablecloths long served adults in place of napkins.
A witty antique tale recounts Fontenrile at nine years old passing Mme Dei verius without a glance. The lads comment on his gallantry as he claims he would not have passed if he had looked at her, the elderly man retorts with a sharp line about perception and fate.
A Washington Star note records a quip about poetry and public attention. The exchange shows a high browed bard fearing obscurity and a loyal cannnon encouraging fortune in office leading others to discuss poetry.
A whimsical exchange notes the jest about happiness and making money to please a wife, with playful spellings and local flavor in a brief comic dialogue snippet.
E J Winn a Sedgwick Machine Works machinist at Poughkeepsie N Y describes a near fall and recovery after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People He says weight returned to 182 pounds and he regained strength after four boxes of pills The pills are sold by druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY with a price of fifty cents per box six boxes ten dollars and a half
A New York Times account describes the king snake as immune to rattlesnake venom, swift and agile, capable of constricting and killing other snakes. It explains the king snake’s behavior and noted resilience when facing threats, highlighting its ubiquitous presence.
The Papyrus Rhind, dated between 2000 and 1700 B C and housed in the British Museum, is attributed to the scribe Ames of Ming Ram, and translated by Eisenlohr. It reportedly includes a rule for making a square equal in area to a circle, reflecting ancient Egyptian attempts to square the circle around 2500 B C.
A dialogue thread notes a drug clerk remarking they do not stock the named drugs but offer alternatives. A customer laments paying $3 to the doctor for the prescription and reflects on value and trust. The excerpt also references a humorous line about condensed milk for a baby.
Advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for thin folks, claiming they improve digestion, regulate organs, expel poisons, enrich blood, and promote healthy flesh. Sold by W. H. McKee at 26. toe.
Burlington Route offers low summer round trip fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Manitou from St Louis Kansas City Chicago and more. Tickets include first class options to the Pacific Coast and Frisco Portland with varying round trip dates and 60 day validity. Inquire at agents or request Colorado or California publications for 1902 travel details.
Sunday excursion tickets will be sold by Ohio Central Lines for a round trip to all points with same day return. Fares start at 25 cents and are not lower than that. Delegates at the Los Angeles federation meeting expect improved plans and about fifty new flower seed rarities.
March and April travel deals from St Louis and Chicago to California terminals via Burlington Route through Denver and Colorado scenery. Special through tourist sleepers to San Francisco and Los Angeles, conductor guided, with daily two coast trains and free chair cars. Secure berths early during the rush.
Homeseeker’s tickets offered at low rates for travel during March April and May to points in the West Northwest South and Southwest. Agents of Ohio Central Lines advise on best routes and rates. Contact passengers agents Lt. Lewis Detroit Dr. Cargo Toledo John Moores Findlay W A Peters Columbus E E Heiner Charleston.
Havana and Santiago boast they are the cleanest and healthiest cities in the world. The piece credits national efforts as the key to this cleanliness and order.
An item describes Clinic Headache Wafers as a nerve tonic to restore nerve action and calm the heart, offered as a harmless cure for headaches at 10 cents via C. B. Henderson. A British War Office sale lists six thousand tons of obsolete shot and shell. Senator Hoar’s overheaded conscience cools. General Fustan’s tongue fever almost cancels.
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