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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
2
Fragmentary prose from a small town page shows a rustic reading scene with Maud, a judge, and a milk spill comic moment. A stray verse hints at a moral tale and a curious tramp working in a field alongside social chatter about fashion and styles.
A quip on marriage promises features Mrs Newlywed asking for the promised diamond ring and Mr Newlywed replying that anti-marriage vows and dreams are alike and always go by contrarea.
A dying wife asks her husband for permission to marry another man she loves, claiming life insurance and her children as stakes. The husband, in deathbed defiance, refuses the request and dies without her consent, while she learns death can be outwitted by a stubborn heart.
A discussion on how pure sentimentality shapes perception of art and beauty. The piece contrasts two paintings side by side, one a refined standard and the other a simple child’s depiction, noting most observers focus on the stronger emotional or aesthetic pull rather than technical skill.
A description evokes a girl in summer attire with a hat blown by the breeze. The artist’s focus on sentiment highlights the image as a living, pulsating moment that stirs innate human feeling. E. C. Woopworth notes the piece as irresistibly appealing and relatable.
A roundup of prominent figures: Senator Depew plans to sell his Washington house. Rev. Daniel J. Hauer, 95, long Lutheran minister, based in Hanover, Iowa. Mrs. Margaret Hobins elected city treasurer in Idaho Springs, Colorado, joining eight other female treasurers in Colorado cities. President McKinley to appoint William A. Jenkins as Oklahoma territory governor to succeed Barnes. Dr. W B Brooke, Cambridge rower and son of Sarawak’s sultan, likely first monarch’s son to row in a university race. Engagement announced between Mrs. Bailly Katz of Salt Lake City and Governor Heber Wells. Katz a Herald staffer. Painter Thomas Sidney Cooper, long active in art, shows 230 works since 1800. Col. G B Davis of West Point named army advocate general. ex-Massachusetts Cavalry veteran. J A Morgan listed large charitable gifts to New York schools, parks, clubs, churches, and libraries. Prince Ul Wha of Korea, studying at Roanoke College, praised American manners. M A Chinel Viallate of Les Annales des Sciences Politiques plans in-depth bio of Richard Croker for French readers.
The dispatch notes the United States leading in Paris Exposition prizes after France with 1,081 awards and extols Hos-tetter’s Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for digestive ailments. It then briefly mentions August Liebber of Waukesha claiming a solar system instrument and Dr. G M Randall of Lowell touting a low cost fuel solution for eastern mills.
An Oxford professor lectures on Scotland and the Scots. A student interrupts, and the lecturer angrily asks for the meaning. The reply jokes that the Scots would end up wrong side of their clothes when they landed, prompting amusement from the center of the ball.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as Green confesses to proposing to Miss Grey by letter but cannot read her reply. Brown confirms the reaction and Green collapses, noting he is in an awful fix.
A moonlit lake scene unfolds as a boat sways on placid waters a thrush sings and a faint guitar tinkles. A man whispers to a violinist companion about thinking of her day and night while she responds with a coy compliment before the moment grows heated.
A Baltimore American snippet features Bilag Gabbelgh complimenting Mr Weareighaum for evoking springlike cheer. The exchange plays on spring’s warmth and the blush that follows, as the young woman nudges the notion of seasonal mood.
A humorous vignette from early newspaper humor columns depicts a fresh reporter inquiring about Noah’s famous ark and Noah’s curt reply, followed by a quip about a history novel replacing cheap dime novels and a parrot feather joke.
A quoted Baltimore American snippet contrasts Jiggs with the banana trade, noting he fritters away his time and earns a joking label as a banana fritter from a sympathetic friend and a frivolous observer.
A stylized speech imagines two parishes to be joined in union. The proposition is presented as a formal plan by a chairman and a reverent speaker, urging consolidation of the two communities.
A humorous domestic scene describes households tidying for a holiday or season. Neighbors join in a brisk, communal housecleaning effort as women and men perform chores, dusting walls and polishing ware amid family meals and friendly chatter.
Ella Mae Pinning, a former probationer at an Anglo-Saxon, learns from a London solicitor that she is heir to Mary Pinning’s estates in Bournemouth England. Born in Philadelphia and educated there, she formerly aided her mother, wrote on emancipation, and plans to pursue a literary career after leaving Philadelphia in June.
The text describes Grand Duchess Serge of Russia née Princess Elizabeth of Hesse, aunt to the czarina, and says she is 87, resides in Moscow with her husband the governor general, and is sister to the czarina. It notes her 1834 marriage in St. Petersburg and 1801 conversion to the Greek church.
A proposal at a London county council weekly meeting urged funding half the salary of every woman sanitary inspector to extend duties beyond sanitation to improving food prep and teach cleanliness. Lord Meath and Ms Verney supported adoption as provincial towns report success with such programs to aid overcrowded poor homes.
The famous actress supports two young French women with money after their Paris shop failed and bankruptcy struck. She praises their looks and hints at trying London for new fashion ventures as she hands over a bundle of bank notes.
A Paris exposition features Fosue In bridal gifts offering distinct rogue and Art Nouveau jewelry. Rich pieces in gold enamel and precious stones include lorgnettes with Egyptian motifs and pendants portraying flowers and pastoral scenes in refined color.
The piece outlines three succession systems in Europe. The Salle system excludes women entirely as in Belgium Sweden Norway Italy Denmark and Germany. The German Dutch system favors males with females only if no male heirs exist, as in Holland Ripla and some German states. The British system bars women only if male relatives exist but places elder daughters above less close male kin, a rule also used in Spain Portugal and England.
John Widgeon, an eld collector at Maryhind Academy of Sciences, recounts experiences gathering museum specimens. He details reptiles found statewide and a Kent Island sighting where a black snake hunted near a hawk’s nest, prompting notes on hawk fledglings and field mice amid a formal candy cautionary aside.
Fragmentary notice cites Governor Nash harmed by California climate and suggests carrying a buckeye for fortitude. An 1860s tone reads like a jumble of quotes from M. M. Austin about Dr King’s New Life Pills curing his wife and a remark on crop production and Chinese attire.
Reports reaching the Interior Department indicate emalrpor is wide among Indians of Western reservations with several deaths noted. A money package with currency was stolen from a registered pouch en route to Kansas City. Peter Anderson, 61, killed his 26 year old son after a long quarrel at Steinway. Nine hundred emigrants have left Porto Rio for Hawaii and none await departure.
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