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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1901
Page
7
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Old Cantom revives a fifteenth century custom of gemanders and fragrant baubles worn on the person. Cameos, once common in wills, are being restored from seashells with three color layers. filigree gold remains preferred for high fashion.
Plans for the New York State Federation gathering in October at Buffalo advance. The Hotel Genesee will serve as headquarters. the Wednesday session moves to the Temple of Music on exposition grounds. Speakers include Mrs. C I Lowell and Mrs. J B Montgomery with talks on sociological work, Prison Reform, and Settlement Work. An organ recital is also planned.
Society lampoons shadow portraits as latent amusement. A caricaturist artist draws profiles to entertain many, while Sophronia and Augusta compare brows and Grecian noses. Dolly teases Lillian about cheek bones as others seek flattering angles in pursuit of lovability.
A New York Supreme Appellate Court decision holds a married woman cannot claim her own earnings earned outside the home or damages for personal injury. The ruling shocks feminists and rings as barbaric. Massachusetts had recognized such rights since 1810 and the piece urges remedial legislation and supports woman suffrage in the Empire State. A Kansas City note mocks a husband’s monosyllabic rhetoric in a pending divorce case.
Yeench FWinta notes Paris fashion trends with straight fronted corsets gaining praise while Parisians favor older waisted silhouettes. At the Louvre and Ton Marche buyers savor delightful box designs in cretonne, stocked with gloves laces or parasols. Chased gold jewelry and diamonds remain highly fashionable in exrmels.
Instructions advise how to care for gloves by rolling them into a ball before storing, mending holes at 8000 o8 stew with buttons replaced, and airing them with violet powder to control odor. Suggest cleaning thoroughly when dirty and reusing before replacement.
Instances from England and elsewhere describe a Lincolnshire bull killing a sleeping farmer, a monkey killing a corporal with a razor, a horse fatally attacking a 13-year-old, and elephants intimidating keepers over long grievances. The cases illustrate violent acts by animals treated as murder targets.
A Sunday Review excerpt discusses quotability among writers. Scott is least quotable while Dickens is most. George Eliot may be more quotable than both. It notes maxims fail without tags for discourse and observes Swift Pascal lack currency due to individuality. La Rochefoucauld is likened to Horace as commonplace yet successful.
Richard Mansfield argues in Everybody's Magazine that born talent is essential for acting while education and lectures only produce hollow imitations. He dismisses waterias as mere glass and praises genuine skill as worthy of pursuit.
John H. Riley of Cazenovia credits honesty and aggressiveness in health as keys to life success. He recovers from inflammatory rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, praising their effectiveness and recommending them to others. The pills are sold 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, through druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Company.
Early colonial laws punished tobacco use and even planting, aiming to preserve health. Prohibitions extended to homes and public places, with severe penalties for smoking near meetings, in streets, or by strangers, and cases reported in Boston police courts.
In early days Connecticut warned travelers of widespread faulgence during journeys. The text notes a peraitttal danger to travelers and cites disruptions within passes and roads.
A Tacoma Ledger diary-style entry chronicles a week of club activities with misread papers, misbound notes, wardrobe woes, and a resignation from the Outdoor Art association. Events include Shakespeare discussion, mountain essays, nail studies in seology, thrift talk on cloth ing, a cookery club misread, and a rose-planting plan along Pacific avenue.
A speaker recalls visiting Ireland for the first time to trace forebears from the far north. An intelligent Irishman explains that ancestors left that area about a century ago, questioning why a modern descendant would search there and noting the family’s emigrant history.
A boy answers a question about greater evil with humor. He argues hurting feelings is worse because you cannot be any round then. the questioner agrees, praising the wit and moral twist.
Henry Miller plans a world tour while Mlonie Palmer tours England with My Sweetheart. John Pulp Sousa appointed in officer of the French academy. Uncle Tom's Cabin to be shared with Guffato during the expedition. Yvuline Lucca celebrated her fifty ninth birthday at home in Vienna. Hamler staged in Manchester by a company of mute actors. Jefferson De Angelis reportedly declined a $1500 weekly offer. Ethel Barrymore visits Maurice Barrymore at the Home For the Insane in Angiyville New York. Joseph Jefferson vows to stay on stage while health lasts. Charles Wyndham marks a quarter century managing Lou jon. John Hare and George Alexander praised by peers for aiding English dramatists. Phyllis Nankin is daughter of Rankin and Davenport. siblings married in London recently.
A Philadelphia Press note recounts a public school class where a teacher asks for presidents in order. A bright girl offers Adam a Washington, then corrects herself noting Adams as first, highlighting a humorous mishearing in a Sunday school teaching moment.
A muddled life blurb notes a $500 dressmaker bill paid in four quarterly installments. The speaker praises the wife for sending the payments and expresses surprise at the expense.
A clipped spoof column shows a burglar quietly descending stairs in a suburban home as Mrs Newsuburb and others comment on modern talk and night plans. Amid quirky names and playful misprints, the piece mocks smartphones and old world wit.
In a Missouri scene a Missouriin speaks of a remarkable photograph showing all U.S. presidents together. The remark illustrates astonishment at how the image was assembled and the fascination with the presidential portrait collage.
Chambers' Journal recalls a London aquarium show drawing crowds and inspiring imitations in clothing a man in a kangaroo skin. Demand surged. cables sent to Australia to source kangaroos. prices reached £100 each. Now the market dries up, with mentions only in connection to a rich soup made from them.
A Chicago News note says Hartey-Penwick ousted the “up against It.” He alleges his wife guides him by the ear. Nogers-Yea adds she was a leading lady before marriage.
An odd exchange features Parsle and Suspects about hiring, with a Kodaks snapshot provoking surprise. The snippet implies humorous misperception and social teasing typical of a small town scene.
P A Danforth of LaGrange Georgia reports a six month running leg sore healed in two days by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve is praised for ulcers wounds and boils. Cure guaranteed 25 cents sold by W H McKee. Chicago has one saloon per 320 inhabitants and New York 317, noted as temperance mission fields.
The ad promotes Jell-O The Happy Dessert in lemon orange raspberry and strawberry flavors. It offers 10 cents and urges readers to try it today at grocers. A sharp line contrasts world events with Balkan state scandals.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal blood purifier and cure for ulcers sores cancer rheumatism and many skin and systemic conditions. It promises permanent results not patching up and offers free trial bottles with directions and personal medical advice.
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