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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1899
Page
2
The article outlines September and October afternoon toilettes featuring figured and checked fabrics paired with soft tulle ribbons and velvets. It details a riding-habit skirt with black ribbon trimming, a tunic front, a clover leaf trimmed foundation skirt, and a fitted bodice with a jabot ruffle, finished with plain silk robe and a velvet trim by Helen Grey-Page.
The article describes the becoming Eton bolero as ubiquitous and versatile. It blends jacket and autumn coat, with many rows of stitching, braids, and buttons. The low round neck displays yoke trimming, reflecting artistic tailoring.
A period piece letter from Mrs Watran Barta of Sparkill New York describes years of uterine pain and weakness eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Other testimonials from Mrs Bourescourt Exeter New Hampshire praise the medicine and its free advice service, asserting life saving relief.
A fashionable ensemble features a shirt and jacket in Russian blue cloth lined with Paradise green. The shirt fits closely over the hips and fastens on the right side under a wide seam edged with black silk buttons. The Steu bolero has scalloped epaulettes faced with black satin, bell sleeves, and a broad belt with two deep silver accents.
A biographer describes George Dewey as alert and spirited, fond of sports, never malicious, and loyal to the underdog. His sister Mary recalls his humor and fearlessness, including a night voyage to Manila Bay. At Annapolis he advanced with steady effort, finishing third in his class behind Howell and Reed.
An analysis notes Jamaican authorities' concern over allegedly false news from abroad. The New York Sun is cited for spreading inaccurate claims of drought, crop destruction, famine, typhoid, and mass movement to towns. Colonial officials seek to counteract misleading reports through official channels and consular reports.
Seed dealers increasingly perform germination tests before marketing seeds, with the department of agriculture conducting much of this testing. Consumers should test seed viability, though many assume seed testing requires elaborate apparatus.
A reproduced circular from the United States Department of Agriculture shows a simple germinator using moist flannel and plates to test seed viability. It notes crimson clover seeds should sprout 30 to 50 percent in three days if good, while expert A J Meters urges testing before sowing.
Ohio peach orchards suffer aphids on roots and bark as ants carry them to roots. Experiments show insecticides kill trees. solution is removing the ants that transport the aphids. Ants, Lasian Americanus, feed cattle and harbor eggs in winter, spring brings eggs hatch and ants seek tree pastures.
A collage of notes on insects and ants farming aphids, the emperor of China’s imagined power, a tailor’s patriotic costume tale in Austria, plus testimonials praising Chamberlains Pain Balm and Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with local vendor references.
The article notes President Kruger maintains his household on an allowance of $2,000 labeled coffee money. He also requires Mrs Kruger to sequestrate her pin money as part of the domestic economy.
Johnston's Sarsaparilla quart bottles advertised as a universal remedy for painful and irregular menses, leucorrhea, uterine ulcers, and life ailments. Lists broad menopause and menstrual symptoms and general weakness, with supply at Uwe’s Pharmacy and MKEE’s Drug Store in Athens and Alban.
Plain as can be, a determined stand to win your business with 100 styles at half a dollar. Dress goods 40 to 52 inches wide, more merit than any prior equal. We are wholesalers and retailers, saving profits by selling on a rock bottom basis. When samples are asked for, specify gowns, skirts, suitings, or fancies.
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