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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1905
Page
11
A wholesale stationer explains that blue on one side of paper prevents transparency, concealing contents while keeping costs low. He notes white paper can be too see through, and blue interior envelopes are produced in large volumes, including a factory turning out over a million daily.
Dr Francis E Clark notes ox cart travel in India can be comfortable at night under the moon yet famine reveals a stark, grim scene. He recalls mud cabins naked children and gaunt families starving amid uncooked grain, reshaping his view of India during famine.
Fire expert notes dust from mail bags and rag soaked naptha used in dry cleaning as frequent ignition sources. Explains dry cleaning rags, cotton bales in ships, and cigarettes or matches igniting long stored combustibles in tenements and workshops.
A correspondent asks whether telegraph companies would charge regular ten word rates for a proposed list of ten vast terms including valetudinarianism and anthropophagenenarian to determine if such long words are billed as ten words.
A humorously tense tale follows Farmer Bunker courting Mandy Sniffen while his son Zeke dodges a trap set by the widow. Cow sabotage, fences, and a moonlit confession lead to Mandy and Zeke eloping with a quiet reform of old feuds as Farmer Bunker celebrates the union.
Ohio Central Lines add cafe parlor cars on trains 3 and 4 between Toledo Columbus and Charleston. Cars feature quartered oak, wicker observation rooms, olive green leather and burnished nickel trim. Men’s smoking room, nickel washstands, and modern toilet amenities noted. Truitt Catering runs cafe service with a la carte meals at reasonable prices.
Two curiosities about champagne are explained including its rapid exhilaration due to carbonic acid gas and the lethargy after excess sugar. A Howard mother contrasts how sons and daughters treat their mothers, noting daughters show gratitude while sons seek attention and cause worry. Kansas City Journal.
A. C. Sprague of Normal Illinois testifies after two years of medicines for kidney trouble he finally found relief. The notice warns against neglect of kidney disorders and links to dangers such as dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease while urging skeptical readers to consider sincere testimonies.
The author compares extreme dry desert heat with humid city heat, noting 120 degree shade readings in Indio and 115 degrees the next day while contrasting with 90 degree humidity in Boston. He finds dry heat exhausting yet grants cooler nights, unlike urban heat conditions.
A fungus called Cordyceps robertsi is found in New Zealand and parasitizes bulrush caterpillars. Spores likely lodge in the insect’s neck as it buries, then the fungus consumes the grub from within. The body becomes vegetable tissue while the insect remains outwardly visible, and the dried stalk reaches about six inches.
The choral society of the university will present the Messiah in the auditorium on Thursday evening December 7. It will be assisted by Mr. Edward Strong tenor and Mr. Julian Walker bass, both of whom are noted soloists.
An advertisement offers a free trial of a kidney medicine that allegedly cured Mr. Sprague. The offer is available by applying to Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York, with the product sold by dealers at fifty cents per box.
Citizens of Lodi township Athens county request the board to establish a road along Fossil Run described route from Mrs. E Gooden's woodyard to the old road near a sycamore stamp and up Fossil Run to the center of the old road. Dated August 40 1905. F L Creamer principal petitioner. Nov 2 to
A concise aphorism about the value of memory and the art of selective forgetting. It suggests wisdom lies in knowing what to retain and what to release from consciousness.
Passengers ticketed via B and O S W to New York are landed at New West 23d Street Terminal in the heart of the Shepping Hotel and Theatre District. Electric cars and an Electric Cab and Carriage service are available with secular prices. stop seats allowed at Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia. For details contact your nearest ticket agent or O P McCarty Cincinnati Ohio.
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