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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
6
An unusual block of garbled text weaves phrases about martyrdom, stomach ailments, and scattered names. The readable segments reference a sermon tone and scattered medical or religious terms, with no coherent narrative or clear event.
The singer Calve extols America as enchanting and dreamlike, says she prefers it to any country and lauds New York and Paris for their grand avenues and electric lights. She praises American artistic development and notes Parisian doubt about returning to sing on stage.
Agents sell Homeseeker's Excursion Tickets to many southern and western states at one round trip fare. Tickets valid for travel on November 3 17 December 1 15 return within two days. For details contact Ohio Central Lines agents including W A Peters Detroit H Z Rhein Me TOW John Moores Lindsay J T Gamble Columbus Ohio.
A man recounts a perilous night on a Kentucky mountain road near Leslie County. He sheltered in a top cabin, played cards with locals, heard a rifle shot, and fled toward Frankfort after threats and a tense confrontation.
The article surveys flowers used as food worldwide and in the United States. It covers capers from capparis spingsa, cloves as unexpanded buds, dandelions prepared by boiling roots or leaves, and dandelion and nasturtium blossoms served like lettuce with French dressing.
The Sunday Times describes glass cabinets made from ground and clear glass with ribbons or silk binding. Furnishings use ground glass decorated with scrolls and landscapes in gilt and enamel. photographs can be placed inside or behind the glass. Cabinets feature multiple shelves and small peg-like forms, sizes up to 24 inches.
A physician claims apples aid digestion and liver function, noting a boarding school girl who ate apples nightly had the best complexion. Also promotes Hood’s Sarsaparilla for blood and strength. Includes travel sale notices for Home Seekers Excursions via the Columbus Hocking Valley & Toledo Railway with dates and routes.
The article describes various hand fans from Japan including stall and handbag fans, priced from 4 cents to 1 dollar, with paper, cloth, and gauze coverings. It notes features like decorative paintings, spangle ornamentation, and shell sticks, mentioning prices up to 10.50 dollars for ornate pieces.
The article notes white feather fans with elegant effects as popular during the season. It highlights an empire date painting mounted on white ivory or polished pearl sticks priced at 525 and a gold bordered pearl variant. A large, exquisitely painted fan costs 30, while lace fans are scarce. Ostrich feather fans with triple tips emerge as a new import likely to appeal for winter dress occasions.
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports a cucumber based cosmetic famed as a healer of sun damage. It describes a green tinted cream from cucumber pulp with almond oil white wax and spermaceti heated in a water bath and mixed with cucumber juice. Applied nightly and rinsed with warm then cold water the mix firms and tones skin.
A Dimondale Michigan minister’s letter extols Dr King’s New Discovery for pneumonia and grip, praising its quick relief after severe coughing fits. The note mentions a free trial at W I McKee’s drug store and lists available sizes and prices. It also advertises 8-9 inch plaster busts for 25 cents each and offers decor advice for a library or music room.
Article discusses maternal health during gestation as critical to a child’s well being and advises prepartum care. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for a smoother labor and overall health, claiming it strengthens the system and aids regular function. The piece also notes a Zanzibar palace bombardment causing estimated 400 deaths.
A fragment advises never tossing a delicate gauze veil into a crowded drawer after entering a hot house. It warns the veil becomes shapeless and shabby and suggests preserving it by careful stretching on a board or cuff material to keep its shape.
The notice promotes soft bedding for cribs and warm coverings for cold seasons. It states horsehair or a good mattress is better after the first year, except for delicate children. Becklen’s Acnica Salro offers cure for cuts, sores, rashes, and piles with a money refund guarantee. Also mentions Baltimore railroad station and decorative grounds improvements.
The notice lists precise court dates for multiple counties including Adams, Fairfield, Gallia, Hocking, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Pike, Vinton, and Washington. It directs each county clerk to publish the prescribed times for holding court in their district in local newspapers over three consecutive weeks.
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