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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1896
Page
7
The store advertises a wide range of dress materials including plain colored wool, bourette and boucle overplaid fabrics, black serges, broadcloths, and novelty woolens. Prices span from 20c to 60c per yard with several high end choices at 50c to $1.00. Free samples and a new catalogue are offered on request.
Boggs and Buhl Allegheny advertise a silk and dress drapery sale. They promise sensational selections including rich smelly silks in 24 inch widths and breche effects plus moire fabrics of antique and higher grade, offered per yard at concrete prices.
An advertisement notes fabrics priced at 1.38 a yard cut from Soc to MAG at the Nice of each yard. Brodies offer many patterns and shades in all wool suiting with samples available.
A reflection on cheerful spirits as essential to happiness and resilience. The piece urges women to cultivate sunlit cheer to soften sorrows, inspire others, and lift families amid life’s trials, noting the impact of mood on friends, spouses, and children.
Fragmented instructions describe making a decorative flower pincushion using artificial sprays, satin, fringe, and glassy spangles. The text details multiple layers, interlining, central forget me not motif, and decorative edging with gathering threads and padding materials.
Women write to Mrs. Pinkham seeking public answers about menstruation and health. The letters recount personal cures and gratitude while noting that names are withheld with consent and that readers seek candid medical truth from doctors.
An article describes making paper flower pots from manila paper for seed starters and strawberry plants, with steps to form a pot from circular cutouts and radial slits. It also touts a sun cure method for health and youth, plus new jewelry designs inspired by fresh Rauchte trends.
A detailed review of a handmade dressing table described as a work of art. The carpentry and upholstery blend clever design with practical storage. Features include black cambric and muslin upholstery, white dotted trims, double curtains, and a white painted iron rod headboard. The owner notes a six dollar mirror and versatility for other uses. The piece reflects a homemaking approach praised in Orange Judd Farmer.
A news observer describes a man who operates calcium lights on a narrow platform near the Olympia roof garden. He endures four hours nightly in awkward posture kneeling and sitting, watching the stage as patrons below laugh and talk, while a scene of human interest unfolds with patrons in towering hats and bright bands.
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