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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1900
Page
5
A theater audience is drawn to a sultry female star. Gordon McKendiitch pledges marriage for money as Minnie pretends love. Hauptner erupts in a drunken brawl, wrecking the room while Minnie pleads for mercy, and Gordon demands the woman’s hand after a mocking confession from the drunkard.
Promoters tout Winol as a modern tonic to restore pale, weak blood. They claim it uses concentrated cod liver extracts in a palatable wine, denying grease and odor of standard cod liver oil. Endorsements from users like Mrs. A. K. La Preece attest improved energy and color. The piece also includes a Manila anecdote about language and dignity, and a separate brief on poaching and rustic character in England.
A famed scientist based his 1914 doomsday calculation on biblical revelations. The piece urges readers to enjoy life and seek good health, touting Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, fever, malaria, and insomnia, claiming a long record as a standard American medicine. It includes a city case about beer in a pall and a testimonial for Feley’s Kidney Care from J Odgers of Frontburg, Md.
A Florida Seminole sun dance ends with Mocking-Bird, a 17 year old central figure, choosing Eagle Feather over rivals. Jealousy erupts as a knife fight leaves four dead, including Eagle Feather. Mocking-Bird kneels in prayer, then vanishes into the river at night, leaving questions of what followed.
The article notes common kitchen injuries from burns and cuts requiring prompt care. It recommends a two percent carbolic acid solution for cleansing wounds, stored safely on a high shelf, and suggests soothing burns with sweet oil and lime water or a baking soda paste if unavailable. It also advises mild cauterizing for cat scratches with ammonia or carbolic solution.
A kitchen instruction describes boiling a large fowl after trussing it and wrapping in a floured cloth. It should simmer slowly with hot water, skimmed as it rises, then served on a hot dish with parsley and butter sauce.
In rural Southern districts many children under ten are listed as laborers on farms. Records show they are employed eight months and attend school two months each year. Southern housewives appear as does housework or minds baby in the occupation column.
H H Black of Grahamaville Sullivan County New York reports his five year old son, prone to croup, was cured using Chamberlains Cough Remedy after doctors and other medicines failed. He warns the remedy has no opium and can be given to adults. Sold by W H McKee.
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