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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1886

Page

7

Heeds Sarsaparilla Heals Chronic Leg Sores

For seven years I suffered spring and fall with serefulows sores on my legs and was not free for two years. Last May I began taking Heed's Sarsaparilla and after two bottles the sores healed and the humor left me. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold by all druggists for $1, or six for 85 cents. Manufactured by C. L. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass.

C. A. Arnold Arnold Hood E.S. Peers Rochester N.Y Wighevet Momest Transvaal Italy Spain San Francisco

Polish Jews head West seek farms in Barbara county Kansas

Pittsburgh readers learn that a large group of Polish Jews from Pittsburgh have migrated to Barbara county Kansas seeking farm life. Over 25 families moved fall and winter, joining Rabbi Markovitch who is among the first to relocate, becoming part of a Pittsburgh colony.

Pittsburg Pittsburgh West Barbara County Kansas Sam Rabbi Markovitch

Young Lady Pays Fifty Cents On Dollar Purchase

A young woman buys Day's Horse and Cattle Powder for a dollar and offers fifty cents. The clerk notes the payment is half value, replying that the customer’s father is paying fifty cents on the dollar today.

Storm and Fire Across Transvaal Land

A vivid reminiscence describes a night storm in the Transvaal with telegraphing lightning and torrential rain, then a calm moonlit dawn. The account blends travelogue with early 19th century narration and includes other advertisements and literary vignettes.

Salve claims and quack cures flood a paper page

An assortment of patent medicines and bold health quackery fills the column. Advertised salves guarantee relief for cuts and sores at 25 cents a box, while Salvation Oil and other tonics promise cures with testimonials and humorous asides. A Connecticut horse thief protection society and cosmetic tooth products are also noted.

From Farm to Fruit Farm: Woman Builds Modern Orchard Estate

A San Jose, California woman now owns and manages a twelve acre fruit farm with an annual harvest valued at 4,005 dollars. The source recalls a four acre farm and a powerhouse woman who cut fourteen cords of wood and cared for seven children, contrasting past labor with present enterprise. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is recommended for earache, toothache, sore throat, swollen neck and inflammation.

San Jose Cal Dr. Thomas

Reform Goddess Sees Blue After Democratic Shift

The Washington Critic argues the Star-eyed Goddess of Reform is color blind, with everything appearing blue since the Democratic party advance. The piece suggests reform views are influenced by current party control.

Washington

Former gambler Edgar Forrest preaches reform after conversion

Edgar M Forrest recounts his gambling past in Parsons Kansas, saying a divine hand halted him as he led by winnings. He quit after that moment and began preaching to stop drinking and gambling, holding meetings in Hiawatha Kansas where over five hundred people took the pledge.

Edgar M. Forrest Mieeuwri Parsons Kanaas Hiawatha Kas

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