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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1896

Page

3

Cure for catarrh praised by readers in postal note

A long reader letter from GaurnvitEand Pa describes relief from catarrh after using a sample box of a remedy sent by Protzinger. The writer, Giro KR Zorisrsesn, touts personal health gains, energy, and a clearer head, and suggests promoting the medicine in county papers. Mentioned are the farm near Strasburg and references to relatives and neighbors also noting improvement. The piece also touches on unrelated ads and health product pitches in the same column.

GaurnvitEand Dean Sin Protzinger Champersburg Squire Dritton Are Thave & Farm Ny Strasburg Creed Village Mer Prettinger Troy Giro Zorisrsesn

Ohio Republicans praise growth of Republic sentiment in 1890s

The Ohio Republican platform denounces the Democratic administration as destructive, pledges adherence to 1892 Republican principles, and condemns tariff policy. It supports protection, bimetallism, and a strong foreign policy, endorses Governor Foraker and U.S. Senator McKinley, and vows Ohio unity in November to elect the Republican ticket.

Ohio Republica Jrest Republican Party Monroe Congress Pensian Bureau Unicon Republic Watehlal General Buskovell General Assembly United States Foraker Olin Comamen McKinley Abeo Tate Delocates

Simmons Liver Regulator Advert Claims Spring Health

An old advertisement touts SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR as the best spring medicine. It argues the liver slows in winter, toxins clog the system, and the remedy cleanses waste to improve blood quality and liver function, urging readers to try a one package offer from J. El Zeilin & Co.

Simmons Liver Simmons Liver Regulator J. EL Zeilin & Cy

A Case of Telepathy Haunts an Irish House Visit

In Uniredelphia a gendamma rents an Irish house for six months with his wife and daughters. An old lady appears in a forbidden room with no footprints or sound. The sisters recall two Irish sisters who once owned the house and later died in Geneva, matching the sighting.

Ireland Jady Inez Dublin Geneva

Suffering From Thirst Described by Desert Traveller

A Wyoming man recalls an extreme thirst ordeal while lost on the plains. His horse died, he nearly collapsed, and with numb tongue he wandered until dawn found a wagon outline. A group of prospectors later rescued him as his scream echoed across the Mojave desert.

Wyoming Montana Mike Mojave Desert

Comets and their colossal journeys through space

The article surveys famous comets from history, noting Perrin s comet, 1768’s bright visitor, the 1811 comet, Lea s and Thomas s comets, and the 1361 great comet. It mentions their immense tail lengths, distances from Earth, and near misses, plus Henry Drager s photographic work on cometary science.

Perrin New York Liela Thonati Sss Corti Venus Borna Henre Drager Ibers

Secret Theater Seating Tricks Reported by Boston Traveller

A Boston Traveller excerpt reveals how ticket sellers obscure small audiences by strategic seating. The technique aims to create the illusion of a fuller house, distributing a sparse sale to defer isolation and visually cluster heads to suggest larger turnout.

Mike Mousa Bray Boston Vorey Berparly Werdy Eapty Otor Toy

Bribery Plot In Court Ends With No Bribe Found

A disjointed tale recounts a lawyer attempting to bribe a judge by offering cigars. The judge allegedly accepted, then the plan unraveled as the court learned of the illicit gift. No further bribery occurred, and the judge gave no indication of leniency.

Lin Blackstone Kinger Jas

Jon Stull Goo His Name in Satirical Sketches

The passage discusses Joln Lnll as a mythical figure representing English people and his prominence in editorial writing and cartoons. It credits Dr Arbuthnot with originating the character in a satirical sketch ridiculing the Duke of Marlborough and notes Arbuthnot’s role among eminent writers in Guven Anne's era. The sketch depicts John Lulas Lie as a Rogushnism figure, an old farmer type, rugged yet well meaning, clothed in leather and carrying a cudgel with a bulldog at his heels to symbolize the quintessential Englishman.

Jon Stull Baltimore Arbuthnot Duke of Marlborough Br. Johngen Guven Anne John Lulas

How He Boorzht Geese in a Country Tale

Platt Evans enjoyed teaching friends to buy geese though markets failed. He counted a dozen, kept nine for his boarding-house boarders and selected three of the tender birds, claiming he would take those three for himself as well.

Platt Evans Manny Platt

Noted diplomats clash over Gastein conversion plan

The report records a tense exchange as the Austrian ambassador questions Count Karolyi about breaking the conversion at Gastein. Karolyi answers bluntly that he would not act as a fool, underscoring firm national positions amid the chatter of a formal audience.

Elemarek Lars Gastein Count Karolyi

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