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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1876
Page
2
The Easton Star reports on two small Delaware girls from Sussex County born and raised in Delaware who stand 33 and 37 inches tall and weigh 55 and 50 pounds. They are intelligent and skilled at embroidery and declare plans to exhibit at the Centennial next summer.
From Reese River California a man dropping quicksilver on Main street leads an Indian to try grabbing it. He spreads a handkerchief to scoop the metal but the liquid passes through the fabric. He kicks it away in disgust and leaves it for others to test.
A reflective column describes sunset clouds over a valley with rose and purple tones and a playful notion that a red headed girl milking a brindle cow might share in the glow. It notes a Detroit clerk who never eats meat and ponders a busy year including the centennial and election. The piece mentions the Centennial Catalogue Company paying a large sum for the official catalog and reflects on work, speech, learning from enemies, Italian newsroom rules, a dilapidated boats man, a sailor’s moon riddle, and Island No 10’s fading remnants.
Public notice extols Castoria as safe for children easing teething irritability and bowel issues. It also promotes Centaur Liniment for humans and a yellow variant for animals, with dates Feb 4 to May 4, 1876.
Advertisement touts Dr Morris Syrup of Tar Wild Cherry and Horehound as a swift cure for coughs colds and lung illnesses. It warns of imitations and invites trial sizes at ten cents while noting strong local sales and availability through H K Dorr & Co.
A humorous line compares a selfish friend to the letter P noting he is first in pity and last in help, a playful wordplay but lacks factual details or publication context.
A compact proverb notes that a man inviting risk by reckless choices often faces consequences without a safety net. It implies self-created peril arises from unguarded actions or careless dealing.
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