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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1895
Page
4
In 1895 the paper lists obituaries and resolutions of respect with rates and a message about classifying local notices. It invites readers to send correspondence from the West and South and asks for old and new addresses when changing them.
In Utah the constitutional convention stalls on woman suffrage as factions debate separate submission. Mormon influence, party pledges, and fears of statehood complications color the push and pull among Republicans, Democrats, and Liberals. Prohibition and Gentile mistrust loom, with mass petitions and votes expected soon.
Washington Letter reports Gorman maneuver to push a southern man for the 1896 Democratic ticket. Cleveland fears Gorman influence, while editors and politicians debate the scheme's aims and implications. Kipling visits Washington amid tax and cabinet intrigue, with Lamont guiding the author through White House defenses.
A period ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures by purifying blood for diseases like scrofula and dermatitis. It features letters from users including W H Burrer in Detroit and Mrs H W Bushnell in Oxford New York, praising eye and skin recoveries and urging mothers to try it. The promotion notes pricing of $1 and six for $5 and credits Hood & Co of Lowell Massachusetts.
A physician in Popular Science Monthly cites no injuries from bicycle use by women and notes healthful, exhilarating effects. Other U.S. doctors in practice endorse riding as superior to sewing in posture and lung expansion. The piece contrasts wheel exercise with sewing, highlighting outdoor, upright posture. It ends with a note that Philadelphia Zoo housed a cockatoo over eighty five years old in 1888.
A historic health ad touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a universal cure for derangements of liver stomach and bowels referencing large states for context and calling the remedy a token of recovery. It pairs medical bravado with fairy tale imagery to boost sales.
Nellie Martin closes a successful Beaumont school term. Dr P W Hawk, now a leading Zanesville physician, spent a short visit last week. Herb Oisington leaves Herrold’s mill. E L Duffy of Albany fills the position. Mrs C C Davis of Chicago returns home after accompanying sister Mrs H Herrold from the city.
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