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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1883
Page
7
A collage of quotations and anecdotes covers political clashes in a legislature, medical cures for Bright's Disease and ague, letters praising Hood's Sarsaparilla, a tree grafting puzzle, travel jokes, and humorous rumors about shopkeepers and neighbors, reflecting irregular newspaper miscellany.
A Turkish Kurdistan birth reports a child with a full beard and thirty-two teeth and forty fingers. Visitors paid to view the infant, which allegedly snapped teeth and required extraction of front teeth as the cradle prodigy drew crowds and medical concern.
The Lowell Citizen advertises Griggs Glycerine Salve as a cure for cuts bruises scalds burns wounds and sores with guaranteed satisfaction or refund. It also promotes Kidney-Wort for health and offers a humorous aside on rifle shooting and neighborly disputes.
Utica Herald notes a six months’ excuse for neglecting correspondence and announces reduced postage for letters after October 1. The item reflects a temporary grace period impacting mail handling and citizen communications.
An advertisement notes relief for irritation and diseased discharges through Buchupaiba. Product marketed at $1 per bottle via Ohio Depot, John D. Park & Sons, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Two ostriches clashed at a California zoo knocking down a fence and charging into a crowd of schoolchildren, injuring several severely and prompting an emergency response from staff.
Col H Walters U S District Attorney Kansas City authorises the statement Scar tan Neptune cured my niece of spasms The ad appears at druggists price 1 50 The bottoms of strawberry boxes this year will be on top The note ends with N Y Kayune
The phrase tea drunkard describes a strong tea habit rather than alcohol. The text argues tea can intoxicate the nervous system briefly and suggests trying a dozen cups in Russian style with lemon to see the provocative effect.
A 1852 Valdosta Georgia letter recalls returning a patent dust proof case after ten months. The stem rusted after a watch fell in river water while logging, the owner spent two hours recovering it, rain began, and he blamed the water damage on the company’s claim.
An old ad urged residents to ask druggists for Rough on Rats to clear rats mice bedbugs roaches and vermin at 150 per box describing a broad pest killer for homes.
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