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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1886
Page
7
A Pittsburgh man reports a five year battle with boils and weakness ending after using Hood’s Sarsaparilla. He says the remedy cured him after taking two bottles and notes prior inability to work. The testimonial continues with a severe scrofula affliction.
A Turkish tale as told in Texas Siftings recounts a Cadi insisting a woman caused trouble. An officer reports a man fell out of a window and died. The Cadi demands a woman. the truth emerges the man leaned to view a nearby woman and lost balance, proving his point.
Mrs Mary A Dailey of Tunkhan nock Pa suffered six years with asthma and bronchitis. After using Dr King’s New Discovery last October she felt relief and was soon cured gaining 50 pounds. Free trial bottle offered at Henderson & Mi near’s drug store with large bottles priced at 1.00.
A essay argues money cannot buy happiness and a disciplined life can yield contentment on eight hundred dollars yearly. Health, disposition, libraries, family, and simple pleasures provide genuine satisfaction while riches often fail to deliver joy.
Advert mentions Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for bitter taste, bad breath, coated tongue, headaches, dizziness, and loss of appetite with warnings of serious consequences if untreated. Also cites medicine ads for Acker’s Dyspepsia Tablets and Henderson Minear products. Notes M Renan promoting Middle Egypt explorations and Sphinx work. Reports English nightingales returning in March signaling mild spring.
The ad touts a salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee. It also includes ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla and a humorous note about a Democrat in North Carolina asking if it is a crime to be a Democrat. The Apache country anecdote mentions soldiers and surrendering Indians and a farewell dance before Florida relocation.
An 1890s style fragment praises Ely Cream Balm for colds and catarrh, then muses on flowers, beauty, and the moral character of villains and murderers, contrasting everyday care with nature’s touches. It blends product ad copy with poetic asides about roses, moss, poppies, and borders.
In a witty exchange Jones laments a missing guest at his door, calling the visitor a deputy tax collector. The dialogue adds a humorous note on social proprieties and personal irritation. Jay Gould is quoted enjoying produce from his own estates in various months.
Finish walls and ceilings with Alabastine proposed as cheaper and better than paint or calamine. Claims disinfection benefits and disease prevention. Free sample card available. Distributed by druggists hardware and paint dealers in 350 dollar giveaway offer from ALABASTINE Co Nol0 Grand Rapids Mich.
A young couple faced a mistaken marriage when a man presented a bull pedigree as a marriage license to a Wapella justice. The ceremony occurred, the judge learned the truth, and the groom was taken away. The following day the real license appeared and the ceremony was re performed.
An ad touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as remedy for diseased liver and related symptoms. A separate notice states Secretary of the Interior reclaimed 2,451,200 acres from the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad for public use due to failure to meet grant terms.
A promotional note touts Magnolia Balm as an easy cosmetic to enhance skin beauty, claiming it provides noticeable results with its beauty-on-the-skin claim. The message targets readers seeking simple skincare enhancements.
The article notes digging up fossil remains near Cartersville Georgia of a supposed ancient Georgian people who paid the state debt. It then mentions St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for soreness and stiffness and claims quick relief for rheumatism and neuralgia. A butcher is described as prompt in engagements where he promises to meet a man.
Retired doctor says a simple vegetable cure for coughs bronchitis catarrh asthma and throat lung troubles plus nervous debility offers radical relief. He claims it has helped thousands and will mail the complete recipe with directions in German French or English to anyone who asks by sending a stamped request to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NS.
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