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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1888
Page
7
A New York Herald anecdote centers on Bergh challenging a gas-pipe foreman who refuses to fill a trench cut across Greenwich Street. A stranger steps forward, asserts Bergh as law and gospel, and the trench is ultimately filled under his authority.
An ad heavy on Hood's Sarsaparilla touts its blood cleansing powers for spring ailments. It cites scrofula pimples boils biliousness dyspepsia and rheumatism as conditions improved by the medicine. The text shifts to a series of short anecdotes and jokes from various papers.
Rome druggists W. K. Hoyt & Co announce two year sales of Dr Bing’s New Discovery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve with strong cures in consumption cases. They guarantee results and state several pronounced consumptions have been cured in the city, sold by H. K. Dorr.
In Khalkha outer Mongolia an invasion of rats has disrupted government courier routes and devastated grass and grain. The infestation threatens forage, prompting adjustments in travel patterns and signaling a grim local impact.
The advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a universal remedy for throat and lung complaints. It claims druggists offer free sample bottles and that the product cures acute and chronic coughs. Large bottles sold for 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A humorous exchange shows Brown asking the doctor about stairs. The physician answers that the safest ascent is in stocking feet. The exchange reflects light medical advice and a playful tone.
An advertisement touts Acker's Tablets for Dyspepsia and Constipation with 25 and 50 cent guarantees, sold by C. B. Henderson. A NY City incident reports a young lad killed and an elderly woman struck unconscious after contact with a loose electric wire last Sunday.
A doctored warning stresses that untreated catarrh may lead to pneumonia and consumption. It emphasizes keeping breathing passages clear and healthy with remedies like the German Syrup, noting many have found relief.
A clipped dialogue shows Sue remarking on a bright stare toward Mr. Sempeon and a puzzled reply about brightness and comparison to the previous night. The exchange hints at a playful, possibly fictional interaction between named individuals.
An old prose excerpt extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a world famous remedy that cures weaknesses and diseases peculiar to women, claiming health surpasses riches and urging use to avoid suffering. The piece blends poetry on fame virtue health with a promotional tone for the medical cure.
The writer suggests Democratic contemporaries feel melancholy about the Sherman boom while the Dayton convention sparks renewed enthusiasm that may reveal a miscalculation in their view.
If you have cctofula boils sore eyes or mercurial diseases do not delay take Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher at once, a bold health remedy claim.
Texas judge R. M. Williamston faced a bullying attorney who laid a bowie knife on the bar and proclaimed it the law of the case. The judge then raised a double barrel from the bench and declared the constitution governs such law.
In an early morning conversation a husband pursues pockets for change and a wife notes it is easier to pick a man's pocket than a woman's. The banter highlights gendered ideas of money and access in a humorous scatter of lines.
A general brewery lockout in New York City and surrounding areas puts over five thousand brewers wagon drivers maltsters helpers wagon makers coopers painters and apprentices jobless. The year 15% of strikes marks a difficult period for labor unions and labor actions nationwide to date.
A Bisco physician from Pensacola has a large practice and easily navigates the principal streets of the town, aided by his knowledge and reputation.
A farmer retorts to Wayne in a church dispute about moral judgement. He argues church critics smear members by pointing to two faulty Christians and using sneering ridicule. The debater asserts true faith and accountability require more than witness to others faults.
The Lick Observatory in San Jose faces a remaining endowment of about 100000 from James Lick while annual upkeep and salaries run near 50000. The article argues state funding from the University of California and California is needed to sustain the founder’s intended work. It also notes building now would have cost less and urges lifetime gifts over posthumous bequests.
A Missouri farmer bought eight acres with wheat sown and added clover. The crop yielded three bushels and a peck per acre with a fair clover stand. In the next year eighteen tons of clover were cut from the eight acres. The clover rested two years, then the land was sown to wheat and now yields twenty bushels per acre with continued good production.
A humorous lost notice seeks a person’s appetite, offering gratitude for recovery. A found ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming health benefits such as strong digestion and blood purity. The medicine is sold by druggists, with a hundred doses for one dollar.
Dr Wynter Blythe blames soothing preparations used to quiet and soothe infants for most deaths from poison in Britain. He states that preparations alone cause the death of 150000 children annually.
A Southern courtroom hears a client reproach his attorney for appearing semi drunk while arguing the case. The lawyer replies that he must numb himself to the jury's level to proceed effectively.
Deners report sycamore wood rapidly entering use in hard wood furnishings. It works well and finishes excellently, while being cheaper than birch, maple, or oak.
A brief Odd fragment reflects a maternal moment where Mama asks Dot about her shoes and Dot replies from another room with a simple "These." The exchange captures a domestic scene with warm familial tone and regional newspaper voice.
A smAvV Ant girl in St. Louis obtains a court judgment against her mistress for twenty years of service. The case centers on a labor claim filed in local court, with the plaintiff asserting a prolonged period of servitude and seeking compensation. Further proceedings are pending to determine the exact payment and enforcement details.
A terse note reports a man losing eight and twenty dollars on bets. The line suggests the bettor is “Ved” after the losses, reflecting a slangy, cautionary gambling aside from a local column.
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