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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
7
A sleepy Bowser household erupts in a night of reform zeal as a popcorn man, a match seller, and a topical singer provoke a noisy chain of confrontations. Bowser fights back, gaining three triumphs before running into a fish vendor, crowding the street with renewed reform fervor.
A late night popcorn seller clashes with townsfolk leading to a violent bawled confrontation. The scene ends with Mr. Mowser battered and laid up as Mrs Bowser consoles him and jokes about his reformation while awaiting a doctor.
An adapted verse from the Baltimore American portrays a dreamer haunted by a sequence of visitors. Fame and Hope visit first, followed by Death who finally arrives at the door as the dreamer awakens, leaving a blend of aspiration and doom in an eerie tableau.
The narrator recounts finding a derelict ship named Resolution and a survivor aboard after six years. The Enterprise commanded by Captain Cleveland set sail from Adelaide, explored the Antarctic, faced ice and scouring gales, and attempted to cross the polar region toward Graham Land, with the crew dwindling from 35 to about 9 amid sickness and exposure.
James Wilson recounts drifting for years aboard the abandoned whaler Resolution at 74 degrees south, 90 degrees west, discovering crewmen dead and supplies usable. Captain Cleveland vanishes into the ice as the derelict drifts until Wilson’s death ends the tale as told in the St Louis Republic.
Mrs Charles JH Gardiner and Professor Gardiner advocate for women’s college education stressing it strengthens family life and domestic partnership. An Orchard note argues select fruit varieties suit local orchards. fewer better than many in commercial plantings.
Dr J W Nates of Corfu New York cites a striking case where Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills cured a young woman misdiagnosed with epilepsy. Other testimonials from Mrs Fawcett of St Clairsville and Mrs Hubbard of Sistersville acclaim improved nervousness pain sleep and energy. Portrait and signature appear on every box priced 50 cents or six for 7 10 manufactured in Buffalo and sold in Athens by C B Henderson.
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