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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
6
A collage of practical housewife advice on hygiene, garden care, and kitchen tasks. It covers fresh air as cholera prevention, inexpensive food variations, crop rotations, coconut chocolate confections, stewed raisins with figs, cucumber pickles, and hand care routines including borax, oatmeal, and egg white remedies, cited from periodicals.
During a May trial for Harry Haff in the murder of Matthew Extidy jurors returned after an overnight session as an earthquake rattled the old courtroom. Juror Alfred Larson, newly arrived from the East, faced pressure from California peers to approve a verdict. Amid tremors the panel shifted from acquittal to a second degree murder verdict after threats and fear influenced the decision.
A Pennsylvania Railroad President Roberts challenges a conductor during a winter New York division ride. The conductor fails to spot the pass and Roberts forces payment, proving rules apply to all. A Connecticut farmer and a wood load tale follow, showing persistence wins.
The narrative extols the Gennesareth plain as highly fertile with vast olive and oleander scenery near the Sea of Galilee while noting marshy barriers and abundant pigeons. It also mentions a navy bill and other varied items from politics to medical ads and slander lawsuits in a single periodical page.
A testimonial for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil declares it a positive cure for croup and colds. The note credits contributor Wm. mA and lists 570 Plymouth Ave Buffalo New ark as the source.
A Palmer, Massachusetts resident who planned to propose to his girl the next evening spoke of the plan in his sleep. His roommate overheard the confession and, two hours later, visited the girl and was accepted.
An earthen ware idol, brown with a handle, was found in Kansas and described as able to hold two quarts but not for long in that state. The remark hints at the oddity of a brainy man’s missteps, followed by a humorous note about a foolish visage near the Brooklyn bridge.
Mrs. Adelaide O Brein of 372 Exchange St Buffalo N Y reports that after chronic liver failure with vomiting yellow skin and inability to retain food, Burdock Blood Bitters cured her.
An exchange argues literary men should marry to explore emotion. The piece likens marriage to a household arrangement and praises Cleveland's course. The New York Tribune notes many Montana towns have no single unmarried women, prompting remark on redundancy of the phrase.
An advertiser extols Burdock Plant as a premier diuretic for kidney regulation and claims Burdock Blood Bitters cure diseases of the kidneys liver and blood with unmatched effectiveness.
The text argues that anarchists despise newspapers and a free press. It claims free press would flatten all anarchists, illustrating a hostile stance toward media in Chicago.
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