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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1886
Page
7
A battered Civil War veteran, shot through the heart and scarred by battle, visits a widow for water and a meal. He recalls faithful service, contemplates ministry, and receives a Bible from the widow before sharing peach brandy with fellow veterans. The piece contrasts virtue in hard times with moral decline.
A collection traces long droughts from 1621 to 1812 with consecutive rainless days, then shifts to an eccentric Hartford farmer walking 60,000 miles barefooted to wear away layers on his improvised road. The August Harper's issue highlights Bar Harbor, orchids, Transatlantic Captains, French springs, Detroit, and Joseph Jefferson with art, fiction, and essays.
The speaker decries vilifying Republicans as offensive partisans while accusing Democrats of the same. questions honesty and calls for a straightforward, truthful stance.
A visiting legislative candidate in a Dakota town jokes about courting voters. He proposes greetings and baby kissing while calling locals colonel, visiting sick horses, and bragging about once mauling a man who attacked a bird dog to attract votes. The plan hinges on local support and a dramatic personal anecdote.
Mr. D. I. Wilcoxson of Horse Cave Kentucky says years of Phthisis and Diabetes caused near constant pain and convulsions. After using Electric Bitters he found relief from the first bottle and complete cure after six bottles gaining eighteen pounds in flesh. He believes he would have died without the remedy. Sold for fifty cents a bottle by Henderson and Minear.
A lurid South Carolina tale about a black cook allegedly killing and cooking a pickaninny is dismissed as sensational gossip. The writer mocks sensational reports and warns readers against trusting the bloody rumor spreading by nearby towns.
Article notes that wear over the dress is being replaced by capes described as dainty scarves. Capes measure about a half yard wide and three yards long with velvet bands or lace edging for finishing touches. A childish prayer joke and a political jab about Payne mirror a satirical Memphis Avalanche tone.
The London dailies focus on Dilke’s downfall and army scandals, leaving little room to mock Brother Jonathan as the Pittsburg Chronicle notes a neighbor’s quip about fat and appetite.
A aphoristic reflection compares the risk of lending to an extravagant friend with the risk of losing money, urging prudent financial judgment and caution in personal lending choices.
The Medina Record reports rising hay fever cases and endorses Ely's Dream Balm as the quickest relief from nasal and ocular symptoms. An editor notes personal use and recommends the remedy to sufferers, citing two applications as notably effective. The piece also references a Sudan-era Egyptian officer noting welcome for Khedive rule amidst post Mahdi unrest.
A hotel clerk and guest joke about a commercial traveler as the Boston Post cites lingering Southern hostility toward the North. The piece mentions sending back evangelists and even references Joe Cook and Talmage as imagined forces to devastate that region.
A collection of satirical notes on Congress and politics from the Boston Advertiser. It questions the Democratic Congress achievements and motives while noting humorous and critical anecdotes from public life.
A compact notice notes the value of Mustang Liniment to ease hurts for people and animals. The ad emphasizes cooling relief and the popular use of this product for man and beast.
Five Philadelphia liquor and beer seller groups plan consolidation to oppose Prohibitionists. They aim to distance from both major parties and align with radical temperance critics, a move likened to Kilkenny cats fighting for influence. Separately, Fort Wayne editor Bo M Holman touts St Jacobs Oil for a sprained ankle and Col Wm Louis Schley endorses Red Star Cough Cure at twenty five cents a bottle.
The American editor A. K. Currina, jailed in Mexico, is described as a seducer and bigamist who lived in Toledo and relied on others for support. The passage suggests he is not worth a costly international dispute if reports are accurate.
Bucaklen’s Arnica Salve claims to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Sold by Henderson and Minear for 25 cents per box.
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