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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1897
Page
3
A garbled OCR listing names and offices from a Republican state ticket includes references to Clark Mahoning Crawford and Jefferson counties with several misspellings. The text mentions lieutenant governor treasurer auditor and other positions with numerous unreadable fragments and disordered names.
Local news items note residents visiting and returning, including H Inach and guests from Canal Wirt, Miss Delia May Connett and Julia Seawan entertaining in Athens, Prof Leonard becoming Syracuse dean, and a Marshfield birthday gathering for Arthur Dowler. An Athens lawyer famed for swimming is highlighted for early-morning river laps with his sons, ending in a rambunctious wake-up call at dawn.
An article blends medical claims about catarrh of the pelvic organs and a testimonial praising Peruna, with a chaotic police report: Constable Gillispie’s arrest in Nelsonville over a custody case and a near-tragic incident as a train narrowly misses a child dropped by a mother on the track.
A Victorian-era advertisement touts Electric Bitters and Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as cures for female ailments. Claims claim full recovery, renewed strength, and easier labor, urging readers to buy through local druggists and promising dramatic health improvements in women.
A Chicago Tribune snippet presents a humorous exchange about tobacco use. One speaker denies smoking while another notes a pipe in possession. The dialogue captures regional dialect and light banter consistent with the paper’s wit.
A garbled OCR fragment mocks a health claim about a Clover Root Tea and nervously describes relief and cleansing by a dubious remedy. The passage mentions Hartford and an ax town paper remarking on free silver crater, with references to the Democrat and sparse, unclear ideas.
A garbled OCR fragment references enigmatic figures and a New York setting, hinting at a dramatic scene or caption involving the phrase Stay Lips Lads and a puzzling exchange, with unclear names and context.
A fragmented historical note discusses couriers before railways and printed guides. It argues couriers added cost and limited travel benefits, noting the traveler’s preference for independent route finding despite potential savings from guided services. The text reflects on mobility, observation, and the changing ease of traversing regions.
A garbled account discusses postage stamps and their distribution in the United States, citing buyers like Weary Shaw and Wheeler Shaw, printers, and government figures. It mentions new stamp varieties, values, and a presentation to Gov Brigg, with references to March dates and county trials.
The Spreewald near Berlin attracts visitors from Dresden and Leipsic, with inns and old church services at Burg and Wendish culture alive in costume. Fredrick the Great founded a drers colony there, now vanished but crafts persist in farmhouses as tourism grows.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss condemnation of supposed advantages and radical practices linked to an emored race in the United States. It mentions abstndant evidence of impl yed radical ties and claims universities decline to admit certain students including Indian or African origin. Military and legal groups are referenced in a politicized context.
A garbled OCR passage describes a French emergent exhibit at Columbus with a device or lens showing electric rays. It mentions placement at Eirnegat New Mexico and notes Gauls making handles for stone axes by inserting stone into a branch wound. Text is unclear and partially incoherent.
A jumble of medical tips and product pitches notes gentle laxatives, aromatic tonics, and digestives. It includes outdated remedies, household cures, and quotation fragments from Harper's Bazaar and a Democratic newspaper. The text weaves humor and advert copy with scattered names and stray moral judgments.
A few copies of the codified ordinances of the village of Athens, binding sturdy and ornamental, offered at a low price. An unrelated anecdote describes a clerk praising a parasol with showy language and a buyer matching it to her old item.
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