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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
3
A collage of thoughts on beauty grounded in love, plus ad snippets for Simmons Liver Regulator and Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It threads a 19th century tone with anecdotes, testimonials, and brief tales including a Fall River child death, a theft note, and Navy salaries.
A reflective passage discusses a key philosophical idea that objects exist only as minds perceive them, tracing this view to Hindostan and the Upanishads. It cites the claim that matter is illusion while mind is real, and references trivial anecdotes and literary quotes, including a turtle remark from Newport.
The Dartmouth college baccalaureate sermon by President Rev Dr William J Lucker centers on The Increment of Life from Matthew 25 27 stressing personal responsibility for life’s growth. It cites Lincoln Moses and a Civil War anecdote, interwoven with miscellaneous notes on culture health and local curiosities.
A historical ad touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for liver sluggishness constipation and related ailments. It claims to refresh and strengthen the system without griping or weakening, urging occasional doses to improve digestion and overall health, with the Red Z stamp on the wrapper and J H Zeilin & Co Philadelphia listed as the makers.
A mash of quotes on bravery faith and conscience, plus an agriculture note on 12 000 acres in Lane County Kan insured for fire flood and tornado. Advertisements describe Buckeye mileage tickets covering hundreds of lines and a Colorado holiday route with through trains and Pullman cars. Reading ends with a garbled change of time notice for Kanawha and Michigan trains at Athens.
Train arrival times on the B and C and W lines at Athens have shifted. Westbound and fast services list new departures including 8:12 am No. 84 and 9:17 am No. 5, with connections to Marietta allowing eight hours there. Also notes the Colorado Short Line via Missouri Pacific route from St. Louis with through service to Denver and the Ohio Central Lines parlor cars returning to operation on Nos. 1 and 2.
Excursion offers from Athens Ohio on August 8 and 22 through B and O and other lines to Atlantic City and Lancaster camp grounds with round trip options and one third fare. Ohio Central Lines advertise Sunday trips to Columbus and Toledo with one fare, plus long advertised tours including Lakes and Mackinac. Calls to agents for details on Buckeye mileage and Ohio Central routes.
Trains depart Athens at 6 55 a m 12 25 p m and 5 05 p m with arrivals at 10 30 a m 6 00 p m and 8 55 p m The note includes a quoted critique on societal dishonesty by Emerson cited.
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