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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1882
Page
7
The article discusses August heat in Egypt and its deadly miasmas, likening it to past campaigns amid the khamsia wind and malaria in the Nile delta. It notes ophthalmia from a green fly, plague visits, and illness as a major risk to invading armies, with vivid historical allusions.
A line recalls Cicero's counsel that to live long one must live slowly, suggesting a philosophical view on pace and longevity. The remark frames a timeless contrast between speed and longevity.
Advertisement notes Buchupaiba as treatment for stinging and smarting urinary passages and diseased discharges. Cited as 71. at druggists. Ohio Depot listed as JOHN D. PARK & SONS, Cincinnati, O.
Advertisements claim Hop Bitters from hops malt buchu mandrake and dandelion cleanse blood regulate liver and restore health. Marketed as a tonic and stimulant for the aged and those with bowel or urinary irregularities, promising cure for all diseases with a $500 reward for any case not helped.
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