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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
3
A compilation of exam items covering arithmetic, geometry, physiology, handwriting, anatomy, history, orthography, grammar, and geography. It lists problems on interest, land measurement, bonds, acid tests with mixed sugars, insurance pricing, physiology of alcohol and tobacco, pedagogical methods, and numerous sample questions across science and social studies.
A humorous local item notes a neighbor praising Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for a wide range of ailments from constipation to nervous headache. The pills are described as small easy to take and prompt, sold in glass vials for 5 cents, with a closing line about church contribution loudness versus money.
Reader urged to take Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for sluggish liver digestion and constipation. Claims biliousness headaches malaria and indigestion stem from liver disease and that the product refreshes without griping, with Red Z stamp on the wrapper from J. H. Zeilin & Co. Philadelphia.
Article notes women now insured on terms similar to men by leading companies, listing Mrs J Sloat Fasset Mrs Hearst widow of Senator Hearst Mrs Hamilton Disston and Mrs Jenness Miller among high policy holders. Also promotes reduced round trip Colorado and Rocky Mountain rail fares via Missouri Pacific Colorado Short Line, with summer tourist tickets to October 31st and special reductions for Colorado meetings. Describes solid trains with Pullman cars and Free reclining Chair Cars St Louis to Pueblo Colorado Springs Denver, time cards and agency contact. Also reports Kanawha and Michigan trains arriving Athens May 19 with north bound 10 49 am 4 45 pm south bound 6 08 pm 9 35 pm, many trains daily to Columbus and Charleston.
Two flying machines are built for Herr Lilienthal's experiments in Berlin with a third on a refined pattern. The 40 pound non motor soarer achieved leaps up to 460 yards and heights near 200 feet from a 150 foot hill. Critics note the single plane fabric design contrasts with F H Wenham's sectional aeroplane theory. Our bicycle remark closes the report.
Ohio Central Lines agents will sell round trip tickets to Columbus for the Young People's Christian Union meeting on August 21 and 25. Tickets on sale August 20 21 22 with return limit August 27. Also notices for Washington County Fair at Marietta and Hocking County Fair at Logan with half fare and one fare routes.
Train arrivals and connections updated for the B. & O. S. W. at Athens with new schedules for westbound and fast trains. Advertisements tout Buckeye Mileage tickets covering many lines including B. & O. S. W. and Big Four, plus Ohio Central Lines excursion rates and special round trips to Columbus and Toledo.
Trains leave Athens at 6 55 a m 12 25 p m and 4 05. Arrivals to Athens occur at 10 50 a m 6 00 p m and 8 55 p m.
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