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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1886
Page
2
The piece explains that coffee arouses, exalts, and keeps awake without stealing the senses from hunger. It claims that it energizes the weary, restores brain repose, and slows digestion through a three-ingredient mix: volatile compounds from roasting, tannic acid altered by roasting, and caffeine.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Remedies and Soap as cures for skin and blood diseases. A testimonial from a New York reader claims improvement from lumps on the neck, weight gain, and renewed health after using Cuticura products, with prices and a request to visit a Cuticura house for centralized sales.
A collection of humorous anecdotes and notes on law and courts. A client tricks a lawyer into a free consultation during dinner, then faces a bill for wine and provisions. Other tales recount chalked wills, jests from judges, alibis, and the quirks of juries and barristers.
The Mirror DeVor predicts a terrible tornado will strike Washington near the end of August. If true, it would justify calling an extra session of Congress. The piece notes a drop of nearly one thousand business failures compared with the previous period.
An old notice touts a simple vegetable remedy with claims of curing coughs, catarrh, asthma, nervous disorders, and general weakness. It invites readers to send money for a sample and promises a radical cure, framed as a rogues’ tale with dubious medical assertions and a terse call for private correspondence.
Guportano and a young painter visit a saloon where the painter’s exhibit is praised. Guportano asks to see the piece that earned honorable mention. The artist reveals a portrait of a woman, which Guportano misguesses as ugly until the painter explains it is his mother, and Guibollard realizes the resemblance.
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