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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1899

Page

3

Cleanliness and health through Purina remedies

A Montgomery Alabama reader reports recovery from chronic catarrh of the stomach after using Peruna and Manalin, praising Dr Hartman and Peruna as the best medicines. She notes relief from indigestion and restored appetite, and mentions receiving Dr Hartman’s books for women and chronic catarrh. Drugstores sell Peruna.

Ll. A. Johnsten Pilhaie and Ripley Sts Montgomery Mia Hartman Pe-ru-na Pe Rusna

Local BREVITIES Highlight Community Travels and Careers

Rafus Morris made a business trip to Columbus Saturday. Missis A Morse hosted Logan friends last week. Mr. and Mrs. Chadwell of Willdeld visited Athens relatives. Charles Orr, Pratt's Fork Republican committeeman, was in Athens Thursday on business. C W Potter and family returned from a ten day outing to the Thousand Islands, courtesy of New York Life Insurance. Prof. B O Higley taught at Meigs county institute in Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. Wickham and Miss Mabel returned from a pleasure trip through Virginia to sites such as New Port News, Norfolk, Jamestown and Williamsburg. E B Morse leaves for Ceredo WV to become school superintendent. The local shower and rain brought relief to parched fields and college grounds. The Mineral well drill near town attracts local interest as crews drill toward the Trenton rock, while a driller’s quip recalls the stubbornness of questioners.

Missis A. Morse Logan G. H. Chadwell Willdeld Athens H. H. Wickham Mabel Old Dominion New Port News Norfolk Portsmouth Navy Yards Suitsik Jamestown Williamsburg Green Briar Ohio Oil Company Trenton Befar

Elza Goodspeed Abandons Nelsonville Move After Five Hour Stay

Elza Goodspeed tried relocating his family to Nelsonville but reversed the plan after arriving. He returned to Athens the same day, keeping goods in the car unused. The incident followed by a Civil War veterans reunion plan in Pomeroy for October, listing multiple regiments and units participating.

Pomeroy O. V Calvary W. Va Ohio Calvary Ohio Battery

Next President Hope Fueled By War Overshadowing Campaigns

Public focus centers on 100 expected candidates while war dominates news. Popular remedies like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are promoted as superior for stomach and organ health, with claims of vitality and life improvement. The text hints at a possible dark horse in the race and discusses candidate popularity shaping outcomes.

Hostetter

Frightful Blender Burns and Arnica Salve Claim Relief

A promotional note touts Buckho'e Arnica Salve as the best cure for burns cuts and various sores. It promises rapid healing and pain relief for old sores fever sores ulcers felons and eruptions. Sold by W H McKee druggist at 25 cents a box with guarantee.

W. AH. McKee

Continental Jealousy Critiques U S Navy Fears

An American newspaper opinion notes European press fear of the U S navy appears unfounded and silly. It argues Germany and other powers have no peace record to rival the United States and predicts a century of continued amity. The navy’s growth is framed as defensive, not aggressive.

United States Europe Berlin United States Navy Germany St. Louis Globe-Democrat

Prohibition Of 16 To The Measure Of Party Fealty Prompts Shift

A Town Democrats meeting reveals J Brann no longer insists on a silver ratio link to party loyalty, signaling changes since the Chicago platform. Army plans to ship Sims Dudley dynamite guns to Gen Otis proceed after steamship carrier refusals, to be moved by army transports.

J. BR ¥An Chicago War Department Sims-Dudley

Seven year wheat variety test at Ohio Experiment Station

Thirty three wheat varieties were grown side by side over seven years with Velvet Chaff as the standard across thirty plots. Velvet Chaff averaged 20 bushels per acre, peaking at 26.72 to 28.53 in 1893 1897 and 1898 while other varieties ranged above and below it across seasons. The report cautions against judging a variety from a single season and proposes the strongest variety is the one most resistant to unfavorable seasons.

Ohio Experiment Statation Penquite Poole Mealy Marty Ripe Curreil Palcaster Fultz Lebanon Jones Square Dietz Currell

Narrow Escape Prompts Gratitude From Groton Couple

Mrs Adam Hart of Groton South Dakota credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving her life after a grave illness labeled consumption led doctors to give up. She recounts eight bottles cured her cough and fever and urges others to try the remedy with trial bottles free at WH McKee's drugstore. A smokeless coal product promises to burn clean with a coal and tar mix.

Dr. King W- H. McKee Mr. Adam, Hart Groton S. D Courth Thas Tam McKee

Anti Imperialist League to Convene Boston National Convention

The Anti Imperialistic League with headquarters in Boston plans a national convention in October to protest the administration’s policy. The ad aimed rhetoric urges action and frames the gathering as a decisive stand.

Anti-Imperialistic League Boston

Crow Farm Crow Heads Sold For 25 Cents In PA

A Pennsylvanian, James Billings of Altoona, contracts with a millinery firm to supply crow heads at 25 cents each. Using incubators, crows are hatched like chickens, cared for two weeks, then killed by head removal or neck wring. The tale, from the Clobe Democrat, describes artificial incubation and crude processing.

Pennsylvania James Billings Altoona Clobe Democrat

World and local notices from a 19th century paper

An assorted fragment advertises electric Bitters as a cure for liver kidney and nerve troubles with claims of vigor for 50 cents. It mentions Marie Lamour as an opera performer and a plan to ground fence wires to reduce lightning damage. Cascarets promote blood purification beauty aids. A Brooklyn crank scatters tacks on a century run causing tire collapses.

R. P. Olivia Barcelona Spain Aiken,s Cc America W. H. Mc Mckee H. M. Taber Robert G. Ingersoll

Grain-O Promises Coffee Relief for Drinkers

Grain-O offers a coffee substitute claiming to mimic coffee in taste but opposite in effect. It supposedly soothes the stomach, aids digestion, and strengthens the nerves, selling for 1 and 25c per package. General Merritt, former American commander in the Philippines, has traveled to Lake Champlain at McKinley’s request amid renewed talk of a Philippine return.

General Merritt Philippines Lake Champlain McKinley Philippine

The Donkey and the Big Ass Ride Tale

A Boston Mugwump buys a donkey for his children to ride. The donkey resists being ridden, tossing him. The cow adjacent questions the donkey explains he will endure much but resents riding by a bigger ass than himself.

Fabie Boston

Mother recounts saving her daughter with a remedy

A mother of eight recalls her little daughter's near fatal dysentery and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving her life. She urges other mothers to know of the medicine, praising its effect and urging early use. Also notes the remedy is sold by W. H. McKee.

Chamberlain Ans Gro F. Burprer Juiberts R. I W. H. McKee

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