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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1887
Page
7
A blind Armenian from Harpool in Turkey travels by donkey, guided by a one eyed deaf man, preaching gospel in villages. Crowds gather to witness the marvel of a blind man reading from the Bible.
Testimonial from Dr. A. R. Schouten in Grand Rapids praises Ely's Cream Balm as the top catarrh cure. A Rochester, New York dentist, M. M. Rez, reports twenty years of suffering ended after one bottle, and a farmer's wife mentions plans to kill an ox, reflecting casual local chatter.
An old advertisement touts Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and related ailments. It promises relief from dyspepsia, flatulence and constipation with a price of 25 or 50 cents. For sale by C. B. Henderson.
BisMARCK runs a paper mill and a distillery and also leads the German empire though the two former ventures bring in the most revenue.
Captain Bouldry of the San Francisco whaler ends a cruise with thirty five whales killed and brought to port two thousand eight hundred barrels of oil and forty eight thousand pounds of bone, the largest catch on record worth about two hundred sixty six thousand eight hundred dollars. The text also mocks social habits and touts various patent remedies and dime museum attractions.
The official count shows Foster’s 1879 plurality over Ewing at 17,129 and over Bookwalter at 24,809, while Foraker’s over Hoadly in 1885 stood at 17,451 and over Powell at 24,782. The pattern suggests larger margins for reelection, with Foraker improving each race. The Ohio State Journal notes the trend. Prices and health ads mix with rural life also appearing in the page.
A frugal man McKay opts for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to treat a worsening cough rather than costly voyages. The ad-like passage mocks high prices, touting the product at 25 counts and joking about Russia's egg tax and biblical card playing origins.
The Tribune announces an upgrade to the New York Weekly Tribune with 4 to 8 additional pages by January, new presses and type, and higher printing speed. It pledges greater content variety, boosted value for subscribers, and ongoing focus on pension advocacy, temperance, tariffs, and national issues.
A Nebraska lawyer took a diamond ring from a retailer after a man accused of grand larceny. On the way to lunch he visited a jewelry shop to learn its value, and the jeweler identified the ring as stolen. The piece implicated the suspect in the case.
Doctors debate cod liver oil and hypophosphites for consumption and debility. Scott's Emulsion blends both to boost strength and nerve power, praised as palatable and digestible for those who cannot tolerate plain oil. A six year old New Haven boy was fatally struck by a car after the air current from a train drew him toward the track.
Fragmentary OCR text references a price call and a meet with unclear details. Names, dates, teams, or places are not readable, but the item suggests a sporting event with related pricing or bidding context.
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