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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1882
Page
8
The Centerville Record reports on nighttime sleep advice including raising bed head, thick pillows, northward head placement, hot mustard foot-bath, spine sponge therapy, and a hearty meal by a warm fire. It cautions against opium or chloral and urges outdoor activity, with physician supervision if needed. An anecdote about a preacher’s humorous prayer for food follows.
A New York Post letter describes the Pike's Peak visitors register filled with sacred fervor and Western slang as travelers endure rushes of heady lightness and nerves. Nighttime views draw crowds to witness electric storms and blazing mules on the summit, with the anemometer spitting flame and rocks aflame during storms.
The Boomerang mulls the origin of the term honeymoon and jokes about a couple’s domestic snoring during the quiet, noting the information escapes them for now. The piece uses playful mock inquiry and exaggerated imagery to entertain.
A humorous vignette from Mrs. Hamilton K. Fish of Austin who mimics youth with a stylish hat prompts a child's innocent joke about her future. The piece also notes Queen Victoria’s sparse Irish visits during a forty year reign, as observed by the Boston Post.
An 1880 clipping cites Wells Health Renewer as a universal remedy with testimonials and an Ohio drug firm offer. A Montana wife seeks divorce over her husband kissing a servant girl. the judge refuses, stating the wife must not be divorced. A New Haven woman credits Hop Bitters with restoring her health after years of illness and poor medical care.
A fragment notes young flirtation in a parlor followed by earnest talk on the front stoop in cold air. Also includes an advertiser's plea from J Morris of Lancaster pa offering a one cent book via postcard with address.
An offbeat note from the St. Louis Post dispatch recounts Governor Stephens preferring the form Mister. It recalls Thomas Jefferson's preference for Tom and mentions ex-Minister Schenck who sought special address when holding three aces.
Residents of multiple towns report recovery after using Peruna remedy. Letters praise relief from swelling ulcers and chronic conditions, with testimonials from Pennsylvania and Kentucky users endorsing effectiveness and cost savings.
A young Des Moines man poured affection into fifteen letters each day for five weeks. The gesture ended when the girl eloped with another man as a self protective act, reported by the Boston Post.
Emerson urges following public opinion toward Hunt's Remedy as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles. The note claims doctors endorse the remedy and that thousands have used it nationwide. A side remark from the Lowell Courier notes Mr Gregory's quip about fishing bait.
An advertisement extols durability of health over wealth and touts Kid a Wort and Kidney Wort as remedies for torpid bowels piles back pain and general wellness promising cure without further treatment.
An advertisement denounces stimulants as causes of premature graves and family desolation. It touts Brown's Iron Brevers as a medicine curing weakness and decay, improving nervous, muscular, and digestive organs, and producing healthy blood and strength. Price one dollar.
Direct connection details issued for East West North-West and South-West trains. Through tickets, times, sleeping cars, and contacts provided for E B Thomas and A J Smith. Daily and special trains listed from Morrow and Columbus Union Station with connections at Xenia to Springfield Dayton and other points.
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