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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1881
Page
4
A poem fragment contemplates various silences in life and death with a meditation on meaning and renewal. The speaker contrasts quiet moments with a future shout of delight as silences vanish.
An aged railroad engineer recalls life on the Pennsylvania Central lines. He recounts his son Charley growing up amid engines and dangers, his wife Mary, Dev il's Run, and the bond of pards between father and son on the road.
A freight night run through a blizzard ends with a near disaster at Devil's Run culvert. The crew and passengers rescue a baby wrapped in blankets, revive a sleeping child, lose the line, and mourn the boy Charley as trains run in mourning. The tale blends survival, heroism, and a mother’s grief.
The notice urges writing to Mrs Lydia E Pinkham at 233 Western Avenue Lynn Mass for names of women reportedly restored to health by her Vegetable Compound. It claims a positive cure for stubborn female weakness and urges correspondence.
The Dial previews a two volume biography by William Henry Smith to be published by Robert Clarke and Co of Cincinnati. It features letters from Washington St Clair Reed Wayne Wilson Greene and other Revolutionary heroes and revises key events including Ticonderoga Trenton Princeton and Bemis Heights with new material from Governor Worthington papers and other official records.
Battle Creek record notes THOS G KNOX testimonial dated January 31 1879 praising Hop Bitters for relief from indigestion and general debility after years of illness. The subscriber states he was advised by his doctor to take the remedy and felt almost instant relief.
A fragment notes December 1 as the anniversary of John Brown's 1859 hanging. A chilling claim describes a woman with flesh eaten from her arm by scrofula and sinews visible, alongside mention of "Lindsey's Blood Searcher" curing her, attributed to J. Ralston of Elderton, Pennsylvania.
Harper's Bazar presents a new illustrated volume blending literature art and fashion. It touts stories poems and essays by top European and American writers and highlights premier engravings and fashion authority for the season.
A program offering ArT INTERCHANGE and ART WorkK MANUALS yields thirty eight papers and more than one hundred fifty distinct designs in a year. A discount is available for clubs of four or more.
Harper's Magazine introduces its sixty fourth volume with the December number. Charles Francis Adams Jr cites its status as a leading illustrated periodical and its American literary and artistic excellence. The 1882 volumes promise to surpass prior issues with contributions from eminent British writers and artists.
Harper's Weekly offers January issue start, options to begin with the next number after order. Last twelve annual volumes available in cloth binding, mailed prepaid or via express if freight under one dollar per volume. Cloth cases mailed postpaid for $1.00 each. Remittances by Post Office Money Order or Draft. Address Harper & Brothers New York.
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