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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
7
OLE PALSEN reports eight years fishing the Columbia near Astoria Oregon when he hauled a twelve foot fish not a sturgeon. It bore a straight horn above the eyes about three inches long and three inches in diameter at the base, tapering to a needle sharp point.
An editorial urges strict regulation of dynamite manufacture and stronger penalties for carrying concealed weapons. It argues dynamite possession signals criminal intent and calls Ohio and other states to adopt new laws. Also contains an advertisement for Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and a quip about people not seeing the world clearly.
At a recent spiritualist gathering in St Louis the shade of anarchist Louis Lingg appeared after Thomas Jefferson condemned Henry George land theory. Lingg claimed he did not intend harm with bombs and stated he will make progress if he tries. He denied knowledge of the bombs’ source from women.
Advertises Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as pleasant convenient and effective for dyspepsia flatulence and constipation. Says guaranteed and sold at 25 cents by C. B. Henderson. Mentions Mrs. Neepduam of Bristol Vermont who will be ninety four in 1889 and still seeking the dilemma.
A reflective essay compares life to a river toward the sea, while a church policy note reports the Roman Curia banning the Greek cross among Ruthenian Catholics and forcing adoption of the Latin cross, widening Polish–Ruthenian political rifts.
Mr W H Morgan a Lake City merchant suffered a severe cold with coughing and breathing trouble that progressed toward consumption. After trying many remedies he found immediate relief with Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption, using about six bottles and remaining well. Trial bottle free at H K Dorr s Drug Store.
A Californian observer notes that seal skins stay scarce not from abundance but from market controls. The report explains how traders limit supply and set prices with London and Paris fur brokers each spring. A separate item recounts Willie Neilson of Hamburg Park California dying after a bone fragment pierced an artery during a late night animal bone setting journey. The joke panel features Buck and Charlie debating smoking and a doctor’s advice. An advert promotes Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup for home use amid tight costs.
Kansas reporters describe a waves of booms from gas wells to salt, sugar, and now pottery clay. Daily discoveries of clay deposits spark speculation about a new industry surge in the region.
An advertisement mentions Worth of Paris backing basketball effort and notes slow adoption. It promotes Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a popular cure for coughs and colds at 25 cents. A fisherman near St Paul keeps a large pond trout, trained to eat from his hand, showing joy by leaping. Dyspepsia remedies by Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets claim cure for indigestion and constipation at 25 or 50 cents with a guard against failure. Dr Sellers remedies are touted for chest throat conditions.
A reader from Amesville Ohio explains California's warm year round climate. He argues a heated Pacific current along with a western Arctic wind barrier created by a long coastal mountain range prevents harsh winters and sustains perpetual spring from the coast to Mexico.
The piece discusses Judge Biddle’s Shackamaxon Bank ruling on check presentation risk and consumer claims about various remedies. It also mentions Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites, Scott’s Emulsion, and advertisements for medicines and dental products, noting horse teeth fabrication and other assorted items with period tone.
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