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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1873
Page
3
Athens county brief recalls weather, street conditions, and local notices. Mentions Duflap murder trial delay, Chillicotheans to inauguration, railroad fare drops, Masonic officer installations, and community updates on subscriptions, business moves, and a pastoral discourse. Includes reflections on charity, a long letter from Trinity Parsonage, and a portrait of local memory.
A late 19th century Athens Ohio column notes a Monday meeting on the Big Run railroad project. It urges local citizens to back the Federal Creek Valley line as vital to unlock eastern county wealth and to join in building and financing. It also lists post office letters and social notices, with ads and local business pitches.
Selig & Co will stay open and boost holiday cheer with low prices on goods at Donnan & Pickering and Dorr's drug store full of perfumes toilet sets and the Marechioness cigar at Bozmans. Watch Ze nners for seasonable goods and frames at Walker’s bookstore. The Athens Cemetery Association holds its annual meeting January 5 1974 at 6 PM. Creditors to A L Roach urged to settle by January 1 1874.
An 1878 testimonial ad touts Dr A Boschee's German Syrup and California Vegetable Cough Pectoral as cures for coughs colds consumption and related chest illnesses. It claims over two million free sample bottles and urges readers to consult their druggist. The letter-like copy appeals to readers to share the promotion.
An 1878 advertisement claims Brown's Vermifuge cures stomach worms in children without harming them. It asserts a pure preparation free from adulterants, sold by Curtia & Brown at 215 Fulton Street New York for twenty five cents a box, dated July 10 1878.
Baltimore market report notes high supply of hogs and demand with prospects for higher prices. Cattle receipts lighter with active demand and higher quotations, while beef and other items show varied movement. Prices and quotations listed across commodities, reflecting a fluctuating but generally firm market.
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