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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1882
Page
6
The page cites residents and officials debating Prohibition, with references to police actions, temperance pressures, and public unrest. The text mentions rumors of government oversight and local merchants amid a climate of alcohol control and social strain in nearby counties.
A fragmented passage accuses fraudsters using the word Hops while accusing political figures of racist planks and salary warrants. It markets Dr C W Benson Celery and Chamomile Pills for headaches and dyspepsia and warns about pension frauds amid national concerns.
Letters praise Peruna remedies and opium reduction, with Mrs Ellen Maynard reporting health improvements. Also noted is Joseph Cook’s New York lecture on religious signs of the times and commentary on jockeys and riding. Obituary mentions Robert McRwis a prominent Boston lawyer and early abolitionist.
A jumble of ad blurbs and brief notes including Shiloh’s Cure remedies for croup and bronchitis, a Vermont woman in court on numerous counts, and various quips about digestion, pilots, and a Boston Advertiser item. Mentions Oscar winner, China pills, and Ayer’s Pills as advertised cures.
Dr Marchisi offers Catholicon a female remedy guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded. Claims to cure ovarian issues, inflammation ulcers falling bearing down irregularities barrenness change of life leucorrhoea and related weakness. Priced $1.00 and $1.50 per bottle. Pamphlet free from Dr J B Marchisi Utica NY. For sale by E R Lash noisly.
Local notice announces Dr. Marchisi’s Italian Pile Ointment with guarantee to cure or money refunded. It claims Internal External Blind Bleeding or Itching Piles and is priced at 56 cents per box. Sold by E R Lash.
The fragment references a March catalog entry from Lovell Company publishers listing a 12mo volume with a neat all cover and gold black geet. It appears as an RIPTIVE CATALOGUE note with publisher John W. Lovell.
Auction note mentions lasting price figures and sets sold by E.R Lash with fragments reading Hackmpetack and associated terms.
The Tribune proclaims strength and national influence for 1883 84, highlighting telegraph and cable news. It markets premium books including Wood's Household Practice and Ridpath’s History with bundled subscriptions. It touts editorial independence and commitment to Republican reform while detailing subscription deals and encyclopedias.
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