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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
3
Transcribed notes show visits and social ties in Latrobe and nearby towns. Residents like Mrs Skinner and Rev C C Gound host gatherings, while charity efforts such as turkey donations aid churches and the poor. An Alexander Township educational rally reveals calls for centralized supervision and standardized school funding guidance.
An old advertisement touts Bucekien' A salve as the best remedy for cuts sores ulcers and skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and sells for 25 cents a box by W. E. VicKee. The notice also claims Hentcs ey has thirteen loans and mentions divorce and marriage hints.
An antique advertising passage extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female troubles and related symptoms. It asserts natural health benefits, renewed strength, and improved appearance, claiming long-standing use by a named physician at a hospital in New York and appealing to anxious readers about taboos and examinations.
Mrs. Hartford Connecticut reports relief from nervousness and bodily ailments after using Karls Clover Root Tea. She claims the remedy calmed nerves, improved constipation, kidney and bowel trouble, and restored health and strength. Sold by E.R. in Somp.
A handwritten testimonial from Mrs Frances Mo Baggett of Knoxville Tennessee praises Parun as a cure for two years of female weakness after other remedies failed. She credits Dr Hartman’s advertisement and urges others to seek Pern-naj treatment from The Pern-na Teng Miuiactivity Company in Columbus UK for a free trial copy.
A fragmented report notes Agout People staying at Mill and nearing completion of the opera Iris possibly to be produced in Monaco. It mentions Rudyard Kipling and Thomas Hardy in Dorchester negotiations, Morgan smoking costs, and Tavana cigars for him sent to Cuba each year. Picquet the plumber who helped at the Bazar de la Charite fire was recently married in Parkia Molle.
The passage touts Fleetric Bitters as the best nerve tonic and blood purifier, claiming it tones the nerves, stimulates the liver, aids digestion, and purifies blood. It also extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills for blood cleansing and digestive relief, cites hippocrits of household gods, and promotes King’s New Discovery for coughs and throat ailments, with local store details and testimonials.
Jadyy Johnsons district in Alaska boasts a vast territorial reach of about 609000 square miles. Judge Charles Sumner Johnson, appointed by President McKinley, handles cases across more than one sixth of the United States, spanning latitudes 34 to 71 and longitudes 13 to 20 degrees west. The article outlines Johnsons background from Jones County to Nebraska and Alaska, noting his diverse career and influence in early territorial governance.
Fragmented text mentions Cyttari I s genus and Lat for Baud, a reading public upheaval, and an aging Ruma father. Names include Lis Fash and John McCoulough, with Smith D. Pry as signature, but details are obscured and positions unclear.
A Scottish officer, Major Jameson, was struck by lightning while gathering mushrooms with his family in a meadow. The bolt ripped clothing and gear, lifting his boots and tearing his jacket and gaiters. he died shortly after, his body severely pierced and clothes torn beyond recognition.
The piece contrasts Western life with modern specialization, noting versatility as essential. It cites a town sign offering “afternoons-at-law real estate and insulation” and a store ad for “wall paper and marriage license,” illustrating varied occupations and casual attitudes toward work in the era.
A young Chinese inventor known as Chan drew crowds from college professors and merchants as he solved intricate problems on a counting device. He displayed dexterity with beads and contraption, proving himself a wizard at calculations and claiming ancestry of 2000 years. A curious incident with a wig amused onlookers at the street scene.
A highly fragmented, poetic prose piece references Golden Days era imagery with lines about sunlight, roses, and wistful towns. It names figures and places in a dreamlike collage, mentioning The Test Workd Sill and Wilke W Maway among scattered tributes, with scattered notes on freedom and leisure.
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