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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented reflective column mocks how adults interpret news and manners, touching on honesty in reporting, a wrecked railway, holiday charity, and the fading belief in Santa Claus as children grow. The piece muses on credibility, gossip, and the change from wonder to practical realism.
The article discusses consuming fat substitutes like Scott's Emulsion for digestion and lung disease, praises heroes in a train wreck rescue, and reflects on Christmas trees, locust timber farming, and criticism of John Alexander Dowie as a crank. It covers public notices and rural advice alongside cultural notes and anecdotes.
A杂 mix of Victorian ad blurbs and scattered commentary cites Perry Davis Painkiller and Witch Hazel while railing against crime and wealth inequality. It notes a Detroit bank wrecker Andrews and hints at political moves around Roosevelt and Chicago.
A list of marriage license pairs and locations including Nelsonville Athens and Winston Legens with assorted misspelled names such as William F Mably Myreal Barker Samuel Wilcok and Nefslie Seaéz Harry F L Sims and Sis Kimberly Edward Martin Maude Hanning Clouster Gilbert Doudinot Blanch Smith Rapes A Dangherer Ollie G Coe and others. The fragmentary text shows couples and towns but many names are garbled or incomplete.
Beall Miss. resident cites Dr King’s New Discovery as curing his wife after other remedies failed. Four bottles fully cured her with rapid improvement. Guaranteed by W H Maker Drug firm. Trial bottles free. Dr W S Scott to visit Hotel Berry Monday January. Special eye diseases care offered in Bidar.
A curious ad speaks of a “rich remedy” to ward off cold weather and claims to free lungs from harm. It notes a mixed six men and six women jury seated in Chicago for a child abuse trial, marking a first in the Direct Stereo system. Also touts California Prune Wafer to aid digestion. Bees and beehives are referenced with a note on bee dispatches.
Dyspepsia marks a weak stomach not a bad cook, Hood's Sarsaparilla restores appetite and digestive tone, easing Christmas dinner distress. Turkey orders guns from Krupp in Germany, Cramp Shipbuilding finishes a swift cruiser in Philadelphia.
Mothers are urged that croup can be prevented by early use of Chamblillian's Cordial Remedy at the first hoarseness or after the rough cough appears. The remedy is sold by W H McKee's DrugStore and is claimed to dispel all symptoms. Also notes Chicago strikes and unionization of firemen and police, amid talk of stopping nonunion workers.
An odd mix of patent medicine claims and political notes fills the page. Dr King s New Life Pills advertise relief for dyspepsia dizziness headache and liver or bowel issues at W H McKee s Drug Store. President Roosevelt presented 185 Christmas turkeys to White House staff married men.
A fragment discusses using a damp flannel bound with Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a substitute for a plaster to ease back, side, or chest pain. It mentions Pain Balm as a remedy for neuralgia, muscular ache, and rheumatic pain sold by W. Ho Me and Rhee's Drug Store Panam. Also notes a drifting editorial theme about population and unrelated topics.
The undersigned Charles D. Hopkins has been appointed administrator of the estate of Mary Burk, late of Athuns vonutr, Ohio, deceased. Date this 28th day of November.
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