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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1883
Page
3
In a private office Halliday and son discuss a rich widow named Wilkins, age 26 with a Paris schoolgirl daughter and a fortune. The son pursues love while the father approves then reveals the widow becomes his wife, causing a tangle that ends with a marriage and a thriving Halliday & Son business.
Mrs Fitz-Nickell boasts of a new, efficient French cook to a visitor. The cook then asks in a humorous brogue whether to pale the potatoes or bite them with their jackets on, as Harper's notes a light, witty exchange.
The Abilene Gazette quotes a pastor from a prominent church who refused a $100 salary raise, saying the hardest part of his labor had been collecting pay and that $100 more would be unbearable. The item is part of a broader advancement of learning theme.
A January 24 tremor on Wilkesbarre PA causes ground subsidence over 60 acres. Homes topple, a large brick school is damaged, chimneys fall, and residents flee as old mines collapse. nearly three minutes of shaking leaves streets in disarray and fear. Nearby Maine deer trade features an albino buck weighing about 250 pounds killed near Aurora. An editorial in the Day ton Journal urges a State Asylum for the incurable insane to replace county infirmaries.
Chicago considers raising liquor license fees based on how far bars are from City Hall. Reformers backing the plan argue the approach aligns with policy goals, while critics question its fairness and impact on districts distant from the hall.
A Western paper reports a hen killed itself by its own action after being frightened when a woman allegedly threatened to throw a stone. The incident reflects a peculiar poultry tragedy cited by the Boston Post.
A philosophical aside notes that self view as genius may not affect wealth. It contrasts personal belief with external perception, suggesting that being seen as a genius by others may yield a comfortable life regardless of true talent.
The readable portion shows garbled OCR about dyes and colors with no clear event, date, or identifiable entities. No coherent recordable facts present to summarize.
An old proverb frames the banter as a one legged Yankee orator named Jones outwits an Irishman in a war of wit. Jones claims Irish blood settled in his left leg and had it cut off. The Irish reply jokes that it would have been better if the blood had settled in his head.
Mrs Ingram daughter of Capt Hugh McKelvery testified in a Pittsburg Allegheny chamber about a misdiagnosis of cancer for six years. Doctors misled her with Leruna claimed to cure cancer as ulcers healed. The tale was reported as part of a broader life feature by Dr Hartman.
James Buchanan era Lancaster readers praised Mishler’s Herb Bitters in letters. John Kantz of Lancaster reported a lockjaw relief after five to six weeks, noting cure within one week. The remedy is depicted as widely endorsed and successful.
The passage touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best purifying aid to blood and energy. It also reports a Brooklyn woman trapping a burglar and notes a drop in robberies since. Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is praised by thousands of families for its effectiveness.
S. L. Tenney of Urbana Ohio credits Brown's Iron Hitters with restoring his health during general debility and nervous prostration in a concise testimonial.
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