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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1887
Page
6
A fortune teller reads the sitter's fate noting a troubling intimate friend named Demi-John. The sitter confirms the name may cause trouble and a serious quarrel is predicted. At home the sitter finds the name written in cabalistic script and learns his friend’s full name.
A vintage advertisement touts Athlophoros as an internal cure for rheumatism and related ailments. It features Mrs. Martha Tenney of London Ohio describing years of suffering and relief after using five bottles, and appeals to druggists to stock the product or refer customers to Athlophoros No 112 Wall Street New York. It claims benefits for liver kidney diseases weakness and other conditions.
In Cherokee County North Carolina a family cursed by Cain's mark emerges. Henry Mortimer kills his brother Edward after a money dispute, then endures strange sleepless visions and hair-pulling hauntings. Henry refuses arrest, but the tale centers on his enduring punishment and fear of light. Also notes on catarrh cures and various odd items.
Practical recipes from Juliet Corson in Harper's Bazar outline economical omelets using salt fish rice bread and eggs plus salt pork fried and baked with gravy variations. The page also includes rural kitchen tips on salting boiling frying and a brief dialogue about Chicago Anarchists and marriage with a dark humorous tone.
A Peabody Mass mother recounts nearly seven months of scarred scalp and bodily eczema in her eight year old son. after trying physicians with no relief she used Cuticura remedies starting January 11 and reports complete cure. endorsements from local merchants and physicians accompany the testimonial noting widespread satisfaction.
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