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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1902
Page
2
Fragmented humor and notes mix with joking science on monkeys and cotton, swell-head critiques, a bevy of odd incidents, and brief reports from Beamtown to Suckerville. The column reads as a collage of humorous items, local color, and pointed opinions from a bygone era.
A fragmentary regional sketch portrays Kentucky as a hazardous land where whiskey and violence shape daily life. The piece blends grim scenes of moonshining and fatal encounters with pastoral nostalgia, ending with a local correspondent’s note about Glade, Ey.
A group of English visitors in Chicago hears American jokes and discovers the point after a dead man says he just saw the joke. A humorous streetcar anecdote follows about a bet and a loss, then odd scientific comparisons about speed and distances among the moon, earth, Venus, and stars.
A lengthy, period tone examination traces dog name origins from greyhounds to spaniels. It cites Shye terriers, Dandy Dinmont, bloodhounds, stag hounds, preyhound debates, beagle roots, beagles and spitz legends, Dalmatian carriage dogs, Spitzbergen myths, and poodle etymology. It also notes setter, collie, and mastiff derivations.
A New York Times fragment shows a family scene where a paterfamilias tries to teach Peterfamilias and Willie chess to keep Willie at home. The dialogue reveals playful misunderstandings of chess pieces and rules as the lesson ends with the teacher pausing mid game.
A vintage ad extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the premier cure for cuts burns bruises and inflammation. It claims relief for boils ulcers felons skin eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee and notes sale at W. H. McKee's drug store amid a testimonial.
An 1900s ad lists headache causes from poor ventilation to malaria and promotes Kerauses Headache Capsules as a quick cure priced at 25c, sold by Cline's Pharmacy. Another short note promotes Jell-O as a fast two minute dessert with four flavors, available at grocers.
Notice to teachers lists monthly exam dates on the second Saturday except December and January. Many tests planned for May and August, with the Borwell examination on the first Saturday of April and May. By order of Board of Examiners. FP. 3. Cénltrep, Clerk.
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