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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1888
Page
2
The Ohio Republican League plans a Lincoln Day banquet on February 18. Prominent Republican speakers will read toasts, delivering eloquent and patriotic remarks that reflect well on the speakers and the party.
The article lists pupils achieving high marks in subjects such as Arithmetic English Grammar U S History Latin Geometry and more including Emma Graham John Brown Nathan Hill Lizzie Foster and Wesley Lawrence among others. It also notes a Pom eroy arrest for public drunkenness linked to a Athens youth after his father's death and reports a recent snowfall with a cold snap. An advertisement by A Laird offers fresh No 1 quality groceries at reduced cash prices opposite the Edwards House.
An Athens shopper notes Elias Graham's family grocery offers unmatched variety quality and low prices opposite the Forwards House, claiming no rival in town equals its stock-in-trade.
A. Laird announces a first class cook will serve meals at all hours at a popular price of twenty cents at the Main Street restaurant opposite Edwards House. The offer emphasizes quality service and value.
Desirable two story frame house listed for sale. Inquiries should be made at the MESSENGER office.
Advertisement from Will O Foley promotes best quality seafood during season at the meat market located under the Messenger office.
M. P. Murphy states tobacco prices have risen but plans to sell at old rates, claiming ample stock. Best quality fresh oysters advertised by office of Will. Foley.
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Farmers are urged to add one quart or more of Linseed Oil Meal to each cow’s feed to increase milk production and richness of cream. The meal is also touted as valuable for horses sheep and hogs and is available at D. M. Burchfield's Big Bonanza Grocery in Athens Ohio.
The paper advertises a year subscription for two dollars with a free royal octavo medical book valued at five dollars. Delinquents paying arrears plus a year in advance also receive the book. The ad touts the book as the best home medical reference, detailing its size, binding, and unique instruction on detecting illness before treating it.
The article extols a medical book that helps distinguish dangerous diseases from common ailments and advises when to call a physician. It presents methods from multiple medical schools, highlights chapters on diseases of women and infants and the sick room, and praises its practical, child friendly approach. The offer includes a $2.00 price for the eight page MESSENGER with the book, plus twenty cents postage.
Advertises Dr Guysort's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal tonic. Claims to purify blood, improve kidney and digestive health, and restore strength, asserting physicians endorse its composition and curative effects. Presents as a safe cure for urinary weakness and general illness.
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