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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1876
Page
5
In 1876 the roster shows Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio for President with Stewart L. Woodford of New York for Vice President. The publication dates February 17 and the editor Co. EB M Jennings are noted.
Mr Pendleton argues Ohio Democrats should re-adopt their previous platform. Winslow, a Boston forger, was arrested in London and will be sent home for trial under the extradition treaty. The Republican caucus favors early adjournment. The Centennial Appropriation Bill clears the Senate by a large margin. Cox introduces the vulgarism dry up in Congress.
Report highlights President claiming absence from cabinet meetings during tense period. Democrats in legislature accused of obstructing business to prolong session. References to Blaine, Hill, and Confederate Democracy, plus notes on diseases and a bank rupt law repeal. Ohio tax on dogs debated. Assembly debates removal of mystic ties amid church influence.
A Marietta figure backs Hon. R. M. Stimson for Secretary of State at the upcoming Republican State Convention. The endorsement praises his intelligence, statistics skill, two Senate terms, and party service, arguing he offers strong popular appeal to carry the State ticket.
Reverdy Johnson, eminent statesman and jurist, was found dead Thursday evening at 8 15 near the Executive Mansion in Annapolis Maryland. He had dined that day with Governor Carroll and appeared in good health, then walked with the Governor to the parlor before collapsing on the carriage-way stones with fatal head injuries. A portable theory cites vertigo leading to a fall. The Republic urges witnesses to report on rebel prison conditions as part of a broader historical inquiry.
In a New Orleans dated January 29 1876 Jefferson Davis counters Blaine and Garfield charges of mistreatment of Union prisoners. He denies harshness at Andersonville Florence Salisbury Belle Isle Libby Castle Thunder and rejects exchange policy. Survivors of Andersonville form an association and are urged to testify.
Philadelphia letters describe the approach of the Centennial Exposition, with foreign commissioners arriving, rail lines expanding, Wagonnette car service, and abundant lodging concerns. Prices drop for admission and transport, aiding moderate means, while public schools suspend sessions to allow participation and observation of art, industry, and education.
The announcement highlights ready made clothing at unprecedented low figures. The wording emphasizes that such low prices have not been seen before at Zenner & Co.
Bozman Bros Wholesale and Retail received an exhaustive line of fresh fine cut smoking tobaccos covering all standard brands known to the trade. The stock is offered for wholesale and retail customers.
Special notice urges use of Boschee's German Syrup to combat pneumonia lung fever coughs colds and other throat and lung diseases. It claims two doses cure the worst case and offers a sample bottle for 10 cents with regular bottles at 75 cents. Donnan and Pickering are named as local druggists.
Patent medicine advertisement touts Dr Morris syrup as a universal cure for coughs colds and respiratory diseases promising immediate relief. It claims purity scientific preparation and guaranteed satisfaction with trial size ten cents and urges asking for Horehound.
An 1860s style advertisement extols two forms of Centaur Liniment. The White liniment targets the human family for ailments from worms to teething irritability, while the Yellow liniment is for horses and animals, claiming relief from wounds sprains and strains. The notice dates around May 4.
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