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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1887
Page
6
A wise youth starts a family bank with father as board, siblings and mother as depositors. The cashier Willie deposits nickels and pennies while the family adds coins. When a dime goes missing for fare, Willie spots the shortage and restores the funds. The tale ends with a lesson in banking basics on a placard on the bank.
A dialogue about a bank cashiers and directors overdrawing funds ends with a compromise to resume payments and avoid prosecution. The piece uses a Chicago Rambler tone and blends other short items on aging, school life, and moral observations with brief notices from local life and business.
An advertisement touts Athlophoros as a safe quick cure for rheumatism neuralgia and headaches. It cites a Cincinnati man’s testimonial of dramatic relief after using Athlophoros and Athlophoros Pills and notes availability through the Athlophoros Co. at 112 Wall Street New York with carriage paid pricing.
A Peabody father reports an eight year old boy with scalp disease worsened by itching and hair loss, treated unsuccessfully by doctors until January. Seven months later, after using Cuticura Remedies, the illness vanished, hair returned, scalp cleaned. witnesses, including a local friend, confirm the cure as truth and not exaggeration.
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