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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1900
Page
2
A reflective column explores sentimental life and the value of nurture in rural families. It contrasts the farm boy’s joys with the girl left at home, urging sympathy for ambitious girls and urging parents to brighten her path with education and encouragement.
A Dayton Ohio resident, Mrs Elizabeth Gates, testifies that Doans Kidney Pills relieved years of back pain, bearing down, and kidney weakness. She credits the remedy with restoring her health and urges others to use it. Sold by all dealers 30 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doans.
A Chicago Times-Herald cartoon caption jokes about a man offering to introduce him to a clever girl while the other man declines, citing fatigue from daily brain work and wanting rest in the evening. The exchange captures light, witty newspaper humor from the era.
Claimed by mutual friends that a man intends to take another's wife. The husband insists his spouse remains at home. A terse exchange follows with terse denials and suspicions.
The text presents a quirky misrendering of a moral proverb about fault and excuse, noting that blame travels through degrees of blameworthiness amid a playful, archaic voice. It hints at a satirical critique of excuses in coded verse.
An illustrated hog processing layout describes a 50 foot lever pole and a 16 foot post with a clevis hinge, pins, and chains to hang hogs above a scalding vat. A platform beside the vat supports scraping, with a post and cross-pieces for storage, plus a rope to assist lifting and pelting. Ohio Farmer contributor G Allshouse notes clear advantages.
An enraged husband confronts betrayal and declares he can never again take his partner's hand, insisting he has been gravely deceived. The heated exchange captures a dramatic moment of personal rupture and damaged trust.
A Frightful Blander will often cause a horrible burn scald or cut. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the pain and promptly heal it. Cures fever sores ulcers boils corns and all skin eruptions. Best pile cure on earth. Only 25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Said by McKee druggist.
Wise system joke about a saloonist and new bartender contrasts a rule never to overserve with the bartender’s doubt. Quips from Baltimore American and Chicago Record reflect social humor. An ad from American Mfg Co Terre Haute seeks men to sell Poultry Mixture and Insect Destroyer with $15 weekly and expens es.
Fragmentary dialogue discusses a player named Melda Good tana and Tio predicting a win by playing cards well. The exchange mentions a fair hand and hearts as trumps, reflecting a poker style wager reported by the Philadelphia Bulletin.
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