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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1888
Page
3
The piece surveys the land boom driven by western railroad growth and rising values, warns of a crash without a solid basis, notes the risks of speculative investments, and cites Warner's safe care as a remedy for disease and finance. It ends with a humorous office-boy exchange about an editor.
The advertisement urges bracing up from low spirits and poor appetite with an alterative that purifies blood and revives liver and kidneys. It promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic for vitality and strength, priced at 50 cents a bottle at H. K. Dorr's Drug Store.
A village sign misleads tourists who read I cure a goose. My wife cures ganders until they learn it means I cure agues and my wife cures jaundice. The quip amuses visitors and reveals a wordplay riddle.
An old advertisement touts a Salve for many skin ailments with money back guarantee. The page also recalls a barberric joke where an author’s tragedy and comedy are confused. Other lines promote dyspepsia tablets and a toning remedy, all attributed to multiple sellers.
Last Thursday morning the township local option bill moved through the House after debate. The Hamilton county delegation opposed it with calls for two weeks delay to consult voters. Supporters argued constitutionality while some members urged further consideration before passage.
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for widespread female disorders. It claims relief from weakness, pale emaciation, loss of appetite, and fatigue, promising restored health and vigor. The tone urges distressed patients to seek the remedy for lasting improvement.
The text recalls John Sherman limiting New York District Attorney revenue case expenses to 5,000 per year after previous expenditures of 20,000 to 30,000. Secretary Fairchild issued a circular lifting that cap, allowing many Democratic lawyers to be hired without restraint.
This ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best spring medicine to purify the blood and improve appetite. It claims the remedy strengthens digestion, boosts appetite, and keeps kidneys and liver active, preparing the body for warmer weather.
The sugar tariff protects Southern industry while the wool tariff shields Northern interests. Cleveland urges free wool and no sugar protection for Northern Republicans, omitting the $58,000,000 sugar tax benefiting Democratic backers. This is a clear political cause and effect.
A troubling remark shows CK Butcher instructing an assistant to break the bones of Mr Williams’ hope and place Mr Smith’s ribs in a basket, while telling Mrs Black to take Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup for her cold. The language implies threats and unsettling taunts directed at individuals.
Readable parts point to a nameless online reader or editor. The text is garbled with repeated vowels and lacks clear dates people or places. No verifiable event or entity can be identified from the fragment.
David Ross Locke known as Petroleum V. Nasby died at his Toledo home on February 15. Born September 20, 1833 in Vestal New York, he edited the Mansfield Herald and Findlay Jeffersonian and created the Nasby letters whose anti slavery stance and Civil War influence earned praise from Lincoln and others. He once sought a captain’s commission but stayed with his pen.
Rev H H Fairall editor of the Iowa Methodist endorses Ely s Dream Balm after testing its cures for catarrh. He notes ministers suffer head and throat troubles and states a thorough course will cure most catarrh, recommending Ely s Cream Balm highly.
Heeston Morris of Wyoming Territory was the first US woman named Justice of the Peace. A tall, Elizabethan profile, she reportedly frightened criminals as a feared officer. A drunk man arrested pleaded to be tried before her rather than by male judges.
A historical remedy claims to regulate bodily functions and prevent much suffering. It emphasizes a castive bowel with a complex sallow state and disturbed sleep as conditions remedied by its use. The language aims to reassure readers of its charm and certainty.
An observer notes a black man stretched on the sand in Florida, too lazy to brush flies from his face. The item suggests people may crave warm weather yet avoid places with numerous flies, a dichotomy that could cut both ways.
A man demands a written recommendation after alleging another called him a liar. The exchange centers on securing a job in an Omaha real estate office and the need for formal proof.
Fragmentary text cites a Meine editor who authored a striking temperance themed page for shocking effects. It contrasts the old use of editorial we with the self reference our and hints at a longstanding journalistic practice.
Last night the C. H. I. Co. held a grand masquerade at the Opera House with 75 masked couples and about LUO spectators. Notables included Oscar Newman as Don Carlos and H. K. Terry as the Negro Dude. The Tinny Hill Orchestra of Logan was praised for its performance and the event was described as one of the finest social affairs in town. Dr Sellers Cough Syrup advertised as a remedy for colds and croup.
A wife finds her husband’s love letters in a trunk, remarking on their romance. The husband responds that he is hungry and asks if dinner is ready, showing a domestic moment with playful tension.
A cryptic dialog questions banana skins and a man on the sidewalk. The passage markets Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for skin diseases and mentions an incident in Georgia where concealed anger led to five prisoners being freed from jail.
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