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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1887
Page
7
An elderly Richland Tennessee resident, Alex Staggs, hoards experimental remedies for a stubborn corn. A tale recalls his powder-based cure and a risky DIY attempt that nearly injured him. The piece also riffs on poker maxims, public policy tensions, and satirical notes about Bibles in infirmaries and whisky laws in California.
A string of items from a newspaper page weaves a risqué anecdote about a young statistician courting a lady, then wanders to quips about Union politics, Ely’s Dream Balm and gasoline dangers, a cough cure endorsement, and a dry goods store paying large sums for art bids. Notable mentions include Abe Lincoln, George Washington, Cleopatra, Napoleon, and a Rochester Union aside.
Mrs. Nancy Frost, nearly 165, lives ten miles above Marietta on the Muskingum river. She crossed the Ohio in 1789 as part of her father’s family, landing at Marietta and enduring pioneer life. The note hopes she survives to join Marietta’s Ohio settlement centennial. The item also comments on marriage fates, a boxing-marriage anecdote, and various advertisements including SOZODONT and Spalding's Glue.
An advertisement touts Rough on Bile pills as a small dose with big results, pleasant to use and stomach friendly, plus a perfect washing powder praised for fabrics, linens, and laundry benefits. Also includes a patent remedy offer by W A Noyes in Rochester for respiratory and nervous conditions with free recipe via mail. The Washington Critic fragment shows a couple scene snippet.
The Tuk Gospel Temperance movement notes a notable outcome as it inspires men to expound the Gospel of Christ, whose history had nearly faded from memory, signaling renewed religious discourse.
A destitute actor begged a St Louis railroad agent for a pass to Chicago. With passes scarce and prices rising, he proposed a half rate ticket or a note for the amount. The agent refused, citing strict rules, prompting the actor to ask for whisky or strychnine to end his misery.
Mumps measles and lung fever run through Fisher Smith family near Stewart. Rev P T Butt conducts protracted meeting at Stewart with unclear success. Frost Baptists closed their protracted meeting. Horatio Bean, comrade in 18th O V T, visited. Dick A R McKinstry of Albany Echo a guest. Beebe school taught by Leta Ansel closed. Small scale thefts reported in township nightly. Wm P Barrows attended Prohibition meeting at Athens. H M Crippen of Kilvert moved to Athens for wagon business and factory of wagon brake. Wheat looks good but crisis looms in next three weeks. C D
The ad praises Hood and Co as experienced pharmacists and urges readers to test Hood’s Sarsaparilla with unsolicited testimonials as proof. It notes readers’ distrust of worthless compounds and claims the medicine has strong curative value. Also mentions a pure iron ore sample in Howard county Arkansas and a scientist’s odd wind color observation.
An OCR fragment shows scattered times and numbers with unclear context. Readable items include 12 pm 1a 206 3pm 427 52 016 30 pm 6 pm 8 10 with no full event details or identifiers to identify dates locations or participants.
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