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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
2
A reflective column mocks holiday follies and social pretensions. It derides complacent reformers, wedding invitations, and newspaper vanity while noting a green Christmas superstition and the era’s political quirks. The piece juxtaposes idle convenience with moral sharpness across social types and leaders.
A fragment from a historical column describes how two-door church entry patterns divided men and women. It recalls a bygone era when from dawn prayer to evening sermons the sexes entered separately and mingling followed after services, noting evolving church architecture and social habits.
Testimonial from Evcarenge Forpes of Lebanon Kansas claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cured chronic catarrh after five bottles. The ad states catarrh causes headaches and impaired senses and that a constitutional tonic is needed. It touts Hood's as soothing mucous membranes and strengthening the system.
A reflective poem urges honoring the common soldiers who fight and pay the price alongside leaders. It says victory at Manila and other wars relies on both generals and ordinary men who man guns, sail ships, and endure danger.
A railroad tale recounts a pale man with red hair and gold spectacles who clashes with conductors over Brimton stops. A string of jumpers, ghostly warnings, and nervous staff culminates in a fatal leap and a conductor's collapse, hinting at eerie omens on the rails.
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