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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1888
Page
14
The Attorney General issued an official opinion stating third term prisoners cannot be held in prison for life after completing their definite terms unless life is in the original sentence. He doubts a court could impose such life sentences without proper presentment and defense. The opinion may lead to release of many third term inmates still held beyond their original sentences.
An old advertisement notes an $8500 reward for a chronic nasal catarrh cure the Sage's catarrh remedy fails to cure. The text then shifts to a dialogue about drinking whisky for warmth, with a moral tone.
Born Burdette argues people should embrace their differences. He compares individuals to gems and flowers, saying God intended variety. He notes simple goods like spring water and Bibles cost less than vice and alcohol, illustrating value in modest lives.
An advertisement touts Ackers as the best Blood Preparation for purifying the system and building up the constitution with a guarantee. Sold by C. B. Henderson. A related note predicts a tariff fight in Congress as Republicans prepare for the clash. The piece also mentions the imagined arrival of John Sullivan from England as Duke of Maulborough.
Edward Wilmot Blyden, a Liberian educator born in St Thomas, is praised as one of the world’s ablest negro minds. He argues Africans will civilize and govern Africa, opposing Read’s view of white disappearance, and advocates “Africa for the Africans” with a tone of hopeful Pan-Africanism.
A reader notes SOZODONT as a popular breath and teeth cleaner and praises Spalding's Glue. A Crawford County farmer shares a corn husking method using a thresher and engine to shell corn at sixty bushels per hour, producing cattle feed from cob stock.
A New England reader credits Ely Dream Balm with curing a months long severe head cold in one week. The letter from Samuel J. Harris of New York praises the balm as the best remedy known and expresses gratitude.
Peter Gruber of Oil City is hailed as the greatest snake hunter in Western Pennsylvania. He handles rattlers copperheads and blacksnakes with bare hands and has five summers of experience with rare bites. His courage and coolness are cited as the key to his art.
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy offers 3500 reward for a cure of nasal catarrh though it cannot cure. The remedy sells for 50 cents and boasts a world wide reputation. It lists extensive symptoms and dangers associated with nasal catarrh and warns that many cases lead to consumption or grave illness if improperly treated.
A pithy saying states hard work cures most human woes yet falls short against the deeper evil of compulsion to labor. The remark contrasts toil with moral failures and suggests effort has limits in addressing wrongdoing.
A note highlights broader newsroom offerings, introducing fresh presses and updated type to expand content variety and readability across sections.
A nostalgic string of adverts and anecdotes. Castoria appears repeatedly as a child remedy with claims of lifelong use. A London entertainer profits at parties and shows claiming Mozart’s style. Other items promise asthma cures and tonics with dubious guarantees.
A Kentucky mammoth cave find prompts debate on future politics and personal retreat. The piece discusses countering public life with private reflection after the upcoming campaign season.
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