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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1896
Page
4
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Obituaries and resolutions of respect appear in the local press at five cents a line. Readers are urged to send updates with the old address and the new one when changing addresses. The Messenger and Herald serves as a medium for local and distant friends to keep in touch.
Notice from Messenger and Herald sets a weekly copy deadline of Tuesday morning to secure a change and ensure timely press on Wednesday. The rule applies to all advertisers to allow proper disposition of advertising and other matter. October 21, 1395 is cited as the edition date.
A reflective column blends economic notes on a $285000 investment and alcohol revenue, with foreign policy woes and imperial Africa, noting Anglo-American standoff and the need for Northern power. It recalls Cleveland era diplomacy, Pauncefote, and the Atlanta Exposition as a sign of broader national vigor. It closes with Judge Thurman’s cheerful acceptance of mortality.
A critical look at the Monroe doctrine argues it covers any European territorial gain in the hemisphere whether by force or treaty. Utah adopts bold reforms, eight-man juries, debt limits, employment rights, and women voting. Ohio judge holds wives liable for husbands debts. Southern grain output surges. diversification boosts prosperity in the region.
The piece surveys Wisconsin’s population growth from 115 to 1,937,915, noting 72 percent born in the United States and a density of 35.39 per square mile. It touches on the Dingley bill’s revenue, early archaeology at Alexandria, a Siamese monkey tooth dispute, European governance, petroleum solidification, and a quip on Grant and presidential viability, ending with a humorous admonition to readers.
Lively as a Cricket. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters improves kidney activity, guards against Bright's disease, diabetes, gravel, and weak bladder, and aids digestion sleep and convalescence. Also touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a premier anti bilious remedy. An elderly Kingston inmate is noted at 110 after baptism.
Backlen Arnica Salve marketed as the best for cuts, bruises, sores, and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box sold by W. H. McKee. Concurrently a Connecticut hardware factory announces it has 30,000 skate orders since cold weather began, necessitating round the clock production.
An advertisement from the World's Medical Association in Buffalo offers a sealed large book for one cent, addressed to either sex, promising discreet guidance. The notice implies a plain cover and a low price for this medical or advisory material.
A discussion on the home as the center of life and the role of women in shaping society. It argues against the notion that woman’s instinct alone suffices for housekeeping and child care, urging shared duties among family members and the active involvement of both sons and daughters in responsible home life.
Rural New Yorker notes two small delicate doilies. One four inch design in white silk on linen fits a perfume bottle for a toilet table. The other six inch doily, yellow silk on linen, uses gutta hole stitch for water glasses and tea tablecloth coordination.
The Gulf of Mexico is described as the largest gulf with an area near 800000 square miles, about twice the size of the Bay of Lexegal and roughly one third the area of the United States.
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