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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes show a manager age reference and an agent detail with unclear dates. Named individuals or organizations are not readable enough to identify. Further readable context is needed for a precise card.
An 19th century advertisement extols Dr J Walker’s Vinegar Bitters as a universal remedy. It claims cleansing of blood and digestive renewal, treating dyspepsia, liver and bowel disorders, fevers, rheum, kidney and bladder issues, and even female complaints. The piece also blends farming tips and medical patter with notes from an agricultural column and local store promotion.
A grim Ohio column reports personal tragedies and sensational incidents. Died in Dayton asylum Thomas Miskelly recorder of Montgomery County. A Newark girl fatally burned by burns from a stove while watched by companions. Surface gas strike near Newark at 450 feet with pure flame. William Workman shoots self while booting near Ganu and dies. Patrick Paine 16 dies from excessive whisky in Cleveland. Rev Sam Jones scheduled Cincinnati visit through January 10. Sultana survivors organize at Fostoria. Greene County farmers claim carp ponds in one tenth of holdings. A man’s mutilated remains found on a Greenville railroad. J B Neal letter found on person during arrest for forgery near Canal Winchester. Captain Biddle Boggs dies at Dayton Soldiers Home. Ludlow deaf mute Feltman killed by yard engine. Wadsworth track walker shot and wounded. Dan Osborn arrested for forgery near Canal Winchester. weapon discharge kills prisoner. Sylvester Higby commits suicide after daughter’s engagement. Francis Murphy vows wrestling match against Cleveland and Youngstown rum shops. Camel birth on steamer Charles Morgan docking at Cincinnati. Arthur Edwards shot in forehead while playing with revolver. ball not found. Edward Meban in Greenville commits suicide in jail. Dunkirk lawyer sues farmer. verdict for defendant. Infanticide at Crestline. Dell Faby destroys newborn in stove. A Cincinnati husband insured wife for 10000. wife plans spend money. Henry Kemper murdered in his Barr Street grocery by a black assailant with hatchet. Peter Hines suspected murderer and arrested.
In a Brooklyn Eagle excerpt a job hopeful claims he embodies traits of Alexander to Grant yet cannot obtain a place on the Brooklyn Eagle staff. The tale mocks ambition and speed of modern life while moralizing on talent and luck.
A collage of quotations notes Mustang Liniment marketed for all flesh inflammation and claims Timothy Tarsney bears the most sonorous name in present Congress. It also mocks clergy over-certainty amid sudden millionaires and a poor man’s death.
A New Orleans merchant wandering Georgia meets Colonel laden crowds and a plain citizen named Wells. The two embrace, each finding fellowship amid a desert of dignity as a tale of social satire unfolds. The piece ladles in a tonic pitch about Dr Walker's Vinegar Bitters and a brief jab at British mine under ground labor norms.
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