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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
2
A seed-grown sapling in Virginia City is said to react to transplantation with agitation and a strong reptile-like odor. The plant folds its mimosa leaves at roosting time each evening and emits a harsh odor when disturbed. Local observers note the tree’s sensitive behavior and rapid growth into a ten-foot specimen.
A fox falls from a cliff and begs the hare for mercy. The hare nurses him back to health to spare him, then later encounters the fox and recognizes him. The fox tricks her, claiming all fools look alike, and chooses to eat the next one instead. The tale ends with the hare realizing the deception.
The piece argues rising early is good as a habit if it does not deprive the brain and body of needed rest. It warns against burning the candle at both ends and suggests balancing sleep to avoid harming health and strength.
In autumn the Empress of Astria spotted a half crippled worn tottering near a steep river bank. She sprang from her horse to save the creature, found the old woman blind, and the child guiding her had lagged behind. The Empress scolded the carelessness, rewarded the old woman with gold, then continued the hunt.
The text argues that many proverbs share universal lessons learned by humanity. It cites examples like counting chickens transformed into deer skin warning and Highlander comparisons, illustrating how local color reshapes common truths drawn from experience.
A mine watchman without a clock borrows a watch and later uses a paper strip marked with stars and rise times as a clock. He rolls the strip on two rollers in a glass-topped box and winds it by cranking to track time as stars appear. He claims his improvised timepiece is a fine watch.
An Ohio paper exposure led to a libel suit threat after accusing a manufacturing concern of unrewarded dividends unpaid wages and failing stock values. The Christian Union defends church social functions as a community service, noting they offer activities beyond gossip and dancing. It argues such socials teach brotherly love and civic virtue, though their proper execution is challenging for many churches.
The piece notes Dr. Tanner's diet research shifted to his wife, leading to a divorce. He predicted beans would irritate mental faculties, and the wife reacted violently by throwing a skillet. The doctor laments the lack of a hit. A New York physician offers ten dollar snore cures, joking that ten thousand dollars costs more to snore.
Advertises a trial bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and throat ailments at H. K. Dorr's Drug Store. Claims it cures coughing colds asthma bronchitis and related issues and promises a dollar bottle’s effect for ten cents.
A collage of ads and anecdotes including Kidney-Wort and Shiloh remedies, domestic hints about dyes and milk in hot water, ciphered proverbs, a note on a new nickel, mentions of Governor Butler, Catarrh cures, sleepless nights remedies, and a German professor’s misfire. The items reflect late 19th century household concerns and public notices.
A curious 1880s letter speckles medicine advertising, praising Swayne’s Ointment for skin disease and Top Bitters for dyspepsia, paralleling a patriotic quote. The clipping includes a wry quip about youth and corn kernels, plus an odd misprint about dogs and horses in an ad blurb.
Advertisement for Deus Marchisi's Catholicon a female remedy claiming to cure ovarian troubles inflammation and a range of women's ailments. Priced at $1.00 and $1.50 per bottle with pamphlet free from Dr J B Marchisi Utica New York. Sold by E R Lash. Noise in ad.
To the people of this county we would say we have been given the ney of Dr. Marchisi's Italian Pile Ointment warranted to cure or money refunded. Internal external blind bleeding or itching piles. Price 50 cents a box. For sale by E R Lash. now sly
Advertises Rock Candy Cough Cure with roots and herb extracts for coughs colds hoarseness throat and lung troubles. Claims warrantied cure or money refunded. Priced at 2 cents per bottle and £1 for large bottles. Sold by bk. R. pean. nots-ly.
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