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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1900
Page
3
Local residents and visitors appear in Athens on business and leisure. Notables include J L Carpenter and L D Castle from Carpenter and Lochridge. reforms include farmers institute dates in February. social events feature whist banquets at Hate Berry and the State Hospital with attendees from Athens and nearby towns.
Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs has given away over ten million trial bottles. The medicine is claimed to cure asthma bronchitis hoarseness and lung diseases. Free trial bottles are available at W B H McKee’s drugstore with guaranteed results or money back.
A poisoning scheme near Lower Salem endangered apples and fruit trees, with a note that such malice risks lives. Also reported is Private Oscar Morrow’s death on Governor's Island after contracting paralysis and a Bartlett funeral led by K of P lodge. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy touted as a universal cure for croup and cough with local sales noted.
A wife confesses she bought expensive china to match a salt cellar given as a Christmas present, while the husband questions the expense. The passage includes assorted ad-like blurbs and miscellaneous notes from periodicals.
Mary Corndropper, daughter of Ex Chief Frank Corndropper, will be auctioned to the highest bidder under Osage custom. The bride, twenty three, will be clothed in blankets with bright silks and beads and will be won for ponies, with the marriage ceremony and feast to follow for about 300 guests.
An old Newark Michigan veteran G. B. Steadman is linked to a 20 year ulcer treated by Bucklen’s Arshale with claimed cure. The ad touts remedies for piles corns and burns with a money back guarantee and local druggist sales. Separately Mus Mancallus Hartley of New York buys a colonial house for the Hudson museum library and rest home project.
Historic New York recounts Aaron Burr's marriage to Madame Jumel, the widow of Stephen Jumel. The ceremony occurred in July in the Jumel mansion drawing room, after Burr pursued her with a dramatic pledge to wed with a minister present. The couple quarrelled, divorced, and Burr died in 1836 while Madame Jumel lived as a recluse. The piece reflects on Burr's fading power and a side note about Chamberlain's Pain Balm endorsements.
Idaville resident J. W. Gardner reports Electric Witters revived his appetite and energy after stomach and kidney troubles. He claims the remedy improved health more than any prior treatment and allowed him to eat freely. Available for 50 cents at W. H. McKee’s drug store with a guarantee.
Last week Norway adopted a distinct flag emblem, shedding union symbols with a blue and white banner featuring a double triangle. After years of debate and thrice voting by the Storthing, the decree ends the union mark and grants Norway a merchant flag and naval ensign reflecting sole Norwegian sovereignty.
A new grain based drink Grain-O has been placed in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is gentle on delicate stomachs and is affordable at 14 and 25 cents per package. Children may drink it with benefit. The text also notes the Princess of Wales and her daughters avoiding aigrette feathers for cruelty concerns and choosing silk imitations.
Manager Martin reports strong sales of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy at Pierson drug store with five bottles sold to a single customer. The product is praised for quick relief from cough sore throat and lung irritation during grippe season. South Chicago Daily Calumet notes growing demand and satisfaction among users. Babylon society girls form a Darning Club to assist bachelors.
A fund drive by the Daughters of the Confederacy seeks relief for Mrs Stonewall Jackson in Charlotte South Carolina. A local merchant reports a customer suffering cramps found relief after using Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
A fragment discusses a woman at a window during a dark night while others advise about romance. The passage critiques customary social talk and hints at domestic duties like darning stockings as proper conduct. The tone resembles a reflective columnist viewpoint on manners.
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