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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1896
Page
8
A set of old exam questions covers ARITHMETIC, HISTORY, PHYSIOLOGY, THEORY AND PRACTICE, ORTHOGRAPHY, NARCOTICS, READING, and WRITING. It includes problems on interest, discounts, note writing, and calculations. history prompts about federal debts and tariffs. physiology on the nervous system. and language tasks.
An 19th century ad notes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters stimulating kidney action to prevent pernicious renal disease and malarial issues, claiming appetite and sleep improve with its restorative effect. It cites Electric Bitters as a valuable prescription for constipation and headaches, with patient testimonials. Shipping losses on the Great Lakes reached $2,006,697. Sebastopol waste shell sales earned $75,000.
After a string of misfortunes in Auckland and on the Sea Bird, Jim Mulford reappears delirious with fever, revealing he hid aboard the same vessel that carried a treasure stolen at the Sailors Inn. The pair reconcile, uncover the treasure bags, and plan to sail to America with Captain Wilkins, ending their volatile quest with renewed fortune.
The text lists curious claims about natural and human-made tools and structures. It links armor to crabs, shovel noses to shovel fish, eyes to cameras obscura, swallows to adobe homes, moles to tunnels, armadillos to plate armor, and notes on fever, nesting, traps, snails, joints, crab and eel pots, Borneo clubs, and hollow bird bones.
Summer travel raises eye dangers from dust and cinders. A flaxseed packet offers a simple remedy when oculists are scarce. Place a flaxseed under the eyelid to release mucilage that soothes pain and traps particles, then remove both seed and irritant together.
A recipe suggests serving creamed chicken with a light potato puff. Mix hot mashed potato with salt pepper celery salt and hot milk, fold in beaten eggs, bake ten minutes until golden. Delicately browned meringue makes leftovers appealing.
Edward Robinson of Newport Kentucky obtained a marriage license in Cincinnati to wed Ruth Simpson, a Newport girl. Squire McClure of Newport, who performed the ceremony, did not check the license closely. On return to the county clerk the Ohio license was found, making the Newport ceremony illegal. The couple cut short their honeymoon and were remarried in Cincinnati to correct the mistake.
The text notes the British soldier’s daily ration of 16 ounces bread 12 ounces meat 2 ounces rice 8 ounces dried vegetables 16 potatoes with weekly 2 ounces salt 4 of coffee and 9 sugar. It also states the Gulf of Mexico spans about 800000 square miles, double Bay of Bengal, near one third US area.
A vintage advertisement extols Simmons Liver Regulator as a mild laxative and tonic that purifies the blood and strengthens the system. It claims liver regulation prevents biliousness indigestion headaches and constipation and promotes vitality and good digestion. The copy touts liver health as the key to well being and positions Simmons Liver Regulator as superior to pills.
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