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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
10
At the Royal Society Burlington House meeting Henry Burns displayed glass pests of live ants. The exhibit revealed internal insect economy with a queen and attendants, aphides handled as ant cows, and workers walling up an intruding queen. The scene suggested ants could study humans in spectacles.
A four year old boy in Winsted asked his father to buy him a rain wagon after watching a street sprinkling wagon in operation on his first trip downtown.
An advertisement asserts Acker's English Dyspepsia Tab both checks and cures digestion problems. It is guaranteed by C. Henderson. The copy emphasizes fear of dyspepsia and promises relief.
A Lady asks the country editor about the condition of the poor in town. The editor responds with urgency and orders the books sent up from the business manager. The scene reflects a philanthropic inquiry staged in Harper's Bazar style.
The platform lauds Lincoln Grant Garfield Arthur Logan and Conkling and prays for Sheridan. It extends fraternal greetings to Brazil and hopes for Home Rule in Ireland. It reaffirms support for the Constitution and ballot rights, condemns nullification and the Mills bill, and argues for tariff and labor policies favoring American interests. It condemns Chinese and foreign contract labor and opposes trusts while urging protective tariffs and land reform.
The party urges admission of territories as states where viable, supports swift action on Washington North Dakota and Santana, and backs New Mexico Wyoming Idaho Arizona as states. It calls for separating church and state power, favors gold and silver money, lower postage, robust free schools, naval rebuilding, coast defenses, and stern civil service reform while condemning Democratic handling of pensions and foreign policy.
A noisy Chicago union pageant cheers Harrison as the nominee with Morton for second place. The piece praises tariff friends of workers, business leaders from Maine to the Golden State, and vows Harrison will win the White House. Also mentions a catarrh cure ad and Ely's Cream Balm testimonials, plus a note on London and Northwestern Railway baggage checks.
Many mothers have allowed their children to die before their eyes when rescue was possible. The text urges every mother to keep a bottle of Acker's English Baby Soother at home, claiming it has saved thousands of children's lives annually and is sold by C. B. Henderson.
The buyer notes the watch keeps slow time but is reliable, while a quip about a flawless map adds a wry touch to the exchange. The fragment suggests a casual marketplace interaction with a humorous aside.
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