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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1887
Page
8
A sampling of 19th century miscellany including a hearty Buncombe County butter satire, letters about editorial ambitions and newspapers, and notes on railroads, Irish emigration, and the post office. Also short items on Hood's Sarsaparilla, Queen Victoria, and local humor.
A report notes manufacturers urge public use of Harter’s Iron Tonic and Liver Pills, affirmed by the united endorsement of local druggists in St Paul. A youth named Brockiye has been sentenced to six months in prison for felonious conduct involving his mother.
An old advertising lyric notes a mother’s habit of giving Castoria to her sick child, the crying infant, and later to her daughter as a parent, highlighting a long running trademark familiar to families across generations.
The State Medical Society took no action on Latin writing for prescriptions at Lansing. The public must still pay 1.65 for a vial of saline solution described as chloride of sodium aqua fontana f. s. m. plus a note about the price.
A Minnesota legislator Chaplain voiced a blessing for reporters praising their omnipresence and power. A Pittsburgh woman reports healing with Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher. A European seismologist warns the earth draws toward the sun and the moon toward the earth, predicting an inevitable collision and inviting wagers.
Timetable note announces new tide card rules taking effect on November 28 1886 with central time stamps including morning and evening readings.
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