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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1888
Page
3
A passenger recounts outsmarting a boastful gambler on a train. The bettor bets he can name the figures in order on a watch face from I to XII. The narrator writes the sequence and wins after revealing a VI where the second hand sits, proving the trick.
Mrs Phoebe Chesley Peterson of Clay county Iowa says after years of kidney trouble and lameness she is free from pain and can do her housework again. She credits Electric Bitters with renewing her youth and healing her ailments. Try a bottle for 50c at H K Dorr's drug Store.
A solemn man thanks a editor for a $250 watch and a testimonial arrangement. The editor jokes about married men kissing serving maids, while the man notes his wife now does housework, improving health and saving money.
The piece cites rising third party vitriol as Republicans gain ground in Ohio, notes Cincinnati juror verdicts in Owens law cases, and discusses liquor politics. It recalls McClellan and Burnside at Antietam, warns against public displays of deformities, and includes a quip about saloon licenses and a Bright obituary note.
Editorially the New York World reports trusted private information that Blaine will not seek the presidency and may be nominated by the convention but will not accept. It notes Democratic factions and mentions party dynamics and figures in vague terms.
A collage of brief exchanges and anecdotes features a humorous chat between PeterR the hermit and Lord Bateman about marriage and in laws, a press interview misfire over political topics, a quip about homesickness and mosquitos, a Yellowstone geyser eruption note, and a child's question about a vaccination scar as she dresses.
A Norristown Herald writer notes that a kiss on the forehead symbolizes reverence for intellect while a kiss on the back of the neck implies the young woman did not hold still.
In a Tid Bits snippet, the Colonel says the most important whisky factors are quantity and quality, listed in that order. Cameo interjects with a rueful “’Twas.” The exchange reflects a light period voice and humorous tone.
The piece notes Col. Ingersoll’s shift from sharp epigrams to tender reflections in tributes to departed friends. It argues his later sermons soften death’s sadness, showing faith at gravesides despite skepticism, and a growing reverence for life beyond death.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the ideal spring medicine to purify blood, increase energy, sharpen the mind, and restore vigor. A doctor warns about smoking harming lungs, while a patient jokes about lung color. A humor panel depicts shoe fitting with a style claim about large shoes.
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