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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1886
Page
6
The St James Gazette hails Gounod as possessing rare literary and philosophical gifts. It notes his lifelong ambition in metaphysical and theological study and BBCs a claim that his early Rome days showed equal talent in painting and music. Ingres reportedly advised him to pursue painting, highlighting this rare dual talent.
A veteran recalls a brutal move from Andersonville to Florence, a dead comrade buried in a ditch, and a makeshift Christmas meal swapped for boots. He names Ohio soldiers William Moss and Mont Webb of the 100th Ohio and asks for their letters, while detailing wartime hardships and seeks the dead man’s identity.
A judge addresses the jury in a trial, noting it is his first case and urging careful consideration of both sides. He warns the jury to weigh the plaintiff and defendant arguments and ends by directing a constable to take charge of the jury.
Hood's Sarsaparilla claims thousands of cures from three effects purifying the blood strengthening the system and stimulating digestion. The ad asserts no disease can long remain when Hood's Sarsaparilla is taken and urges readers to buy at any druggist.
A short Tid Bits joke features a father urging his son to choose a future vocation. The son replies he has chosen to become a baseball player, noting he does not play in the field but is on the second base. The exchange highlights a pun on positions and career choices.
An advertisement touts A WHISKER dye as convenient to use easy to apply impossible to rub off elegant in appearance and cheap in price Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers is claimed to unite all these merits and urges readers to try it.
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