This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1886
Page
2
The notice details cattle categories from oxen to hogs and horses, with committees and prize amounts. It lists judges and premium figures, with classes for fruits crafts musical instruments and brass bands, and gate and marshal arrangements for the fair days.
County residents may join for one dollar and receive one membership plus three admission tickets. Members may submit multiple articles with free fairground admission. outside county entries pay a ten percent premium fee. Judging emphasizes merit. no animal shown in multiple classes except sweepstakes. Entries due on designated days. pedigrees required for certain animals. stock must be on ground by specified times. No racing or chance games. premiums paid by ballot. tie votes resolved by a third party voter.
Advertisements praise Peruna and Manalin health tonics with patient stories from H Sampsel of Ottawa and Miss C. C. Peck of Milwaukee, claiming cure for chronic cough bronchitis and other ailments. Brief notes reference political life fatigue and Senator Bruce praising Warner's Safe Cure, plus liquor-seller counts in Hamilton County and General Sherman plans for San Francisco and New York residence.
Florente Stete extols growing flowers as beautifying for country homes and beneficial for body mind and heart. He notes the challenges of blight frost insects and urges farmers and wives to cultivate early bulbs like crocus narcissus hyacinth and tulip plus hardy shrubs and everblooming roses for a long season of beauty and health.
An English journalist in Boston claimed to write shorthand and “fixed” a quotation from Tom Moore during a lecture. He described the world as a fleeting show for human delusion and said joy and sorrow are deceitful. he asserted nothing is true except heaven.
An advertisement touts Simons Liver Regulator as a vegetable cure for dyspepsia with symptoms like bad breath and headaches. The column also notes Maryland's two cardinals, Archbishop Gibbons and Rev. Camillus Mazella, including Mazella’s 1867 naturalization and academic career in Maryland.
The ad asserts consumption is curable in early stages and promotes Dr. Pierce's Gulden Medical Discovery as a permanent cure for consumption bronchitis coughs and colds. It claims proven efficacy in thousands of cases and urges purchase from all druggists while noting a cleaning tip with borax to prevent fabric fading.
An old advertisement touts Backlien Armica Salve for many skin ailments with a money back guarantee and a 25 cent price per box. The page also circles a note about Henderson and Minear and a political aside on General Grant and a Virginia tobacco price claim.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.