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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1888
Page
7
A garbled excerpt bundles macabre schemes of cremating bodies into clay statues for mantelpiece ornaments. It also recalls a German Emperor tribute, a political quip in Chicago, and a sensational New York coffin tale where an undertaker reportedly amputated a dying man’s leg to fit him in the casket.
A finder spotted over fourteen pounds of ambergris floating at Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts. After a quick analysis he confirmed its identity as genuine ambergris, valued at about $3,000 at current market rates.
A severe Algerian locust invasion sweeps Constantine province in a compact twelve mile wide band. The pest outbreak alarms Western settlers and could disrupt French colonization plans, while interspersed humor from Vermont and Texas men adds regional color to the dispatch.
Dr. Jeffries argued that cheap medical schools and tolerated half educated practitioners have devalued the medical profession in society and education. In Hallsville Missouri lightning struck a mill smokestack recently revealing the year 1888 between a zigzag bolt on a photographed window and a calendar on the opposite wall.
A vivid street scene unfolds as a tender-hearted woman asks a worn man if he is ill while he laments neurasthenia and longs for more apple dumplings, echoing Chicago Tribune street dialogue.
A polished woman is seen placing a coin in her mouth while handling her purse and packages on a streetcar or at a railroad station. The piece of money may have passed through filthy surfaces and could spread infectious diseases. The piece is described as embodying filthiness and a public health concern is raised about contagion.
An ad copy extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as quickly reaching every body part. It purports to purify and enrich the blood, restore appetite, awaken kidneys and liver, refresh the brain, and boost energy for work.
Colorado Democrat Congress candidate Rev Myron Reed was interrupted during a public prayer by a man shouting Louder Reed paused and replied I wasn't addressing you sir I was addressing the Almighty then continued the prayer as reported by the Omaha Republican
The piece outlines biliousness symptoms such as poor morning appetite for solids, white or rough tongue, digestive upset with diarrhea or constipation, hemorrhoids, dizziness headaches and stomach tenderness. It promotes Green's August Flower as a cheap effective remedy.
In Leisure Hours a farmer asks another about cider production. The second farmer offers a trial specimen and states fifteen barrels were made. A pause prompts a quip that with more apples another barrel could have been produced.
The article argues that Alaska gold mines were never real and existed only in prospectuses created by company organizers to swindle Eastern investors out of substantial sums. It portrays the schemes as typical of fraudulent ventures aimed at extracting money from gullible buyers.
Public notice promotes Dr Guysett's Yellow Duck and Sarsaparilla as a harmless tonic and blood purifier sold by E R Lash. The piece then cites a French writer claiming women are judged by thumb size and adds a quip about London Catholics and regional populations.
Town report notes Kemp's Balsam claims remarkable relief for coughs sore throat asthma bronchitis and consumption with large bottle prices of 50c and 1. The item mentions insects count and a Lowell Citizen remark on Samson's riddle and ancient oracles.
An 19th century line advertises Bachkien Arnica Saive with claimed cures and a price of 3S cents. A separate note recalls Louw Fisher, a member of the demi meade, who jumped into the river last Monday and was rescued. A third line mentions a failed attempt to sever an artery in an arm.
A pedestrian sheltered from a rain shower in a Monroe avenue doorway then confronted a thief. The jawed man seized the moment, demanded his property, and the thief confessed it. The incident drew puzzled reactions from bystanders as the culprit reassessed the theft.
An 18th or 19th century quotation shows a father warned his son is too fast for the moral atmosphere of the college while a tailor asserts he is too slow for the place. The exchange includes a college president threatening expulsion and a tailor threatening to run him out of town, reflecting campus tensions.
A Western youth seeks a warrant to arrest his rival after a wedding disruption. At the ceremony he proclaimed his dowry pledge and heard the rival shout rats from the organ loft, delaying his plans for a wedding trip. The justice hears the disturbance.
Newark Arkansas farmer C H Morris says a lung illness was cured after using Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and he now works on his farm. Decatur Ohio resident Jesse Middlewort credits the medicine with saving his life after doctors gave up. Free samples offered at H K Dorr s Drug Store.
An old advertising rhyme highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy across family stages. The ad evokes nostalgia by tracing its use from infancy through adulthood and motherhood, underscoring a long standing familiarity with the product.
More than 13 000 hogs arrived in Omaha prompting The World to shout farewell Kansas City and threaten Chicago with competition. Local poets craft odes praising Omaha as a hog center in the trendsetting development.
In a Barnum scene the leopard taunts the elephant who endures quietly until the tease ends with the elephant warning the cub to stop or risk being struck.
An ad proclaims Acker's English Blood Elixir cures blood poisons where rivals fail and offers a money back guarantee. The seller C B Henderson advertises the remedy for sale. A Georgia map depicts a mule going to school on weekdays and church on Sundays, noted for its intelligence. A doctor-patient street exchange ends with a question about sleep therapy.
A Texas dressmaker grew irritated when her lover serenaded her with a flute. She declared she already receives all the music she desires in her regular business. The remark frames a personal spat as a humorous local anecdote from Sifting.
The fragmentary notes suggest a discussion of health checks and cures. No clear persons organizations or places are readable. The text remains obscure with no verifiable events or outcomes to document.
Bill Nye addresses folding beds in Washington and urges writers to state sex before seeking advice. He pokes fun at government workers and describes a typical folding bed setup, warning against overly large frames and unsafe pillow-sham holders while offering humorous cautions about morning mess and brain splashes.
Doctor Walter K. Hammond asserts two thirds of deaths from coughs pneumonia and consumption could be avoided with timely use of Ack er's English Cough Remedy. The remedy is sold with a positive guarantee by C B Henderson.
A husband who screens his wife’s request for coal with irony is mocked by her as he returns from the cellar. He marks his reading, then discovers she read a romantic passage about a wife protected by her husband. He dumps the coal and demands his book.
A fragmentary note describes a preacher turning a hat inside out and delivering a playful call to fellow worshippers. The odd speech references saints and a humorous moment in a church setting.
The passage condemns advertised cure-alls like Dr Pierce's Golden Medical, listing ailments claimed to be treated from throat to lungs and more. It notes concerns about drastic cures claimed for reach and notes the misleading nature of the advertisement in a period newspaper style.
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