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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1888

Page

8

Blaine Letter Triggers GOP Debate in 1558

From Washington D C February 20 1558 the regular correspondent reports the Blaine letter to Chairman Jones of the Republican National Committee has stirred strong opinion. Opponents predict his removal while supporters expect an acclamation nomination. The piece lists prominent Republicans and contrasts with a meager Democratic roster.

Wasuiseros D. C Blaine Jones Republican National Committee Sherman Allison Sheridan Cullom Ingalls Edmunds Hawley Harrison Gresham Hiscock Evarts Frye Cleveland Hill House Post Office Committee Demoscrats Senate House Whitney Lamont District of Columbia I'tere Mary Walker Congress Mary Logan

Fragmentary 19th Century Speech Patchwork

OCR reads a disjointed dialogue about a lecturer and political party lines with mentions of Texas Utah and Dakote. The text shows garbled names and phrases, lacking clear events or entities to identify a coherent news item or outcome.

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Health Renewal

An imperatives style advertisement proclaims Hood's Sarsaparilla as essential to purify and vitalize blood during spring. It claims to cleanse the body and destroy disease germs, asserting cures for scrofula salt rheum and other blood disorders.

Hood Hoop

Democrat proposals questioned on surplus and reform

The piece critiques Congressional Democrats over a Treasury surplus near 95 million dollars, urging action beyond partisan spending. It weaves in social observations, quotes and satirical vignettes about wealth, misfortune, and public figures, alongside ads and reviews on health products and daily life.

Treasury Department Congress

Illinois high license law funds saloons revenue rise

A report notes CuicaGco earns about 2 million dollars yearly under Illinois high license law, with a fixed tax of 500 dollars annually, gaining popularity among taxpayers. A Portland woman, 75, has read the Bible 85 times since age seven, continuing with her original book each year.

Illinois Portland

Courtship Ends in Clinton Marriage After Thirty One Years

A long courtship of thirty one years ended in marriage at Clinton, Ireland last week. It is believed the leap year custom influenced the union. A landlord and tenant exchange quips about rent with Mrs O Hooliban and Begorrab noting she cannot raise rent herself.

Clinton United States Fertig Gasmeam Patent Office Mann 4Co Scientific American Zoe Muan & Co Broadway New York

Job Change Notice at Bianca, Omen

A brief employment update records a transfer or reassignment involving Bianca and a location named Omen. The notice notes a shift in duties or role within the organization. No dates or detailed terms are provided.

Sozodont and Oddities Spark Mixed Page From Puck

In a collage of ad copy and humor the piece touts Sozodont as a standard mouth wash and mentions Spalding glue and sulfur as oddities. A joke about devils discussing brimstone appears alongside a marriage tale: Miss Gold of Sussex marries Mitchell of Mississippi after a shipwreck ordeal aboard the Scholten.

Miss Gold Sussex England Mitchell Scholten

Remarkable youth renewed by Electric Bitters tale

Mrs Phosbe Chesley Peterson of Clay County Iowa claims at age 73 kidney trouble and lameness left her after using Electric Bitters. She credits renewed health, ability to do housework, and urges trying a bottle for 50 cents at H K Dorr’s Drug Store. The item includes anecdotes and a Boston Globe quip about a prank and a tutor.

Phosbe Chesley Peterson Clay County Iowa Bavkato Electric H. K. Dorr

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