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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1888

Page

7

Dytog of Fright and a Night of Frightful Fear

A Hillsboro Ohio dispatch reports two Berryville girls Miss Dora Eken and Miss Lizzie Chaney near death after a prank wearing a dough mask. Miss Storer caused the scare and is seriously ill. Miss Eaken may die. Doctors worked through the night to keep them alive.

Hillsboro Ohio Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Berryville Mies Storer Dora Eken Lizzie Chaney Miss Storer Eaken

New Advertisements Daily World News Offer

The Cincinnati Post offers nine months of daily news for two dollars by mail from now until November 12. It claims independence from politics, promises broad coverage including fashion, stories, maps, sports, markets, and Europe America telegrams. A one week trial is available for a two-cent stamp.

News of All the World Daily Cincinnati Post Post Europe America Cincinnati Chicago New York St. Louis East

Remarkable youth renewed by Electric Bitters in Iowa tale

Mrs Phosbe Chesley of Peterson Clay county Iowa aged 78 recalls kidney pain lameness and inability to dress herself now free from pain and able to do housework thanks to Electric Bitters advertised at H K Jarrs drug Store. Also mentions Scott Emulsion Heinz medical claims and a joke about Leopards tail tied to root and a note on a proposed national college linked to baseball in Washington.

Phosbe Chesley Peterson Clay County Iowa H. K. Jarr

Lent Reveries in Fair Hellen at Church

In lent, Fair Hellen sits spellbound during a sermon, her golden ringlets shading her face as the parson praises the Book. The poet recalls her past flirtations with Jack France, noting no prayers rise, while she dreams of an Easter bonnet.

Lincoln's Last Laugh Collar Gift From Lincoln Assassination

Mr George Van Duzer of this city presented to the Grand Lodge Library a portion of the collar worn by Abraham Lincoln at his assassination. He was at Ford's Theatre April 14 1865 and recalls the moment the audience laughed at a stage joke about a shawl draft before the fatal shot.

Lincoln George van Duzer Grand Lodge Abraham Lincoln van Duzer Ford Lee Grant Secretar Stanton John A. Dix Ford’s Washington, D. C Mary Meredith Lord Dundreary

The Folly of Woman in a New York Style

A Lincoln Journal excerpt quotes a husband bemoaning fashion driven women and their health risks while praising his wife’s virtues. He concedes some weaknesses and comments on the era’s bold dress, noting a New York trend despite discomfort.

New York Lincoln Journal

Dr King’s New Discovery Heals Lake City Merchant

Mr W H Morgan of Lake City Florida suffered a severe cold with coughing and breathing trouble that threatened consumption. After trying many remedies he used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and gained rapid relief, then was cured after about six bottles with no relapse. Trial bottle free at H K Dorr’s Drug Store.

W. H. Morgan Lake City Fla Dr. King H. K. Dorr

What Am I To Do Biliousness Remedy Adverts

The passage describes biliousness symptoms including poor morning appetite, white or rough tongue, digestive distress with diarrhea or constipation, possible hemorrhage, giddiness, headache, acidity, and flatulence. It endorses Green's August Flower as a cheap, widely attested cure.

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