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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1886
Page
7
March to May promotions tout Hood's Sarsaparilla as a reliable medicine to combat extreme tiredness, lack of appetite, and languor caused by winter. The ad claims the tonic purifies the blood, aids digestion, and restores energy, with testimonial from G. E. Suamons of Cohoes, New York.
Readable testimonials from multiple users praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for debility sores and improved energy. Customers from Boston Kent Arnold Rochester claim substantial health gains after two bottles. Advertised by Hood & Co Lowell Massachusetts with 100 doses for one dollar.
West Virginia criminals shift from insanity pleas to claiming ill health. Williams confessed to mail robbery and pension fraud but urged the judge that his health justifies release. The judge, showing leniency, banished him from the state and gave sixty days to depart.
The article notes Latin inscription on Sir Christopher Wren’s tomb around his monument legacy. A City Hall station debate features a clergyman asking about drunken passengers on trains and a brakeman responding with a practical seating tip to stay quiet.
A Philadelphia book agent hounds James Watson of New York to buy the same title twice, the Early Christian Martyrs. Watson fails to catch the agent at the depot as neighbor Stevens buys the second copy for Watson, ending with the agent boarding the train and Watson in disbelief.
An ornate claim asserts Electric Bitters cures Brights disease diabetes weak back and urinary complaints by blood purification and bowel regulation with a 50 cent price tag and guaranteed bottles from Herd and Henderson. Also mentions Dr Bizelow’s Positive Cure as superior to a dollar remedy and includes unrelated quotes.
The article discusses how Southern communities face fevers and illnesses in certain seasons and criticizes common remedies. It notes vinegar bitters as a frequent but ineffective option and asserts no quick cure exists for a torpid liver.
An ad touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a vegetarian remedy said to prevent consumption and bile excess. It also notes sealing wax colors signaling business, mourning, or celebrations, and mentions Liverpool planning a cathedral costing 2.5 million dollars with hopes for future funding.
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