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 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1900
Page
4
Minor regional items include visits by Mrs. J. B. Chappelear in Columbus and J. W. Armstrong in Athens to handle affairs. Gallipolis judge D. W. Jones travels via Athens en route to Marietta while C. M. Shepard and family spend a weekend with Athens relatives.
An old street notice warns of deadly chicken diseases cholera roup and gape and promotes the American Poultry Mixture claiming it cures cholera and roup and prevents spread. It offers a money back guarantee and urges buyers to send $1 for a sample box from American Sate Co Terre Haute Ind.
The text reviews soda as a plant aid amid limited potash supplies, notes inconclusive results from Rhode Island trials, and mentions the coffee substitute Grain-O touted as gentler on delicate stomachs and cheaper. It includes a market-friendly sales pitch with price points and a tongue-in-cheek moral about trustworthy pay behavior and tombstones.
A recent attack on C F Collier of Cherokee Iowa nearly proved fatal through kidney injury and severe back pain. Electric Bitters relieved symptoms, restoring vigor and health. Marketed at 50 cents by McKee's drug store.
A New York Sun account describes Washington as a city obsessed with weather bulletins. The piece notes daily bulletins, ubiquitous postings, and social focus on weather as a national topic. It also mentions mineral waters as beverages and reports on trees advancing into eastern Nebraska with rapid riverbank spread.
J B Garrizon cashier of the Bank of Thornville Ohio had been ailing with a severe lung trouble until he used Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption He declares it the best medicine for a bad cold or lung trouble and keeps a bottle on hand It cures coughs colds throat chest and lung troubles and costs half to one dollar Trial bottles available at W H McKee s Drug Store.
Kidney disease sufferers should seek Foley's Kidney Cure for relief. A letter from E Presson of Pressonville Kansas praises Foley's Honey and Tar for grippe cold and cough. The note notes gendered social changes when children go to school.
An advertisement extols Banner Salve as the best skin remedy made from a prescription by a renowned skin specialist. It claims healing power for piles burns scalds ulcers running sores and other skin ailments. A separate item notes a 28 car train loaded with bacon for Government use in the Philippines traveling 111 miles from Chicago to Pueblo at 20 miles per hour for 37 hours.
Advertises Grain-O a grain based drink sold by grocers claimed to substitute coffee for all ages. Praises mild taste resembling mocha or java with no stomach distress and lists 15 and 25 cent package prices. Ends with unrelated line about men avoiding shows with bored wives.
Certificate from I. A and Bethel Probate Judge certifies the March 6 1900 Treasury inspection report as true and on file in the Athens County Probate Court. Witness the judge's seal and signature dated March 9 1900.
An old testimonial page touts Banner Salve as the healing ointment for burns and cuts and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as preventing doctor visits. It includes endorsements from D. S. Mearkee, a merchant and farmer from Mattie, Bedford County, Pa., and notes sales by W. H. McKee. A lighter quip about a well preserved peach appears, reflecting period humor.
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.