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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1886
Page
6
The article lauds Senator Logan as a popular wartime figure while noting Ashington’s steadfast support for him. It highlights his wife’s sound judgment and control, and mentions John Porter’s opposition to what the piece calls fraud, framing Logan as a guardian of soldiers’ interests.
A brutal all night murder near Oxage Mission Kansas leaves Walter Mendell and J.W. Sells dead, Ina 14, Mrs Sells 43 and Willie Sells 19, with Willie the only suspect later examined by a coroner. The assailant fled on horseback after breaking into the house. A coroner's inquest raised strong suspicion against Willie Leis, though motive remains unknown. Gold and cash in Sells pockets undisturbed.
Madame Greville argues an editorial is more effective than six novels, though she has not yet announced which paper she will join.
A tale recalls how a poor mother doubted music as a profession while her son, Georges Bizet? no Gounod, vowed to study at the Conservatory. The dean tested him with a set to music, the boy sang, and the dean wept, declaring genius must be followed. He won the Grand Prix de Rome, earning conscription exemption.
The article argues that dumb bells horizontal bars and aerial apparatus are only safe under proper blood quality. It warns that weak or bile-poisoned blood wastes the body during exercise and prevents growth. It recommends purifying and enriching the blood with Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before exercising to build rather than deplete strength.
A Grantsville woman displays a curious talent by snapping both great and third toes on each foot with a sharp report. Friends say she is adept and can keep time to a jig, though she is diffident about displaying the skill.
The account of a woman’s suicide in jail drew three New York papers to run contrasting headlines. They read Hanged herself in the cell, Hanged herself in her garters, and Hanged herself in deep air. The woman reportedly believed three hanging methods would yield success.
Purify the blood and strengthen the system with Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as unequalled for spring use. Endorsed by a notable character, with a book of cures available on application to C I Hood Co. Apothecaries Lowell Mass. 100 Doses One dollar.
A Vanderbilt and his daughter are on a Saratoga hotel piazza when an old man greets the Commodore and the daughter mocks him. The exchange prompts a reflection that society often elevates status over character. The piece argues that who a person is matters more than wealth or birth.
A Texas anecdote tells of Mrs Petersby’s fright at a tramp’s head appearing in a kitchen window. In Seattle, the grand jury foreman who indicted anti‑Chinese rioters was found dead in a lake, suspected to have been shot and dumped, suggesting a motive of revenge for earlier killings.
A New York Telegram quote describes a resident warning a judge about a strange odor from a bank area. He suspects natural gas and suggests testing with a lighted match, though the risk of explosion is noted. The dialogue highlights fear and calls for caution in a tense urban situation.
An advertisement for the World's Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York promises speedy and permanent cures for nervous debility and delicate diseases in young or middle aged men. It directs readers to address the Buffalo office for treatment.
A joke from Texas Siftings centers on two tramps brought before a peace justice. The judge asks each where they live and the replies reveal a crude room arrangement. The item is framed as light humor with no further context.
The passage notes Sir Charles Dilke remains scorned in London and that his attempts to reenter public life meet scant encouragement. It argues that extended disgrace benefits British public morals and common sense.
Suggests using Day's Horse Powder to keep cows in sound health offered at 25 cents per dose. The notice emphasizes simple dairy care advice and a priced product for livestock.
A Pekin missionary report highlights a wonderful Chinese boy who recently repeated the entire New Testament from memory without errors. He is now committing to memory Dr. Martin's Evidences of Christianity.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull’s Baltimore Pills as a remedy for habitual costiveness. It mocks delays and compares pills to a “Purgative Pellet” while noting the Boston directory lists 1,300 Sullivans.
A large majority of Democratic papers across the state and nation concede Democratic frauds that placed four never elected men in the Senate and nine or ten in the House. They barely denounce the unseating of fraudulently elected House members and drop the subject, revealing doubt about the legitimacy of the seats.
Judge of government by its produce. Time tried is Dr. Bigelow’s Positive Cure for coughs colds and throat troubles. A safe remedy sold by H. K. Dorr in fifty cent and dollar bottles. Healing for the Jungels. Safe for children.
Authorities report several cases of severe illness after consuming frozen oranges. Experts say peeling contains poisonous element introduced by freezing, with enough fruit potentially proving fatal. Victims experience painful diarrhea and avoid further consumption, urging cautious moderation.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is prepared by C. I. Hood & Co. with skill and care, claiming purity and reliability. A Boston Courier quote notes Japanese etiquette requires the lady to signal the end of a visit, with a humorous line about hearing the father in the yard.
An ad column highlights Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets claiming to prevent consumption and bile excess. It also notes a $800 solid silver candlestick from General Toombs’s family heirlooms, weighing 24 pounds with a fox and deer motif. Ads tout Acker’s Blood Elixir as a cure for blood and skin diseases including syphilis and rheumatism.
A fragment notes noisy congressional corridors and calls to close transoms amid debate on privileges. It cites a free country stance and mentions bank clearings in Cleveland rising 24.9 percent year over year, signaling strong local industry performance.
Henderson and Mi assert Acker's English Remedy is best for asthma croup coughs whooping coughs and all lung troubles and fully guarantee it. Ask Henderson and Minear for details and guarantee.
A London record shows 317 Quakers died last year with 141 over 70 and 61 aged 80 or more. The figures illustrate how quiet temperate living prolongs life for men on earth.
A historic reminder argues infants can safely be exposed on warm dry days to sun on hay as a cure for misery in crowded towns. It links sunlight to vitality in plants and people, cites Dr. Oswald endorsing Athlophorose, and ends with a satirical note about a Siamese gambling context and a Bismarck image.
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