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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1897
Page
7
An 1890s style advertisement extols inflammation as the root of most illnesses and promotes Lightning of Drops as a universal panacea. It claims roots and herbs in the product rapidly destroy inflammation, relieve pain from cuts and wounds, and heal sores, with Hot Drops offering immediate relief and the DOG size providing more quantity.
Reports note Governor Pingree of Michigan aims to build a new state house at De ireita while the current Capitol would become a village. Speaker Need is closing his term as the oldest continuous service member and will be the speaker. The Des Moines Register highlights Miss Wayward of Nebraska as a leading candidate in the National Woman Suffrage Association. A Kansas movement aims to honor Charles Robinson, first governor of the Sundower state, by placing him ahead of the State University’s gates in Lawrence. Nobuison traveled to Kansas in 1834 to aid settlement and is praised as the father of Kansas.
The oldest love letter, a proposed marriage bid to a Egyptian princess, dates about 3,500 years ago and is inscribed on a brick in the British Museum. Scottish origins trace to Scoti invaders of Ireland. Ireland named Scotia from the 4th to 10th centuries.
The piece notes Jon Maclaren to write papers on American life for the Outlook. Andres Lang’s humane fishing habit. a Tope story serializing soon on social and art history. Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman translated by William Archer. M Got to write memoirs about Parisian literary life. ages of English writers like Llachmore George Macdonald Mrs Meredith and Mrs Oliphant. Germany’s Ambrosius noted. reflections on women and genius lifting drudgery and travel expenses for Italy mentioned.
Fragmented aphorisms urge discipline and charity. It contrasts quiet sacrifice with boasting, noting temper control reveals character and true leadership, while warning against petty vanity and public display. The piece echoes early 20th century moral tone.
An old Washington Star excerpt stages a political dialogue criticizing government shortcomings and the misuse of freedom. The piece shifts to a local obituary for Betseyus Perkins of New London Conn widow of Luke Perkins, noting her Pilgrim and Otis lineage and Revolutionary-era associations.
A Lithuanian bride’s mother, in front of many witnesses, is said to strike the bride on the ears with a vigorous Lex during the wedding. If a dispute later arises, this blow could be cited as a plea that the wife was forced into marriage by physical coercion.
An article touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a foundation of health and highlights proper facial care. It warns against overusing cold creams and emphasizes washing, scrubbing lightly, and using soap to cleanse pores. It also links complexion to general health, diet, exercise, and temper.
A Virginia village report claims eight year old Stanley Nichol recovered from St Vitus dance after using Williams Pink Pills as prescribed by a New York doctor, with family noting rapid improvement and weight gain following the treatment. The story credits a local physician and recounts the boy’s dramatic recovery and return to health.
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