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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1883
Page
3
A mix of speculative device notes for a speaking recorder, warnings about overfishing and steamers, local testimonials for Bitters, a court case hint on marriage rights, and assorted era ads. The piece threads technological optimism with social commentary and commercial pitches.
The clipping mixes agricultural experiments by M. Mel on pine oak ash and elm seedlings with notes on manure effects and mineral fertilizers. It also recounts a burned hotel escape, a joke on a rope for safety, and a cure claim for Dr Jones Red Clover Tonic. Additional items describe racial segregation in Wien Uniontown, a lung cure testimonial, a Philadelphia streetcar scare, and a buried murder box in Bantas California.
The text argues three reasons why spring is ideal for medicine, citing impure blood and weakened vitality. It endorses Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a superior blood purifier and spring remedy from Hood & Co. It also includes a vignette about a well dressed caller asking for Miss Blank, who says she is in Europe.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr. Marchisi’s Catholicon as a guaranteed cure for female ailments including ovarian troubles and barrenness. It promises money back and offers bottles at $1.00 or $1.50 plus a free pamphlet mailed from Utica New York. Sold locally by E R Lane.
A county notice proclaims Dr. Marchisi’s Italian Pile Ointment promises to cure internal external blind bleeding or itching piles or money refunded. Sold by E. R. Lash at 50 cents per box.
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