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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1888
Page
7
The piece argues that monopolies via trusts cannot last as capital expands and new capital enters industry. It notes the Sugar and Nails trades as examples and warns against fictitious capital. It also includes multiple advertisements for Kemp's Balsam, Smith's coffins, Dr. Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, Laxador, and canaries for sick rooms.
The Cincinnati Post offers daily mail delivery at two dollars from now to November 12. Independent, neutral, and family friendly, it promises comprehensive political and general news, markets, telegraphs, fashion, stories, maps, and sports from Cincinnati and major cities. One week trial for a two cent stamp.
In a witty Arkansaw Traveler excerpt a man confesses to a friend that he intends to avoid paying by timing his whereabouts. The exchange centers on meeting at four o'clock at a hotel to dodge the debtor, illustrating a philosophy of perfect understanding to sidestep embarrassment.
The article urges taking Hood's Sarsaparilla now to maximize health benefits as the body is more receptive to medicine this season. It claims the remedy purifies and enriches blood, stimulates appetite, and strengthens the whole system. It also philosophizes on the sea as a vast cemetery where all ranks lie alike.
Urges using Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds not cheap imitations. Warns of deceptive dealers offering fake remedies and promotes genuine relief with a free trial at H K Dorrs Drug Store.
A playful exchange notes the death of a New Yorker described as dying in his bed rather than from a wagon mishap. The dialogue contrasts sensational headlines with a quiet demise, joking that a New Yorker has died with his boots off at last.
The passage promotes Reen's August Flower as a remedy for biliousness with digestive distress and appetite issues. It also quotes varied tidbits: Griggs County seating claim, a Quaker women’s ethical cosmetics, Bronx Reservation boom, prairie dog extermination in Wichita Falls, Buenos Aires census, a dream leading to a contested will, and a testimonial for Scott's Emulsion praised by physicians and patients alike.
Bill Nye recounts a comic autograph scam in Omaha involving a forged registered letter from his wife. The piece extols Senator Sherman as a steady, honest public servant who values candor, independence, and steadfast principles over political flattery.
A dialogue in a theater setting reveals one actress recounting an insulting advance. She received a large floral heart with a love letter and a diamond pin, tore the letter into pieces, scattered them over the flowers, and returned the bouquet while keeping the pin as a rebuke.
Cautionary note warns mothers that laudanum is dangerous for soothing infants and promotes Dr Bull’s Baby Syrup as a harmless, effective remedy for common infant ailments like colic and flatulence.
The Marietta Columbus and Northern railroad is being supplied with new steel rails as the line through Federal Creek Valley advances. Work on extending beyond its current terminus will resume soon.
Rev Mr Chenoweth of Montpelier Indiana suffers a gastric illness he claims stems from a silver quarter swallowed six years ago and still lodged in his stomach. He seeks medical relief and professional examination to prove the coin’s presence and remedy the distress.
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