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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1886
Page
6
A Hartford Times paragraph recounts two tame crows kept by a New Stratford family. One crow returns daily, searches the kitchen for food, and expresses satisfaction. It soaks hard bread in its water basin, crushing it with a foot, then enjoys the softened morsel. The other crow follows later.
An obituary note recalls Isaac Taylor a former Treasury clerk who died by hanging in a Pennsylvania village after a life spent traveling the world. The account sketches his youth in Washington and Honolulu, his flirtation with a Hawaiian crown, and his later service in a Pennsylvania regiment before dismissal and final suicide.
The article urges that dumb bells and bars help only if the blood is rich and free of bile. It warns poor thin blood wastes strength and growth. It recommends Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery to purify and enrich blood before exercising to build the physique.
A patient, told by a doctor he will ride out tomorrow, quips that he cannot drive at his own funeral. He thanks the doctor for kindness and for preparing him for the “little outing,” in a Boston Transcript tone.
A light exchange reveals a man has spent $50 000 in stocks and his wife has fired the cook, prompting them to observe Lent and rethink dinner plans. The invitation for Saturday remains, as two old friends discuss the shift in priorities and humor.
James Braley section foreman of the C. M. R. R. had not slept through a night in over a year. After taking the third dose of Athlophoros he slept soundly and reports no rheumatism since. A S S Cailey, druggist, Winkle, Ohio.
A parent who quarrels with teachers over school matters risks court intervention as conflicts jeopardize his child’s welfare and may lead to prosecution and legal action.
In a brief advertisement Hood's Sarsaparilla is touted as a spring medicine to purify blood and strengthen the system. An appealing booklet detailing cures is available from C. I. Hood Co. Apothecaries in Lowell Massachusetts. The offer includes 100 doses for one dollar.
A New York Tribune writer claims the Louisiana lottery swindles New York residents of 750000 yearly. It maintains a strong Washington lobby to defeat a bill banning lottery ads from the mails and to influence Congress. The piece notes Ohio residents provide substantial funds to the lottery and questions the amount.
An advertisement touts one bottle of Ayer’s Sursaparilla for one dollar as a cure for extreme weariness. It claims to do incalculable good, remove tiredness, and restore life and energy.
A columnist notes a married man can slip a secret note in his inside coat pocket for his wife to discover while sewing a button. The piece comments that literacy limits mean such acts may go undetected, with a poetic example ending in an affectionate signature.
A Victorian ad promotes Roger's Cherry Pectoral to soothe coughs and reduce inflammation. It claims the medicine aids sleep, calms pulmonary irritation, and restores health. The tone presents a medical cure for sleeplessness and chest discomfort.
A Kansas woman accompanying two young girls in Leavenworth protected them from a rabid dog by placing a washtub over the animal and sitting on it, saving the children from attack.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a vegetarian remedy that prevents consumption and excess bile. The text claims the pellets are always fresh in glass, harmless, and available from any druggist.
A Tiffin Ohio teacher, described as ruling the High Pool, reportedly whipped thirty five boys aged nine to fourteen in thirty five minutes. The following day she penned an essay called Woman the Weaker Vessel and later sat up with a young man six hours. Despite her talents she cannot vote.
The late Chief Justice Hiram Warner testifies he used Simmons Liver Regulator for constipation linked to liver derangement for years. He notes it has consistently benefited him when used as directed and endorses it as a good medicine for liver issues.
A weather-beaten wanderer, claiming Union officer status, appeared in town asking for aid. He admitted he never wrote a war article for Century nor planned to study Shiloh, revealing his tale of army service as pure fiction from Dan to Beersheba.
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures sick headache and praises its value. A testimonial from a satisfied user says the medicine is worth its weight in gold. Produced by C. I. Hood & Co. Lowell Massachusetts sold by all druggists. 100 doses for one dollar.
A playful controversy over the recital of Ostler Joe at Mrs Whitney's party prompts a Washington publisher to print the poem in a small book. The edition is already exhausted as curious society ladies rush to read the verse.
A Victorian advertisement touts Chigg's Glycerine Salve as a sure safe speedy cure for cuts bruises scalds burns and wounds. It claims to cure piles tetter and all skin eruptions with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded for two cents.
Sextrom McPiukison admits that innocuous phrase is good, yet insists that many like minded entities will claim teini lays over the ponderosity of particularity.
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