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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1888
Page
4
A lyrical note from the Courier Journal celebrates a beloved figure whose gaze transforms nature. Birds sing for him and skies seem brighter, with celestial and earthly images illustrating the power of love to conjure beauty. The piece maintains a romantic, poetic tone.
In the Red Horse regiment Maj. John Dawes known as Amyatt receives a letter from a dying nine year old girl named Laura Holt who adores his army stories. He responds with care while whispers of his past love and a rival's name surface, revealing a life beyond his writer persona and a resolve to aid Laura and her mother.
An advertisement urges readers that the body is most receptive to medicine in this season and claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies enriches blood boosts appetite and strengthens the system. A separate note tells of a Reading horse that trapped its foot in its mouth overnight after scratching its nose with its hoof.
A farmer states that gate money is the sum spent to cover damage attributed to individuals named Jim and Kate. The remark frames the term as compensation for harm linked to their actions.
The Messenger announces a one year subscription offer for $2.00 with a free royal octavo medical book valued at $3.00 for new subscribers and for delinquents paying arrears plus one year in advance. The ad details the book’s size binding and premium appeal and claims it is the best home medical work ever seen.
The book teaches readers to detect disease before treatment. It explains distinguishing dangerous from trifling illnesses and when to call a physician. It compiles methods from several medical schools, with prescriptions by eminent practitioners to suit any family.
The work includes three standout chapters on diseases of Women Diseases of Infants and The Sick Room. The first chapter is praised as a model: practical sensible and suitable for children with no graphic material. It is described as a valuable treasure well worth having and widely recommended by county readers.
The text references an emer offer to a newspaper, mentions the WisSenat G ER and a publication with fifty two issues. It notes a book sent by mail requires twenty cents extra for postage and payment details for the order.
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