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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1887
Page
6
A distressed editor laments unpaid bills and costs of printing. He warns delinquent subscribers that a hired demon will haunt them, with a thousand mile tickets and a sand club, as the office endures siege and economic strain.
A wave of Athens residents report dramatic recoveries from consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery praised as a universal remedy for throat and lung diseases. Free trial bottles at H K Dorr’s drug store with large bottles priced at 1. Charleston Star notes local envy of successful leaders urging pride in the city and thrift. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is endorsed to purify blood during the season. A Macon mathematician receives a teacher’s request for a key to an arithmetic book. he replies that it has no key, only a stone and winded joke.
A Bangor dispatch notes Maine's new liquor law has taken effect except for the prima facie evidence clause. The clause makes possession of a U S license prima facie evidence of violation, effective May first when new government licenses appear. In Bangor the law changes little. open violations persist as 200 plus taverns continue to operate, with no signs of enforcement. The state faces international concerns as Canadian actions affect American ships, and the administration’s policy remains unclear. Trade dollars return from China and Japan, exchanging at favorable rates. A baby in Utica Indiana born weighing one pound, a remarkable birth given the parents’ combined weights. Dime museums still fail to display very short individuals.
Historians ponder the moment George Washington first rode in a public carriage and recoiled at a cherry tree silhouette. The anecdote hints at early 18th century transport manners and Washington’s emerging public role.
A fragmented reminiscence surveys a Diocletian era circus with vast dimensions and Roman brutality. It recalls crowds, executions, and aristocratic spectators, contrasting luxury boxes with brutal entertainments amid Verona cycles and politics. Includes stray notes on rural horses and breeding advice from the American Agriculturalist.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a vegetable remedy claimed to speed healing of consumption and bronchitis. The text mentions a home treatment or potion offered freely to readers, with confounding spellings and illegible portions. Contains no verifiable names or dates.
Few escape the taint of scrofula and Hood's Sarsaparilla is touted as the most successful remedy. The ad claims hereditary and acquired causes, with symptoms like swollen glands and sores. it urges sending for a booklet of remarkable cures from C J Hood & Co of Lowell Massachusetts.
The May Harper’s features Gen Francis Walker critique on social anxieties and Yellowstone Park, with Mrs Alice Wellington Rollings lively Yellowstone trip sketch. Also included are ads for health remedies and a note on the first Bible edition sold in London, plus a Pennsylvania Senate capital punishment bill favoring electric methods.
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