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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1883
Page
7
A party led by I. D. Cook reached near the headwaters of a Sisquoy tributary and viewed a 600 to 700 foot waterfall and a vast redwood grove unseen in the region. The account notes abundant fish and game and a possible public attraction rivaling the Yosemite.
A husband who avoids shops surprises his wife by buying a scented bottle as a birthday token. She praises his kindness in major matters, while noting his hesitance for small gifts reflects upbringing and a stern nature. The anecdote contrasts grand deeds with tender everyday attentions in a domestic portrait.
Robert Strauss faces trial in the Eastern district over the alleged theft of a parrot from Jacob Brach at 229 Flushing Avenue. Justice Kiehl jokes about the bird testifying, with the case adjourned to the 20th to subpoena a feathery witness. Also reported are medical notes on Henry H. Noble’s ossified arteries and a string of unrelated items and ads from the era.
A collage of quotes and snippets appears, including a racial joke recounted in a frontier voice, praise for Swayne's Ointment as a universal skin remedy, a weather prediction boast by John Smithers, and a note on tobacco concealment. The text preserves period attitudes and miscellaneous reflections.
Crowds rush to K Dorrs drug store for a ten cent trial bottle of Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Snow blankets Black Hills between May 1 and May 5 as spring stalls in Dakota.
It seems probable that Mr. Michael Connor of Galesburg is not related to the celebrated Charles O Con. He states Samaritans Nervine cured him of dyspepsia and general debility.
The poet laureate Tennyson lives in retirement on the Isle of Wight with a single servant and little social burden. He enjoys courting the Muses and can afford to indulge his poetic fancy.
A ragged society vignette describes a man suffering itchy hemorrhoids and seeking relief. A government May crop report notes winter wheat yield down seventy seven million bushels, with spring wheat also reduced. Chicago dealers reportedly would have paid for the crop in advance.
Lucy Swyne cheers in Boston Herald notes Sir John Macdonald's franchise bill grants the right of suffrage to unmarried women and widows on the same property qualification as men. Also appears an advertisement for BRechupaibs cure and druggists in Cincinnati.
The advertisement proclaims a salve that cures cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Priced at 25 cents a box and sold by H. K. Dorr at 1 A year the world sugar consumption reached 1 100 000 tons up seventy thousand tons from last year.
An advert claims Shilohs Cure can quickly cure hacking coughs and scrofula with Heal's Sarsaparilla. It touts relief from croup, whooping cough, and consumption with a guarantee. The text includes exaggerated testimonials and multiple dealer names like Lash and Keeps.
I have used Porous Plasters for years with marked benefit and relief from muscular rheumatism after trying five physicians. The plaster on the affected parts eased the pain almost entirely, and I recommend them as the best plaster made, noting other kinds were worthless. B. P. Gallagher.
A testimonial from Edward D. Burnham claims Allcock's Porous Plasters cured his rheumatism and kidney weakness after failures with two other plasters. He reports complete relief and no further kidney or rheumatism troubles since using them, and declares himself cured.
A San Francisco inventor markets a telescopic rod to be carried under coat-tails enabling the wearer to rest without sitting. The item is paired with Hoon’s Sarsaparilia claimed to renew appetite and energy. The piece also notes a mock court verdict and a quip about grammar in a column fragment.
Valdosta Georgia July 20 1882 a testimonial recounts a patent dust proof watch case tested by submersion in water for months. The report describes rusted stems after rough handling and asserts the case remains dust proof and water resistant defending its value to railroad and mill men. It ends with a sales pitch urging purchase from jewelers.
A fragmented piece contemplates mercy and nobility through a speaker who forgives a great wrong. It contrasts forgiven and forgiving states, ending with a prayer or plea for a noble life in facing burdens.
A field report from Andersonville details the Union cemetery on the former prison site, a twenty acre plot with a wall and iron gate supervised by a local superintendent. It notes 13,715 soldiers buried there, white marble markers for unknowns, remaining stockade fragments, and sparse landscaping around a solemn Georgia hilltop graveyard.
The piece extols Mrs. D. N. Southworth as a leading American novelist and highlights a new complete edition of her works published by T. S. Peterson & Brothers in Philadelphia. It urges readers to buy or receive copies postpaid, noting her enduring popularity and strong literary standing.
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