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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1887

Page

8

Women Vote Progress in Kansas and New Jersey

The piece notes New Jersey has passed a school suffrage bill by large margins making it the fourteenth state to grant women school voting rights. It highlights Dora Salter's historic mayoral win in Argonia Kansas and argues mothers could influence Congress for prudent governance. It references prairie reformers and suffrage advocates urging delegates and praise for temperance and morality.

New Jersey Congress Kansas Lords of Creation Chapman Courier Talequab Indian Territory Lewiston Manassas Virginia Mancel Talcott Chicago Springfield Republican Methodist Women of Lincoln Neb Nebraska Brooklyn Woman's Journal Laura M. Johns

Reflections on Wisdom Fancy and Childhood Wonder

A rambling piece contrasts wisdom with folly and the museum of life. It muses on learning, aging, and the value of human charm over perfection, noting how experience can erode childhood freshness and innocence. The narrator laments the loss of buoyant spontaneity amid adult cunning and vanity.

National Museum Napoleon Bonaparte Santa Claus

Emulsion heals throat diseases and tuberculosis claims

An advertisement touts Sceri s Emulsion made with Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites as a cure for throat diseases and tuberculosis. It promotes the creamy palatable emulsion as easily digested and suitable for delicate readers. A doctor endorsement from W R S Connell supports its efficacy. Connecticut imposes a uniform liquor license fee of 400 for strong drinks and 150 for beer.

Sceri Scott W. R.S. Connel Manchester Ohio Connecticut

Fragmented musings on life, wisdom, and nature

The text muses on purity, memory, and social norms, contrasting living growth with dried specimens. It laments rigidity and labels that paste people in life’s barbedarium, urging preference for vivid meadow weeds over perfect botanical specimens.

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Fragmentary Central Time note from Ohio routes

A fragmented OCR item lists times and towns in Ohio including Ly Pomeroy Gallipolis and McArthur with unclear context for 1 37pm. No complete event or action is discernible from the readable text.

Free trial of Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and lung ills

Advertisement notes a limited time free trial of Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds at H K Dorr's Drug Store. It claims cure for throat chest and lung ailments and mentions additional related products and pricing. Also includes a humorous dialogue and a political jab about a congressman.

Dr. King H. K. Dorr Jarge Bottes

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