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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1886
Page
3
The narrative sketches a tense moment as characters exchange cryptic lines about a past event and a looming task. A woman urges a writerly reply to an unidentified recipient while a dog rests, belly full, and Tommie shows contented exhaustion after a feast.
Postscript declares a speculative sale of a document offering five hundred pounds to settle a family dispute. The letter from F 8 recounts borrows, forced loans, and irregular finances tied to Alfred Hardyman, Isabel, Moody, and Miss Pink, ending with farewells to several characters and a curtain on the tale.
The piece argues rioting and lawbreaking stem from Democratic governments in cities like New York Chicago and Cincinnati. It claims Democratic officials rob treasuries fake elections and terrorize opponents while Republican governance earns respect for the law because officials obey it and demand obedience from others.
Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cures scrofula by cleansing the blood of impurities. Promotes numerous testimonials of successful cures and notes sale by all druggists.
In parts of Wisconsin vigilance committees form to counter rising crime by tramps. The piece argues workers forced to roam for jobs deserve respect, not labels that equate them with outlaws who steal a living.
A late night water spout or storm swept southeastern Xenia along the Shawnee river floodplain destroying over a hundred houses. Twenty four bodies recovered with many unaccounted. Panhandle railroad embankments wrecked. rescuers reported harrowing scenes as a seven year old child clung to a tree.
An 1830s style ad and column note discuss scrofula treatment with Hood's Sarsaparilla, hay shed construction tips from Iowa Homestead, Ack er's Blood Elixir claims by Henderson & Minear, and a legal note on ownership of love letters in England. The items include medical cures, construction guidance, patent claims, and a summary on ladies' control over personal letters.
A California inventor demonstrates a method to accelerate aging by winding wire around casks of liquor and passing electric currents through them. The system claims to enhance flavors in wines brandies and whiskies through controlled electrical treatment.
The article urges ending the practice of washing sheep arguing it harms animals and offers little wool value. It suggests washing only after the wool is sheared and notes that the old method caused cold water exposure and springtime delays for farmers.
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