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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1888

Page

8

Federal General Hamilton Interview Highlights Florence Prospects

Florence readers learn from General W D Hamilton of Athens Ohio about Civil War experiences near Florence. He praises local health climate soils timber water transport and mineral assets arguing Florence has prime potential for industry and manufacturing growth with rail and river connections.

W. D. Hamilton Florence Alabama Messenger South Tennessee Bummers Athens 9Th Ohio Cavalry Johnsonville Forrest Timothy Tennessee River St. Paul St. Louis Cairo Memphis Knoxville Chattanooga Paducah Nashville Alladin

Ohio Republican Platform Endorses Foraker and Sherman

Adopted by the Republican State Convention in Dayton Ohio on April 18 19. The platform reaffirms suffrage, condemns Democratic suppression of votes and alleged frauds in several states. It calls for fair elections protections and tariff policy favoring American industry. It supports a broad pension bill for veterans and widows and endorses John Sherman for president. A portrait of Sherman was unveiled during the session.

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Silent sufferer urged to seek Dr Pierce remedy

A wan woman is described as a silent martyr to disease while a nurse-like audience is urged to try Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a tonic and remedy for female complaints. The ad also touts Acker s Dyspepsia Tablets and lists various odds and ends from a butcher shop along with brief social banter and patter about health cures.

Century of Westward Progress and Health Adverts

A historical summary traces the nation’s center moving along the thirty ninth parallel from Baltimore toward Indiana, noting milestones through 1890. The second item discusses chronic catarrh, its dangers, and EKly's Cream Balm as a claimed cure. Also included are brief satirical notes about a spoiled dog and a Desert Valley borax bed in Death Valley Arizona.

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