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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1882
Page
3
In Chesterbrook a flood drives Ruth Boynton and her grandfather from their home to the church. The ark of the church floats as Ruth climbs the belfry to signal for help. Rescue crews reach the torrent and secure the church, saving the pair as the bell tolls.
In a rural hamlet near a dangerous river two survivors Ruth and an old man are guided by kind helpers to a warm fireside. They find safety and start anew among residents who also assisted others from the wrecked Chesterbrook.
Portland Argus notes the Senate includes at least twenty members each worth six figures, with Fair of Nevada richest and possibly wealthy figures like David Davis of Illinois and Zach Chandler’s kin showing multimillion holdings. It lists several others such as Sherman of Ohio, Hale of Maine, and Mahone and Sawyer as seven-figure or higher earners, while names like Merrill and Allison are cited as comparatively poorer with under $100,000.
The narrative recalls Fiji’s cannibal practices, detailing Namena and Bau wars, the consumption of killed people, infanticide and widow strangling, with accounts of ovens, canoes loaded with bodies, and references to Rev. John Watsford’s 19th century observations.
A stranger at a clothing store seeks directions and makes abrupt price offers while the shopkeeper interrupts with questions about hats shirts and bandoleers. The piece also notes English fashion returning to short hair and a joke about Timbuktu. A dental gold expenditure estimate is included.
A reflective piece questions ambition and public fame through vivid memories of boyhood, summers, and seaside days. It contrasts the glory of political success with personal costs such as bilious liver, torpid kidneys, and public scorn. It ends by praising the dead whose flaws rest with sorrowing relatives and God.
A mix of cultural notes from Chicago Brooklyns education slang and clergy, a New Israel sect changes in Jewish Russia, a railroad conductor as church deacon leading a collection with a joke, Sands Street Church customs in 1815, missionary growth in India, Harvard Yale banter and a tribute to inspiring teachers whose impact outlives pay.
An article by Professor A. R. Wallace discusses skeletal similarities between humans and apes. It notes nearly identical bone structures with small differences in wrist and rib counts and highlights adaptations for tree life versus erect walking. Cincinnati reports 100 church conversions this winter.
A collage of quips and squibs from newspapers such as the Whitehall Times Meriden Recorder and Philadelphia Sun. It includes puns about fashion deliria insults to a five year old, jokes about beggars and coins, and wry notes on water quality and urban life.
Fragmentary notes claim two million copies sold of a New Text edition on its first day. Mentions itching piles and a remedy standard for night relief. Briefly cites New York Legislature and female suffrage opposition among Democrats.
A health warning urges Hop Bitters as a cure for various ailments amid a critique of nostrums and fake testimonials. An Austrian physician visiting the Odessa Jewish hospital reports 125 severely mutilated patients with wounds treated by petroleum during Russian actions.
Advertisement for Buchupaiba claims a four day cure for urinary affections and kidney diseases. Priced at one dollar, with Ohio Depot in Missouri and D Park & Sons of Cincinnati listed as distributors.
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