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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1895
Page
4
Local notices about outsized fees and line charges appear in a 19th century local column. The paper urges readers to report address changes, with old and new addresses required, and invites correspondence from distant friends, emphasizing personal news.
A mosaic of 1895 notes covers ad copy deadlines, political chatter, and social commentary. It mocks pension clerks, laments foggy Cleveland policy, recalls a Texas public stake lynching in Tyler, and mocks royal visit plans while condemning an Anglo American alliance notion as fantasy.
Public figure Theresa Vaughan lauds Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as a safe, effective tonic for nervous fatigue and insomnia. She claims the vegetable formula strengthens weak nerves, aids sleep, and restores energy, urging use by all, including infants, under Dr. Greene of New York City's guidance.
The Duke of Malborough and other Englishmen plan marriages to American heiresses this November. Urban H. Broughton will wed Mrs. Cora Rogers Duff who stands to inherit $18,000,000 from her father. Also on the same day the daughter of ex Secretary Whitney will marry A. H. Paget. The Leides family collectively controls about 40 million dollars.
An 19th century advertisement extols Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery claiming rapid restoration of health for early consumption with testimonials from James H. Chenoweth of Oak, Nebraska. It frames steam, rail, and telegraph as era-defining while noting other odd items such as a balloon accident and obsolete news notes.
A Chicago man born eight years ago suffered a chronic throat injury from potash and now subsists on milk. A folding chair injures Floyd Rhinehardt in Wisconsin. a finger is severed. Frank Rogurs is killed after a ghost prank leads to a fatal eye wound from a pitchfork. Yale professor cites 3,000,000 habitual criminals at large. A Kansas note mentions uninhabited towns and a $39,000 Saratoga theater. A ramrod incident uncovers a $5000 gold stash. A large cave with geological features is found near Big Meadow Oregon. locals plan exploration.
Arx in Provence erects a statue to Peiresc who introduced the Angora cat oleander and large-leaved myrtle to France. Kandahar’s Lorp Roserts will have a brass monument in Calcutta while alive. Eleven old-fashioned brass cannons head for India for statues. A Siemens Helmholtz statue is planned in Charlottenburg. A Louis Philippe fresco reappears in Paris after 1848. The British Museum buys 900 drawings by old masters for 125000 dollars, valued higher by experts. Sir William Harcourt helped secure the grant.
A Deal England race saw four aged four oared crews compete with sixty year old rowers and an eighty five year old coxswain. The Derby originated May 4 1730 as a mile dash later lengthened. Records mention Watfield 1872 baseball throw 133 yards and Crane 1884 throws 135 yards with disputed verification, plus Twitchell 1893 claim.
Local retailer B. & B. promotes value driven shopping with a large lot of red and black goods. The ad highlights budget friendly prices aimed at saving customers money and drawing in more business.
Dress Goods announces an important 100 piece assortment of all wool suitings in medium rough effects. The 45 inch by quarter wide fabrics are priced at 50 cents per yard and samples are urged to be requested to compare style and value with future extraordinary advertisements.
Neat mixed colorings 50 inches wide priced at 50c while broader lines run from 10c to 4.50 per yard. The supplier promises samples on request to compare values and asserts the new arrivals from Europe include dress goods, novelty suitings, and tailorings priced from 75e to 1.50, aiming to show superior options for buyers.
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