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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1883
Page
6
A fragmentary write up mixes a mock prophecy about a Brooks comet dated to a past president and references to political figures and battles in a satirical tone. It also includes brief notes on medicines and a grisly Paris restaurant suicide, ending with a Governor Butler prank at a Boston exhibition.
An assorted column touts patent remedies like Electric Bitters and Celery and Chamomile Pills, while ads urge readers to try Ely's Cream Balm for hay fever and promote R Pengelly & Co. Claims mix medical endorsements, local anecdotes, and distant testimonials across Danbury, Meyersburg, Kalamazoo, and Grand Rapids, plus a note on Kansas beekeeping and sorghum.
A disparate collage of hints toward military heroes and medical curiosities. Mentions General Lan ce comet and a call to toning the body with Perens, followed by testimonial praise and a Books of Life promotion. Also notes Hood and Co. claim on catarrh treatment, and a Philadelphia Ledger reference to Mormon polygamy warnings from a 30 year old Great Salt Lake survey.
An advertiser extols Pr RUNA as a daily remedy to curb liquor use, claiming animals avoid alcohol after first healing and arguing that moderate use restores sobriety and social function. The note adds folk critique of matches at Saratoga and Long Branch, blaming recklessness for lack of stable marriages.
Theron PP and editors tout Dr King's New Discovery and Shiloh's remedies for coughs catarrh and indigestion with testimonials from Coleridge Mackey and Col. C. H. Mackey. Advertisements urge free trials and drugstore purchases at H. K. Dorr's and E. B. Lash, praising cures and quick relief.
A Roanoke Virginia belle, Mrs Exing Thorsen, recently married Napoleon B. Ainsworth, a full-blood Choctaw, college graduate and successful lawyer. The couple has moved to Indian Territory. An advertisement notes Wierns Fry's Cream Balm as safe for children, and Ely's Cream Balm cited by a mother and Col. C. H. Mackey for relief from catarrh. A liver bitters ad promises a reward for a cure and hints at industry rivalry.
An advertisement urges readers to visit EK Lash’s drug store in Athens Ohio to try Dr Quinn’s Great Discovery for coughs colds and consumption claiming it contains no opium or morphia and promises immediate relief Also mentions Dr Quinn’s Trio Liniment and a humorous cartoon caption about a woman fearing a dog’s attack and a professor recalling the dog’s name.
The Rev J Jasper a colored minister in Richmond Va attracts crowds so vast that strangers seeking his church are told to follow the crowd from a designated corner. The item notes his popularity as evidence of modern discovery success. It also mentions promotional ads for Bigelow's Positive Cure Hood's Sarsaparilla and quips about an Albany girl with three tongues and corn crop forecasts.
Advertisements recount multiple Syracuse figures praising Hunt's Remedy for kidney and bladder issues. Statements from H Kirkland, Jacob Wolfrom, and P Hwa Luage Master credit rapid relief and long term benefit after use, citing Ira Wood’s prior success as chief of the fire department.
A compact collage notes a shoe maker’s craft of giving expression to the foot, warns of three cent pieces and stamps, praises Dr Guysett s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, praises Patti and Nilsson voice roles, and remarks on Dr Wistar s Balsam of Wild Cherry. It ends with Indiana farmers blowing a horn to warn tramps before burning straw stacks.
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