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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1894
Page
8
A garbled collage mentions a Cunard steamship plate, Krupp gun factory roll, a child swing pump idea, a man’s kidney trouble and Electric Bitters claim, West Virginia oil wells with 10,000,000 barrels, Hood’s Sarsaparilla for blood purification, Hood’s Pills for nausea and indigestion, an obituary note, Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and lungs, and racial population statistics listing South Carolina and Mississippi percentages.
An old advertisement touts a salve claiming to heal cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee. It notes sale by W H McKee and mentions scientists taking direct photographs of the moon showing mountains and craters with exactness.
Moisture symptoms and itching described with various terms for piles. Promotes Dr Bosanko's Pile remedy claiming direct action on affected parts, relief from itching, and permanent cure. circulars free. sold by Cline's Pharmacy Philadelphia. Also notes about ocean depth, celery tea claim, and Siberian mammoth tusk weight.
The Western Mail notes an early armored ship built in Antwerp in 1585 during the Dutch-Spanish wars. The flat bottom craft, plated with iron and manned from masts, was dubbed Finis Belli or Money Thrown Away after it stuck on a Scheldt bank and failed. The vessel, later displayed in Parma’s camp, marked Antwerp’s defeat in 1555 and the end of the first ironclad’s brief career.
The London Figaro notes a rare reunion as the prince of Wales joins crown princes of Russia and Austria at Buckingham Palace. The czarowitz and archduke were later seen dancing with backs nearly touching, while the Austrian prince, taciturn and Morose, tangled his spur with Princess Louise of Battenberg’s gown. The czar’s heir and Princess Alix of Hesse share a fondness for dancing, and a Siamese prince was courted with a few phrases gathered by the archduke.
The article recounts Empress Jingu as planner and leader of Japan’s first naval expedition to Corea in 201 A.D. Her wartime success allegedly made Corea tributary, earning Jingu lasting renown and spawning temples to Hachiman and Jingu. It notes later myths crediting an unborn child for Corean victory and mentions prayers for Hachiman’s protection during 1874 Formosa action.
A Rangoon Times report describes Mr. Birch an advocate and a Eurasian clerk firing on by an anti dacoit patrol in a sampan mistaken for dacoits. A sharp duel ensues, a police boat arrives, and the attack is deemed a possible mistake amid unsettled tensions.
Miss Alice Hamblet of Seattle recounts her heritage as the granddaughter of Ne-as-ha-lo-les, late chief of the Kitt-so-la-sha, and her parents’ marriage formed amid cultural clash. She describes tribal life, schooling, cooking, and missionary work, highlighting chiefs, women’s roles, and cross‑cultural ties.
A 1845 Covent Garden bazaar raised £25,046 for the Anti Corn Law league, with 100000 visitors over 17 days and 400 ladies attending stalls. Similar events in Manchester Dublin Edinburgh Glasgow and New York raised substantial sums for Free Trade, hospitals and educational causes. John H Gourke handed $1,000,000 to George T Strong at the Metropolitan fair in 1864 as the first installment of proceeds.
A New York Recorder tale recounts a woman challenging her husband’s authority by sending him into a confrontation with a man at their supper table. The tactic backfires when the “brute” is ousted, only to learn the coat belonged to the wife, resolving the dispute with a dramatic, humorous reversal.
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