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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1900
Page
2
After a hard fought presidential campaign the Athens county Republican voters emerge united and energized. The piece lauds election day zeal, neighborly cooperation, and the settling of old scores as part of the democratic process, noting Republicans rally to bring voters to the polls and celebrate together afterward.
An advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the only cure for dyspepsia asserting vitality to the stomach and system. A testimonial from Frank Fay of South Gaston Massachusetts claims his niece recovered after two bottles. The copy warns against substitutes and urges belief in the medicine’s promised results.
In the wake of a heated campaign the average man loses track of his family and affairs until the election ends. The dog greets the voter at the gate, the eight year old is back in charge, horses are fed regularly, cows are milked, and the home resumes its calm, radiant from the hearth. The restored routine signals restored happiness and a peaceful domestic order after political upheaval.
A 1914 prophecy warned the world would end that year based on Bible revelations, urging people to enjoy life while possible. It promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach ailments, insomnia, malaria, and rheumatism, claiming long-standing approval. A Paris restaurant plans a compact dining concept with a chef presenting a full menu in a few square inches, portable for quick meals.
Six doctors failed to save William H. Mullen of Lockland D. yet Dr. King s New Discovery cured him after five bottles. It claims to cure throat chest and lung diseases including coughs colds influenza pneumonia bronchitis asthma hay fever croup and whooping cough. Also notes Montana counties Choataw gedi and Custer County with voting counts and elector totals.
D C Wasinctos writes from Le Roy praising Grain-O as superior solid grain beverage for health and children's welfare, claiming it beats all other drinks. He urges others to choose Grain-O for family well being.
William Waldorf Astor considers building more hotels along Broadway with eight story apartment hotels now nearing completion at Seventy first Street and Seventh and St Nicholas avenues. He may direct architects and builders from abroad for another Broadway venture if the current projects prove profitable, aiming for a late fall opening with a projected return near ten percent on land and structure values.
An apparent sea serpent was sighted off Bay Shore Long Island in the Great South Bay. Observers include Mr and Mrs P Thyer of Brooklyn aboard the yacht Aida at Prospect House and Mrs J H Belden with Miss Ida Berna Simonton of New York. All report a green, 40 foot body with another nearby form before the creature vanished.
Isaac Kaufmann, a sixty year old passenger from Bremen aboard the Lahn, was caught attempting to smuggle over six thousand dollars in diamonds and jewelry into the United States. Customs inspectors Donohue and McLamara found jewels sewn in his coat lining and shoes after x‑ray or close inspection revealed nervous behavior. Washington officials had received secret service tips that diamond and jewelry smuggling would spike in eastern seasonal towns this fall, but this shipment was intercepted.
Dr. Levy attended a shirt waist wedding of Morris Bluinstein and Miss Annie Jacobs in Camden. The bride kept bridal robes quiet until evening while friends wore shirt waists. The couple planned a shirt waist honeymoon as spectators noted the unconventional attire and humor. Norway tops England in lower death rates among European nations.
The French Society of Ethnology traces Dorra origins to Dutch East India Company ventures at the Cape, noting Van Riebeek 1652, the Cape of Good Hope, and later French-Nantes tensions. It also sketches a Swede and minister anecdote and a Henry experiment on electrification shaping climate and textile choices.
The largest lightning conductor in the world stands on the Zugepitz in Bavaria. Its top soars several yards above the meteorological station at the highest point of land in the German empire. The rod extends down the mountainside to a stream, measuring three and a half miles in length.
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Wir W J McKee a leading druggist offers a new palatable cod liver oil extract Vincl Wine of Cod Liver Oil developed by French chemists and a Boston house The preparation removes odor taste and greasy feel while preserving curative properties McKee invites inquiries and stresses it is not a patent medicine and promises free information to all readers.
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