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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1880
Page
2
A vivid anecdote tells of a wife-to-be distressed by a former lover's initials tattooed on her calf. A besotted suitor attempts a milk-dipped needle cure, fading the letters to a blue line, earning $50. The piece then shifts to a report on human hair trade, imports, and prices.
A young Moscow man staying in a St Petersburg hotel shot himself at dinner after a hoped reunion with a promised companion failed. Police found a photo and fragments of a letter. another note blamed the hotel owner for the tragedy. The awaited lady arrived after the deed, unable to come until the next day.
A Cheyenne correspondent notes that Wyoming women are a powerful voting force. He argues women voters are conscientious and independent, often prepared with ballots, and vote with deference shown by officials. The piece describes quiet polling, carriage arrivals, and formal procedures without age checks.
Arthur Fitzpatrick recalls a mining district tale of a miner who rode a tin pan down a 45 degree snowbound slope three miles from the divide. With blanket wrapped and rifle overhead he sped to the valley foot at sixty miles a minute before the pan melted and his blanket caught fire. He believed going further would have been fatal.
Three city boys meet a kindly farmer in Livonia township who fears losing his chestnuts to theft. After the man urges honesty and asks them to hurry to the railroad track, the boys help themselves to a pile of nuts while the old man distracts a dog, then bags them away.
A Pennsylvania bride marrying after years of suitor persistence awakens to claim amnesia about the marriage. She insists she was out of her mind during the interval and refuses to see her husband. The couple had a showy ceremony before the wedding journey began.
A remarkably intelligent dog on Napa street with a smaller companion acted with courtesy. The larger dog opened the gate for the smaller one and then entered, holding the gate for its friend before passing through.
A stylish woman enters a dry goods store and asks for a bow. The courteous clerk jokes about being at her service, then she clarifies she wants a buff not a green bow. He continues measuring goods after the exchange.
Wyoming ranchmen report finding their own branded cattle on the Wyom mine range, with many cows returning after four to five years. Sometimes a single cow appears with an entire family of calves.
A damaged poem fragment recalls a sailor whose calm days turn tragic as a blue moon appears. The speaker warns that danger rises not in storms but in quiet seas, while a friend’s heart grows still and others fear he is alive only in memory.
A Persian legend tells of a mother who makes her son swear never to lie. Forty dinars are sewn in his garments and he confesses truthfully when asked by robbers. The leader repents after seeing the boy’s steadfast honesty and swears to follow virtue.
The Harrington family in Stapleton witnessed a comical scene at supper as a cat, a rat ensnared by a shell, and a large clam on the closet floor sparked a fight. The rat dragged the clam as the cat attacked, and in the yard the rat, still clamped, was killed by the cat. Mr Herrington called it the most comical sight he had seen.
A railway near Montreal stopped after a dog on the track signaled danger and both dog and a child were found dead on the line. The report then recounts President Elect Garfield as a mischievous child who quickly learned to read and earn a seat with older students. It ends with a short proverb urging faith in Providence and diligent farming.
An advertising blurb asserts Packer's Ginger strengthens the body and cures illness by keeping stomach liver and kidneys in good condition. It claims improved health and vitality as a result of using the product.
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