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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1877
Page
8
A humorous verse from Frank Patre describes a playful scene with a girl hearing her romance, the boy Jaime approaching, and a quick chase as he teases her with a musical rhyme. The speaker notes coy glances, blushes, and a final catch as the boy declares victory.
In Tudor England Sir Wyat is said to have endured the Tower’s cold and hunger until a cat warmed him by bringing pigeons, a tale recounted with keepers agreeing to dress the offered meals. The piece then shifts to Josh Billings style quips on pets, ending with England’s appetite for American apples and a large barter estimate.
A collage of anecdotes features Charles Sumner and Hallam at the Atheneum Club, a tale of a barbered baronet and a mistimed 4 o clock cry, and a grim lash debt case in Warrenton. Also recounted are General Shields’ Boston welcome, Julia Smith the Glastonbury sister’s scholarly rise, and a Maryland insanity episode. Plus a goat-riding mystery near Twenty-one-mile Desert and a revolving suite of quirky local notes.
Testimonial from Labayette Ford of 564 Broadway Boston describing severe kidney illness in 1869. After a weak, prostrate period with excruciating pains, VEGETINE allegedly cured him, allowing a return to duty as a police officer and sustained health. The ad promotes VEGETINE as effective for kidney complaints and similar diseases.
The advertisement extols VEGETINE as a blood purifier that relieves pain cleanses and cures various diseases. It asserts the medicine works in the bloodstream and circulating fluids producing health after failures with other remedies, labeling it the great purifier and source of disease.
A letter from East Marshfield dated Aug 22 1870 details lifelong kidney weakness and back pain. It praises Vegetine as the best remedy tried, noting lasting relief and improved vitality. Other correspondents from Boston endorse cures for kidney issues and general health, citing multiple bottles and renewed strength. The missives emphasize Vegetine’s perceived efficacy for kidney and digestive ailments.
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