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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1877
Page
8
A short poem narrates a child asking a partner to retract a kiss after the mother deems it naughty. The speaker distances themselves, insisting it felt natural yet seeks to undo the act by tonight. The piece centers on parental disapproval and the child's plea to reverse the moment.
At Westerville General Garfield delivered a historical sketch of the Democratic party covering 1856 to 1874, using a blackboard analogy and citing party stances on slavery, secession, labor, and war. He mixed humor with sharp critique, ending with remarks on resumption and the labor question. The audience, largely students, responded with frequent laughter and applause.
A first person reminiscence recalls a brutal scalp wound at the hands of a Native American fighter, followed by a traveler’s note about a Confederate era surgeon and a machine to kill pests, a female slanderer’s quip, and reflections on moving forward in life and striving for heaven. The fragment blends battlefield memory with social vignettes and moral maxims.
Special notice asks readers if they suffer from headaches costiveness heart palpitations dizziness nervous weakness indigestion or liver trouble. It states Green's August Flower is a proven remedy with 2,400,000 bottles given away in trials in the U.S. Two doses purportedly prove its effectiveness and sample bottles cost 10 cents while regular size sells for 75 cents, available from first-class druggists nationwide.
Advertisement praises VEGETINE as a safe, all plant remedy with advertised cures over five years. Claims it cleanses and strengthens the human body and contrasts with expensive medical advice and poisonous mineral medicines. Describes VEGETINE as alterative tonic diuretic without harmful ingredients.
Unclear testimonial by Rev Walker once pastor of Bowstain Street Church Boston praising VEGBETINE as invaluable in debility and an invigorating tonic. Walker endorses two years of use and urges others to consider it for strength and vitality, with reference to his former parish.
William Payn of Avery Michigan recounts a brutal scrofula outbreak with ulcers on arms thighs and seat that nearly left him unable to walk. He credits Vegetine taken since March for restoring health and mobility and hopes his story aids others while inviting responses from readers.
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