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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1883
Page
14
A fragment from a York essay recounts Joaquin Miller praising Langtry as The Jersey Lily. The speaker urges careful treatment of Mrs Langtry and stresses purity, honesty, and sustained effort, warning against fame’s whirl and advising continued work to uphold Womanhood.
A Washington correspondent notes the President keeps eight horses in the stable, four bays, with various riding and driving teams. Among them are a sorrel named Coquette and a black mare Sallie Howe ridden by Miss Nellie. Thirteen total horses, five government property, plus an ornate eight-spring Brewster Victoria with a coat of arms and the motto In pelle Obstantia.
The New York Sun reports on the New York Children's Aid Society's emigration program. Since February 1854 the society sent about 67,287 destitute children to homes and work in the West. The report claims many waifs become respectable citizens, citing several successful outcomes while noting possible rosy bias and incomplete records.
In a Teewul article from the Tels News, a lecturer argues white clothing is not cooler, recounting citations from the Live Stock Journal and Lancet. He cites polar hare and fox color changes, tropical sun effects, and personal observations with a negro servant, urging sanitary and scientific scrutiny of color temperature in clothing.
A compilation of testimonials lauds Hunt's Remedy for kidney and liver troubles. Notable quotes cite J. H. Deters of Brush Electric Light, H. A. Glass of Columbus Fire Department, and Joseph C. Hale of Dayton, praising symptom relief and cure after six bottles. Also mentions judge Krekel anecdote and postal implications of penny postage.
W D Wilson of the Ottawa Times cites relief from three months of cough and lung trouble after using Dr Bigelow's Positive Cure. A free trial bottle is available at Lash's drug store Prov Parknevely. Also notes 1712 comet visible to naked eye at Christmas and jokes about eye tail attachments. Hood's Sarsaparilla touted in Lowell.
A historical note recalls early patent medicines offering full dosage for money. Hood & Co now markets Hood's Sarsaparilla at 100 doses for $1, a bold shift from 10 to 25 doses per dollar. The Vermont editor reports Byron lines altered to suit readers, replacing profane phrasing with milder exclamations.
A lurid, disjointed tale mixes a swaggering attorney boasting riches and a gossiping country wife with snippets of patent medicine ads. A mismatched montage includes a Detroit wife, a saw mill boss, hay fever cures, and endorsements for Ely’s Cream Balm and Hood’s Sarsaparilla, all in a brisk, old newspaper voice.
An advertisement urges patrons to visit H R Lash’s drug store in Athens Ohio for Dr Quinns Great Discovery for the cure of coughs colds and consumption. It claims the remedy contains no opium or morphia and promises immediate convincing results. The note also mentions a theatrical attraction in Milan and a luminous scarf pin electric lamp gadget carried by an American performer.
Millions of bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds given away 46 Trial Bottles of the large size. Call at H K Dore Drug Store for a trial bottle at ten cents and see for yourself. It never fails to cure. Mrs Jones asks her husband what he is laughing at as he chuckles over the morning paper.
A collage of promotional blurbs and endorsements for wellness products and medical cures. Includes claims for Zoa-Phora Woman's Friend, Dr Benson's Celery and Chamomile Pills, Shiloh's Cure, Hood's Sarsaparilla, Shiloh's Plaster, and other treatments. Mentions naval cadets, church rector, and local sellers.
Henry McGinnis, engineer for New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, reports being thrown against a car four months ago and suffering kidney pain and dark urine. He attributes full recovery to Hunt's Remedy after two bottles, praising its effectiveness to fellow railroad workers.
A patient from Rome New York reports chronic kidney and liver pain loss of appetite and weakness improving after using Hunt's Remedy. He credits four bottles with complete cure and endorses it to others. Additional notes cite testimonials from Grance Warre Henry Hager and Rome NY residents praising kidney bladder and catarrh relief.
An old style advertises Rock Candy Cough Cure with claims to cure coughs colds hoarseness throat and lung troubles for children. It markets two cent bottles and one dollar larger bottles. Sold by E R notely.
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