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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
7
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior bland purifying tonic that strengthens the digestive system and renews vitality after overwork or illness. Two testimonials from Mrs. G. E. Smamons of Cohoes and Mrs. M. J. Davis of Brockport claim blood poisoning and fatigue improved or cured.
The Franklin county grand jury completed its work and returned indictments mostly for minor offenses. It ignored the ballot box crimes, tally sheet forgery, and related offenses, prompting Prosecutor Huling to pledge further action and possibly a special grand jury to probe high place corruption. He warned the public of failed prosecution of powerful offenders and vowed to pursue cases before magistrates to reveal evidence.
A Chicago News remark extols Chinese discipline in expelling incorrigible pupils to curb public danger. The piece shifts to a Silicon Valley tale from Mrs. Phoebe Chesley of Peterson Iowa praising Electric Bitters for curing kidney pain and age-related ailments, and ends with a recipe for Marrons au Chocolat bonbons combining French chocolate and chestnuts.
Five hundred million dollars reportedly represented at the Elberon wedding of Miss Rita Armstrong and banker’s son A J Drexel. Among gifts was a half million to the groom. A curio note questions a mule’s bray when a weight is tied to its tail.
The Vermont Court decision holds a husband financially responsible for damages when his wife commits an assault on a neighbor, even if the act happens against the husband’s will and despite his efforts. The ruling prompts sarcasm about attempts to curb matrimony and fears of more emigrants from Vermont.
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