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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1881
Page
7
The piece argues that earthquakes occur independently of volcanic activity and cites historical shocks around the world. It notes Kent’s landscape bearing scars from quakes and mentions a 1580 event near Old St Paul’s. The text recounts a personal anecdote about Hop Bitters curing a liquor addiction.
A meditation on parental and teacher cruelty to children, arguing that breaking the will harms character. It insists will must be educated not broken, warns that pain in discipline breeds fear and tyranny, and recalls Buffordius of Cologne intervening in a school scene to defend a boy from punishment.
Ornaments fashioned from light silk shades such as heliotrope pale pink or blue use an eighth of a yard of silk and a matching spool. They require three small wooden molds two oval and one long narrow square plus a pin and gold loops sewn to the back for ear attachments.
The Philadelphia Times reports Col. Ellsworth's death in Alexandria on May 24, 1861. President Lincoln shows deep emotion at the tragedy and writes a compassionate letter to Ellsworth's parents praising his young friend as a gifted military talent and devoted son.
A New Lexington Tribune column argues habit drives voters to the Democratic ticket in October elections. It claims Ohio's two hundred thousand voters vote Democratic solely from habit, despite acknowledging good government and prosperity under Republicans.
A portrait of a modest girl valued for quiet beauty and tasteful attire. She moves with grace, greets friends politely, speaks honestly yet tactfully, and yields in discussion while her opinions carry weight at home.
Dr King offers free trial bottles at J Dorr’s Drug Store for consumption related ailments including coughs colds asthma bronchitis and other throat and chest conditions. The notice pledges instant relief and promotes the forthcoming dollar size bottle.
A farmer placed nails on a clothesline to keep cattle out of his selde and inspired a shrewd observer to patent a barbed wire fence. The farmer who sparked the idea pays tribute, and the inventor receives about $100,000 monthly in income.
An advertisement touts a skin salve claimed to heal cuts bruises sores and many eruptions. It is guaranteed to satisfy with a 25 cent price and lists J. Dorr as seller opposite the court house.
A Buffalo lady shares how Parker's Ginger Tonic reliefs weariness and melancholy by building up vitality and improving color. She notes friends also benefited from the remedy. The article cites Chief Spotted Tail in 1875, noting he would answer only for a fee of five dollars.
An assortment of colonial era publicity and medical patter discusses health tonics. It mentions Hop Bitters as a cure in three words and promotes various remedies for ailments like nervousness and palpitations. Also notes a change in General Grant's dress and includes a salve claim from Henry's Carbolic Balm.
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