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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1887
Page
7
Mrs Da regin, a well to do Irishwoman of Springfield Ohio, is jailed on infanticide charges after authorities found her three month old child starving and emaciated. Neighbors reported sour milk feeding before the child was moved to the Orphans home where it died. A post mortem concluded death by starvation.
Do not waste time when lungs are in danger. Insist on Dr King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. Beware imitators promising the same relief. Henderson & Minear's Drug Store offers trial bottles free.
A fragment from Town Topics describes a scene at an Ocean House children’s party in Long Branch with a girl asking about guardians and a man with a long mustache from the West. It juxtaposes social awkwardness and a child’s search for Uncle John amid a crowd.
A list of historical giants and dwarfs including Chang of eight feet three inches and others from Europe and Asia. A classroom anecdote follows about a boy defending tobacco chewing due to toothache and a teacher proposing the tooth be pulled for a girl with toothache.
After an evening at the opera the party returned home to hear the baby perform a wild solo until it grew quieted by Bull's Baby Syrup which promptly relieved flatulence.
An amusing column describes a comical Hawaiian army unit with a single generalissimo and a full officer cadre modeled after the U.S. Army on peace footing. A doctor quips that for a broken leg the priority is to have the patient’s money ready for the physician.
A reflective note contrasts small gifts from a husband to his wife with larger expenditures on drinks, suggesting the same amount feels seven times bigger in one context than another. The passage comments on perception and how receipts shape meaning in domestic life.
The revised Bible is a great failure with shelves full of unsold copies. Readers avoid the new terms and prefer traditional wording such as sheol and hell, while publishers admit missteps by proposing hellfire instead of shellfire.
An old ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health tonic aiding appetite digestion and strength this season. The text then notes John Hurrah of New Jersey petitioning twice to change his name, which the Legislature refused, speculating he wanted to replace John with Hip Hip.
A Philadelphia News item reports someone has scoured the city seeking a man who owes him money, finding no debtor ready to pay. The note suggests a failed effort to collect in the period.
Lupia E. Pinkham's Guide to Health is a best selling book with over a million copies issued. It is available free by mail upon request, promoting accessible health advice to a wide audience.
A brief note from Champion City Times recalls a man named Smith who says he has been confined to his room for a year and only recently walked the streets again. He claims his attorney failed to sway a jury, implying a health or legal dispute.
A French tale follows four flies seeking breakfast. One finds fake jelly and dies. The second eats alum bread and dies. The third drinks beer laced with aloes and dies. The fourth eats German fly paper, dies, then oddly lives to old age.
Local notice praises Hood's Sarsaparilla as the family medicine in Lowell Massachusetts where it is manufactured and sold more than any other sarsaparilla. It cites relief from debility scrofula dyspepsia biliousness and blood impurity with a call to try it.
In East Avon New York a 21 year old woman has endured a resting heart rate around 135 beats per minute for over two years after being frightened by plaster falling on her while sleeping. Doctors fear prolonged tachycardia and seek advice from seasoned colleagues.
A group of boys playing in an alley off Congress street were warned by a woman to stop their noise as her husband lay ill. The leader asked if the husband was insured. receiving no, the boys were told to leave, and they complied.
A long column surveys women’s rights advances in Kansas and nationwide. It cites Hon. Albert Griffin praising women voters, notes conditions in Washington police stations, and highlights appointments and society milestones for Mary McLaughlin, Helen Abbott, and other women advancing public life.
A Dakota man travels east and converses with a capitalist about permanent wealth. After listing town metrics, the Dakota man proclaims the territory’s pride is the finest half mile race-track in the territory, signaling local pride in a sporting venue.
The piece describes a legal pickle in Smith County Kansas where the Probate Judge is deemed insane by no one but the judge himself, preventing a vacancy and gubernatorial appointment. It notes the paradox that only the Probate Judge can adjudge insanity, leading to a stalemate genuine minds seek to resolve.
Proven product claims rapid gain in flesh and strength for wasting children. Doctor J M Main of New York reports long standing rickets and marasmus improved markedly with Scott's Emulsion.
A young man named Silvis, who lost an eye at a Brunswick foundry, reports partial sight restoration after the operation. He plans to go North for further specialist care, hoping for complete eyesight renewal. The incident underscores advances in surgical science.
The passage notes iron restores blood richness, calisaya bark tones digestive organs, and phosphorous stimulates the brain in Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic. Dialogue from Puck reflects social banter about Miss Clara and Miss Ethel with a quip about sand.
May fever sufferers can find immediate and lasting relief from hay fever with Ely's Cream Balm, endorsed by Rev. H. A. Smith of Clinton Wisconsin who reports strong personal benefit and recommends it to others with similar complaints.
A four year old asks if he must say his prayers every night and a tired reply affirms nightly prayers. The child envisions growing up as a tall man while the exchange ends with a solemn Amen.
A man and woman cross paths in a hallway and pause as he proposes leaving together. She hesitates momentarily unsure which way to go before agreeing to step outside.
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