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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1880
Page
7
A collage of political jabs against Democrats and Republicans, with references to Hancock and Davis, English, Wade Hampton, and Indiana politics. It mentions campaigns, editorials, and rallies, plus ads for Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil and notices on world events and local individuals.
A Washington report says census returns show extensive fraud by South Carolina and other Southern enumerators. Sheets show uniform writing and single sitting entries. one list lists about seven hundred names with all but four penciled. The notices indicate fraud and irregularities in nativity and completion. Rinehart's Liver Pills advertised with a free sample dose.
The piece argues that electing Hancock would shift to a free trade tariff, lowering duties on European labor products. It warns that mills and shops would close, workers lose jobs, and wages fall to European levels to compete with imported goods. It claims Hancock pledges to overturn the protective tariff and cites prior specie payments as precedent.
A terse claim says Thomas Eclectric Oil will cure a condition called Vcrack affecting crops. The note suggests using the oil when the land is intact, warning of a bad rack otherwise.
A testimonial flood claims Electric Oil cured ulcers and croup in twenty four hours while listing high sales figures since December. An 1880 reader note praises its pain relief and cures kidney and liver complaints. The page touts Dr Guysett Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier curing scrofula and nervous disorders.
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