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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1886
Page
7
A young man lingered with a girl at a K Street residence late after a chat about what to say next. He grew cogitative, claimed to have pleasant news, but could not recall it. He finally left at about eleven, never returning since, leaving the situation unresolved.
A Charleston dispatch reports a major quake at 11 50 after which tremors ceased and streets cleared. Many buildings damaged, St Michaels and St Philips feared to be wrecked, thousands homeless, and losses projected near three million dollars. Sommerville, Georgia also hit with intense devastation and fires, with most homes destroyed and dozens dead or wounded.
An elderly physician, long retired, asserts a vegetable cure for consumption and related chest illnesses. He says he will mail free full instructions and sample remedies to any reader who requests, promising dramatic nerve and general health improvements with no charge. The notice emphasizes personal motive to ease suffering and convert skeptics.
A curious office visit has a man asking a capitalist for the value of a coal vein half a mile long. He then reveals his plan to marry the widow himself. The Grant Monument Association has received designs for memorials and one plan envisions using the full million dollars raised.
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