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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1895
Page
4
A long list of Ohio and other states forthcoming officers is presented with names for governor and other posts, plus broad political commentary. The piece notes wartime indemnities, tariff complaints, and Japan's rise, urging U.S. business attention to opportunities with Japan.
The Massachusetts state census totals 2,495,345 residents, up 256,402 since 1890, with gains mainly in large manufacturing cities. Many small towns stagnate or lose people while overall state sentiment remains positive. Other notes discuss political frictions in New Jersey and Kentucky, and road valuations improving in Union and Summit.
A medical writer argues that bread and starchy foods rich in lime cause diseases among the aged while fruit counteracts these effects. He cites joint pain from fruit and vegetable deprivation and heart failure from lack of fruit. Dr Harry Benjafield, a Tasmanian fruit grower, notes cultivated fruits contain sugars acids and water aiding digestion. He cites ship crews and soldiers deprived of fruit showing scorbutic results. Scurvy.
The piece contrasts Springfield and Zanesville party conventions, accusing Springfield of overt bossism under Senator Brice and praising Zanesville for delegate-driven outcomes. It argues the Democratic plank against bossism is hypocritical given Springfield practices, noting missteps like seating a rump delegation and forced nominations. The Columbus Dispatch editorial weighs results and political integrity.
Ex gubernatorial critique says Democrats in Ohio did nothing to gain votes last year besides a convention and nominating a candidate. The piece cites McKinley era losses, notes Campbell’s cautious attack, warns of a weak campaign, and forecasts a favorable year for Republicans in Kentucky alongside derision of Hardin’s silver rhetoric.
The Ohio weather and crop service reports a week of rains on the 24th 26th 29th 30th and 381st aiding growth across crops. Corn and upland corn show notable improvement while potatoes lag. Pastures and meadows turn green boosting feed, gardens and millet grow, fodder corn excels, tobacco remains short and yellow, fall plowing advances, water for stock abundant, watermelons beans tomatoes cabbages progress, turnips weak, apples plentiful with heavy boughs breaking.
The 17th O V I with the 90th and 81st and others will attend the Chickamauga battlefield dedication as a national park on September 19 and 20 1805. An official train departs Lancaster September 16 via C M V R Pan Handle Route and L N Ry with stops at Nashville Stone River and other sites. Free camping lodging and ladies’ accommodations are arranged with tents sent ahead. Fare round trip nine dollars seventy five cents. Send names to A Bauman secretary Lancaster Ohio.
A verbose warning notes that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters remains a trusted tonic for malaria rheumatism and digestive ills while warning against local counterfeit tonics. It cites the genuine product as pure and effective and cites a long list of claimed benefits and uses. It also mentions unrelated anecdotes about longevity and historical items for contrast.
An inventor describes a car mounted alternating generator to spray high current through wires to weed tops, rupturing tissues and destroying them. Also notes a Hortonville man found a large mummified skeleton on his farm and a Point Thomas resident owning the iron kettle of his colonial settler ancestor killed by Indians.
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