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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1882
Page
3
Alice C. Brown reports on temperance arguments against beer, arguing that malt liquor harms health and that doctors push unsafe practices. The piece cites medical opinions, AOUW data, and mortality differences between beer-drinking and temperate states, noting Ohio leads in beer-related deaths.
Senator Sherman argues for a universal Sunday law applying to all trades and employments, not just liquor sales. He contends laws should rest from work on Sunday and that exemptions only be for public necessity, warning a selective approach harms laborers and invites injustice.
Miss Philippina Freugel says she has taken no solid food for three months, eating only sight, with meals devoured by her eyes. She drinks small sips but any intake is soon ejected, leaving her emaciated yet mobile. A North Carolina correspondent notes Morehead City avoids horses, relying on boats for travel and daily life.
A. F. Devereux of Hamilton County defies party lines to back Sunday closing and liquor taxation. He credits Pendleton and urges action against defiance of law. He notes two last winter laws aimed at Sabbath observance and liquor taxation, and argues the Democratic State Convention must support restraint to avoid disaster.
An advertisement touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy made from hops malt buchu mandrake and dandelion claiming blood purification liver regulation and vitality. It urges immediate use for any ailment stating lives have been saved and offering 500 for any untreatable case, labeling the product as pure medicine not a vile nostrum.
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