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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1886
Page
3
A verse fragment from Sarah Doudley in the Quiver speaks of nature’s beauty and spiritual solace. It describes the bramble fruit, sea mists, distant bells, and golden bracken as ports to comfort. The speaker longs for youth and the removal of fear, finding refuge in faith and calm.
A short lyric poem in old style expresses affectionate admiration and a repeating I love you motif. The speaker addresses a beloved with Pretty blue eyes, recalling kisses and dawn imagery while ending with the name Elsie Serrano as the author or dedicatee.
An aging Colonel recounts the romance of Lieutenant Charles Monteal, his clashes with Miss Angell and her father, the heartbreak of a failed union, and the climactic pursuit where Monteal discovers the fallen captain is Edith Angell, revealing a hidden tragedy and a haunting song that captures his memory.
In a Maine observer’s view, prohibition fails to curb liquor by force as local shops near police stations remain open and public sentiment wanes. The piece argues reform must come from within individuals, not coercive law, predicting Ohio will mirror Maine’s defeat of prohibition.
Periodical reader credits Ely's Cream Balm with relief from hay fever since 1879. Also notes recipes for delicate puffs, praise for J E Weidman's Jersey calf, plus ads for Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and a reference to a large town geyser and Iowa as a Prohibition state.
A prose meditation urges reading that blends faith with deeds, stressing the Bible as life’s anchor over devotional volumes. It argues great poetry helps spiritual understanding after lived experience, warns against overreliance on secondhand works, and condemns sentiment without principle while praising the Bible as the true pillar of life and death.
A Victorian-era note links dyspepsia to Carlyle’s life and his friends’ pain, suggests Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver-related ailments, and asserts spiritual themes about forsaking and seeking God as central to grace and conversion.
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