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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1897
Page
7
A patient with decades of indigestion reports severe pain from light meals. After trying many doctors and remedies, the person credits Dr Miles Nervine and Liver Pills for improvement and eventual recovery, urging others to seek the Miles remedies.
Wool Dress Goods are advertised with a mail offer for a free catalog. The copy promises a complete shopping guide filled with prices and color combinations. It touts all wool dress goods and imported dress goods with ranges from 60c to $5.00 and other sewing items.
E W Doty reports on the Ohio Senate race and a smear campaign tied to Myers’s book Bosses and Boodle. McLean and Hanna figures loom as campaign watchwords with ads, bonds, and alleged graft claims shaping voter choice ahead of the election.
Europeans show strong interest in U S silver mining, with investments in silver stock companies. After early losses they have studied properties carefully, finding ore rich and silver produced cheaply. Despite low prices near 129 cents an ounce, the venture remains pursued with expected dividends for investors.
Jackson reports a long critique of Chapman and miners in Ohio highlighting broken scrip payments over two years. The piece accuses Chapman of delaying reform until a gubernatorial bid, claims miners faced wage cuts via screen expansions, and contrasts with Hanna and Ratehrford in seeking compromise. Farm land values rise 29 percent without free coinage.
Florence Sturdivant falls ill with scarlet fever in 1880 and, after months of treatment, shows no improvement until Dr Williams Pink Pills are used. The patient gains appetite, strength, and flesh while back and stomach pains vanish. A second box is taken to prevent relapse, and the pills are praised by the family and witness.
Jos. Horne & Co promote fancy Tabelas and Maids silks with samples mailed to customers. They price at 65 cents, 76 cents, and 1 dollar per yard and claim their silks are wider and higher quality.
Alias process unresolved notice text from Athens County detailing a sheriff sale directed by the court. The fragment references the county seat, court house, and official proceedings within the county and state.
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