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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1881
Page
9
The confession describes a Southern gentleman gambler who used a concealed ring punch to alter ace and face cards. He relied on tactile cues, felt by a skilled dealer, to track card positions and win consistently in draws. The narrator evidences the method after long observation and testing.
In Boston a religious publishing hub acts as a quiet headquarters for ministers seeking temporary pulpits. It houses a range of preachers from talented yet worn to average speakers available for five to twenty dollars a Sunday. The informal system arose from mutual church and ministerial needs and operates without cost or public notice.
The fir trees of Puget Sound reach 200 feet on average with some measured at 320 feet long and 12 feet in diameter. Cedar trees rival them and firs supply spar and ship timber prized nationwide. San Francisco engages many mills processing 100 to 200000 feet daily, but locals remain unthreatened by exhaustion for now, with prospects of centuries before depletion.
A fragmented account describes the Duke of Connaught in Ireland, amid talk of a royal residence and grand ceremony. An Irish man exchanges cordial questions about the Queen and the royal family, then a tense interruption by an aide disrupts the scene.
An 014 Book reveals early U S life with notes on British war tensions and city contrasts. It recalls Philadelphia as a metropolis, Boston’s churches, and Ohio as emigrant frontier. It contrasts rugged wagon journeys and simple meals with modern abundance and social ambition.
A Boston correspondent recalls a New Yorker visiting Boston who mistook Beacon Street tram routes for the new Art Museum. He asked the conductor if the car passed the museum and was told it did not yet pass the museum.
A 19th century exhortation urges women to cultivate minds through literature science and art within the home to sustain marriage and motherhood. It links personal growth to family harmony and moral atmosphere and promotes reading and study as gifts to both wife and children. Readers are invited to seek Lydia E Pinkham remedies for female weakness and pamphlets.
Practical tips on polishing brass with sweet oil or kerosene, washing black cassimere, reviving wrinkled silk with gum arabic, softening gloves by salt water, making hand salves with glycerine and witch hazel, preserving fresh flowers in wet cloths, identifying poison ivy by leaf clusters of three vs five, washing Shetland shawls with mild soap and careful drying, and urging expertise for lace care.
A column recounts two incidents where individuals used back to back stances to fend off attackers. In Philadelphia, two brothers and skilled fighters repelled a gang of rowdies. English anglers also used the tactic to fend off a pack of dogs after a farm house incident.
The Salem Post recounts a tale of Mr. Godfrey recovering fully from illness using Hop Bitters. A doctor had given up on him ten days earlier, yet he was cured with the simple remedy, prompting others to seek Hop Bitters for their own ailments.
The lecture argues that even the most gifted fail without effort in the modern steam age. It warns against envy of others and urges self-improvement through steady, unwearied work, claiming eminent status comes from persistent labor and disciplined effort.
The 1880 census records New York City at 1,206,577 inhabitants with 590,762 males and 615,815 females and a floating population of about 30,000. It notes expenditures on amusements and drink, arrests for intoxication, births and deaths, family counts, weddings, age distributions, domestic workers, police arrests, violence crimes, prison admissions, shelter provisions, charity disbursements, Sunday schools, and a city population of street Arabs over 10,000.
A New York Sun excerpt quotes Jospi Kruton noting his shift to chewing snuff for the South market. He cites heavy Southern female consumption, with New York and New England factories also using snuff mainly by women, while men chew more widely elsewhere. He questions whether snuff is an injurious habit and admits minimal personal use.
A local explainer profile highlights a retired carpenter who shares practical knowledge on home repairs and woodworking. Residents learn about project tips, tool use, and budget-friendly techniques at community sessions hosted by the county paper.
A woman explains she stays happy and God natured by keeping Parker's Ginger Tonic on hand to maintain health for herself and family. The remark is tied to another column discussing the tonic's effects.
Two boot-blacks on Weston Avenue beg for shine work as a stranger pauses. The smaller boy pleads to support a sick brother at home paring his own claim to shine. The older boy denies the brother claim and accuses the other of lying.
An Irish barrister addresses the jury saying it is up to them to decide if the defendant should be allowed to enter court with "the cloak of hypocrisy" and to draw three bullocks from his client's pocket with impunity.
A Bostox anecdote tells of a young man given a colt by a rich uncle who admired his thrift and left him 50 000 after the colt thrived. A similar Chicago tale has an uncle bequeathing 850 000 to a nephew who buys a Kentucky colt, but the horse fails in its first race and breaks him.
A man arrested as a suspected murderer in Georgia created an alibi by presenting a watch he had stolen at a specific time and place. This led to questions about potential punishment, and to avoid that, he claimed he had escaped from a lunatic asylum and was returned to his former quarters.
An advertisement extols Parker's Ginger Tonic as the quickest and surest way to keep the stomach liver and kidneys in order and prevent or cure most illnesses. It claims the tonic supports natural organ function without affecting daily duties.
The New York Tribune projects larger circulation and costed options for The Weekly Tribune and The Messenger at $3.00 a year or The Semi Weekly Tribune and the Messenger at $4.00 a year with postage paid.
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