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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1877
Page
4
A Western Connecticut debtor facing foreclosure repents after his daughter Margaret returns, offers support, and purchases the eleven hundred dollar mortgage with her earnings. The father signs the temperance pledge, restoring his home and beginning a life of reform.
A country school scholar writes of schoolmarms with humor and sharp edges. He mocks their moods and routines while recalling a time he was struck by a teacher believed to be stern yet protective, noting their coffee habits boards, fire keeping and boarding-place hunts. He ends by saying he is waiting now.
A new water jet fountain atop the 170 foot cross of a Catholic church spire in Virginia lights up at sunset, designed to drench the spire in case of fire. The feature uses a large iron pipe to create tall jets and a fan shape, improving protection for the roof and cross.
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