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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1895
Page
4
An 1895 item touts Ohio Farm Laws and Legal Forms as a comprehensive farmer landlord tenant and village business reference. It covers contracts deeds mortgages fences game and drainage laws and includes landlord tenant and various legal forms with Supreme Court decisions. 236 pages, wine cloth binding, regular price one dollar.
The piece argues the frontier outlaws pose greater risk than Indians and urges broader support for Cuban patriots. It notes Brice's delegates may back his leadership, tariff as a dominant future issue, Spanish actions versus insurgents, and cites population estimates and veteran counts from Sandusky. It also comments on women’s changing roles and Quay's political standing.
A fragment discusses the McKinley law reciprocity repeal harming exports and praises its policy. It then recalls Dr Edward Beecher and the Beecher family legacy, notes Logan Carlisle's media critique, and mocks Iowa Democrats and a Stanton remark on women’s legs. The tone is opinionated and partisan with several named people and places.
The widow of P. T. Barnum wed Demetrius Calias Bey, a wealthy Greek, in New York City last Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Agathodorus Papageor geopouto conducted the ceremony.
The piece criticizes rural Democratic press ideas on tariffs from 1880 to 1895, asserting misrepresentation of events like McKinley bill enactment and 1890s prosperity. It argues no panic occurred in 1891 or 1892, wages rose, and prosperity was high due to crops, while fears of tariff cuts delayed production and stock buying.
The passage describes widespread job losses across iron, coal, and rail industries due to production cuts and falling demand. It credits the Wilson Gorman tariff for ending uncertainty and notes a Republican Congress in 1894 restoring confidence. It argues Democratic tariff laws keep wages below pre 1891 levels and urges truth from Democratic papers.
Advocates insist on swift punitive action by civilized nations after the Kucheng missionary massacres. Calls for a U S squadron to enforce demands, warning against Chinese officials and mandarin authorities, to protect Americans abroad and uphold the flag. Mentions Union Army manpower and northern male population as context, then environmentally shifts to asthma and hay fever as a clipped fragment.
A transcribed note from Aunt B Kensry Warritter Canada Aug 1 1895 describes Whittier California, a temperance Quaker town near the Puente Hills with no saloons, strong schools, and active real estate interests by I A & A B Kelsey. The writer praises the locale, asks Buckeye friends to visit or relocate, mentions fruit including nectarines, and notes recent arrivals from Nebraska and Pasadena.
A Bowdoin College baccalaureate sermon at Congregational church by President Rev. Dr. William Dewitt Hyde argues that living on past achievements degrades virtue. He warns soldiers scholars and athletes alike, urging focus on present purpose and future challenges. A series of brief local items follows including a gas incident, a quip about husbands and dough, an Ohio oil well payoff, and a benevolence note to Rev. John Hall.
Waldo F. Brown of Ohio outlines how a young farmer could double profits by running a large dairy, selling cream or butter, and keeping milk for calves and pigs, while an older farmer should pursue moderate success and let youths push ahead in tough times. The rest lists various property transfers and a note on the Fayerweather will suit. Duane: during the Civil War the US enlisted 2,772,408 men.
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