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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1883

Page

4

Returning to First Love in a Village Romance

Richard Harling returns to his hometown and romances Phoebe Elliston after falling for Camilla Campbell. A street assault leads to Richard's near-fatal knife wound while protecting Phoebe, prompting his recovery and realization that Phoebe’s love endures. He and Phoebe pledge marriage for September after his swift convalescence and career advancement.

Richard Harling Camilla Campbell Mrs. Elliston Phoebe Elliston Richard Phoebe Camillia Campbell Camilla Peiset Phoebe Filiston Wall Street Joker Camelia

Parrot Pranks Boston Area Girl With Kiss Me Siren

A Boston area girl, often on her lower piazza, was unaware a parrot on the upper balcony repeated in a human voice the tease Kiss me kiss me kiss me quick. The bird's ruse drew attention from passers by and unsettled her upon return from a week away.

Boston

Odd wagers on a gold coin balance in Hartford office

A Hartford insurance office tested judgment by guessing how many new dollar bills balance a twenty dollar gold piece. Ranging from 350 to 1,000 bills, the guesses were recorded before the coin was weighed, yielding a final balance of thirty four bills in the tray. Also noted are memorial stove over grave, counterfeit jewelry coins prosecutions, and critical editorials on Dorsey Garfield coverage.

Hartford Hartford Coursant Dr. Prime New York Cincinnati

Beechers Benet Evolutionist Faith and Moral View

The speaker asserts orthodox evangelical identity yet adopts Christian evolutionist stance. He rejects full medieval atonement theory, arguing humans evolved morally and spiritually, born anew at emergence of humanity, with sin as voluntary violation of laws. He cites Paul’s old and new man in Romans as supporting this view.

Spencer Huxley Tyndall Paul

Before and after marriage parasol quip from Hartford Post

A humorous exchange contrasts courting manners and married life. A parasol leads to playful mischief as lines about scratching eyes and walking on the right side reveal evolving relations between a couple in a Hartford Post excerpt.

George Hartford Post

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