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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1874
Page
3
A garbled Ohio oriented column links J.A. Jupp, Rev. Orrin B. Judd of New Haven, and others to a jumble of finances, resignations, and political talk. It references Governor candidates, the Second session of Congress, and state legislative activity amid a mix of obituaries and economic commentary.
The Democracy party pursues a two candidate plan with one from the South and one from the North to split the electoral vote and force a House decision. They hope this could thwart the renomination of the current candidate and shape future control, arguing the public will not support such tactics.
Governor W Allen urges the General Assembly to expand public funding and oversight for education mining railways and government efficiency. He praises reorganized public institutions and volunteer militia growth while calling restrained public building and fair county officer pay.
The piece notes a weak Republican turnout in New York and Pennsylvania similar to Ohio, with Pennsylvania down 140,002 votes from 1872 and the Democratic vote 44,695 below 1872. It observes that many Republican voters stayed home across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, and predicts a different result if the nonvoting reservists turn out in 1876.
The Columbus Sunday News notes the Ohio Inspector of Mines will argue the Geological Survey overestimates coal in Ohio. Borings and seam erosion suggest many lower coals are nonpersistent, leaving only about six feet of merchantable coal after waste. Estimated yield drops to 62.6 million tons, enough for a millennium at current consumption, with Britain able to draw Ohio coal for centuries. The piece also discusses mine safety, ventilation, gases, and the Villar and Stoam systems, plus local business notices and holiday offerings.
An 1878 advertisement touts the California Vegetable Cough Pectoral as a life saving remedy for coughs, colds, croup, consumption and related illnesses. It claims over two million annually distributed, priced at 50 cents with free sample bottles via druggist outlets, wholesale agent J. D. Park of Cincinnati.
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