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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1895
Page
4
Terms listed for a yearly advance and notices of respect. Readers are urged to send obituaries, resolutions, and personal notes, with instructions to include old and new addresses when updating. The Messenger Herald promotes intercity correspondence and local news sharing among subscribers.
The item notes advertisers must submit copy by Tuesday morning to allow proper ad handling and prompt Wednesday press. It cites MESSENGER & HERALD from October 24, 1895.
The piece argues Britain seeks a joint Monroe Doctrine enforcement only to profit. It warns Americans unlikely to favor an Anglo alliance, citing deep seated mistrust and commercial rivalries. It claims Britain would gain from such a pact, and that the U S can enforce the doctrine alone without war.
Peter Hogan notes in Ballston Daily Journal a coincidence of dates tying New York Central and Hudson River rail speed on September 11 1895 to Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage. The piece highlights Albany’s role in early American science, government, canals, railroads, and notable innovations. It references engineers and institutions shaping infrastructure and electric transmission.
An article on grizzly bear varieties in California and nearby ranges, detailing grizzly brown and black bears, gray bears, cinnamon bears, and the silver tip as a cross of brown and grizzly. It notes the silver tip's size, ferocity, and dominance, with historical mentions of Lewis and Clark and early encounters with brown, black, and white bears.
Nevada City, Californias old mining center, now employs about 800 miners as leading mines open new ground and expand plants. The granite island site is encircled by a gold bearing zone with the mother lode fissure circling the city and ending in rich gravel banks. Hydraulic power and electricity will greatly extend operations amid heightened activity in many state mining points. Senator Seaman advocates an import wool duty to protect the industry, arguing the tariff dates back to early government policy and echoes Republican majorities, condemning the Wilson Gorman Brice bill for harming sheep-raising profits.
Seashells murmur from trapped air vibrations and shell shape. M Janssen reports water vapor on Mars via spectroscope. Atlantic depth layer removal barely reduces water width. Spider sounds and ocean bottom temps noted. Two paths to eradicating disease: killing bacilli or strengthening the system, likely a mix.
M Gaston Donner plans a Sahara expedition to find Flatters mission survivors funded by Paris donors. In Buluroayo South Africa a cache of antique jewelry and gold implies a major find of over two hundred ounces. Kuama the Bechuana chief may visit England. Makololo, a Livingstone follower, has died leaving forty five widows. Versepuy and Baron Romans lead a party from Zanzibar to explore Kilimandjaro Kenia and Lake Rudolph for France.
Sir Winlram I Hancouert takes to driving mules in a phaeton drawn by a gifted pair through the New Forest. William Kenny Q C is appointed solicitor general for Ireland as a Roman Catholic unionist, a rare mix. R B Fisiay Q C, the new solicitor general, is a Scotchman who practiced medicine before law, boosting liberal unionists to fifteen. Bhownagree, Indian son of a Bombay merchant, joins the English house with a varied career as lawyer editor and judge in India. Henry M Stanley shocks the house with talks of evacuation and reconquest, delivering a bold opening that marks his declamatory, earnest style.
King Christian of Denmark is the oldest European monarch while King Alfonso of Spain is the youngest. Queen Victonta saves her dining room carpet at Salmoral by covering the space around the table with strips of drugger that will wash. Anoruen king who finds himself hard up is the Belgian ruler trying to dispose of real estate to a cash purchaser. Queen Victoria once wrote verses under a nom de plume and they were returned with thanks.
The passage notes two living Ohio ex senators Thurman and Payne and brice joining the roll soon, contrasting their intellect with Brice. It defends Payne against being called a boodler, recalling his peers like Allen, Pugh, Vallandigham and his 1860 Charleston Convention speech against Breckinridge split.
The text laments democracy lacking purpose beyond guessing what Republicans will do. It notes democracy once stood global strength in 1892 but now appears diminished and hopeful only that rival Republicans disagree or that leaders err. The tone is derisive toward modern democratic prospects.
A Milwaukee man, once a leading lumber products manufacturer, suffered decades of epilepsy with attacks while working, falling from a carriage, stairs, and even a shaft in a mill. After using Dr Miles Nervine, he reports a cure and describes years free of seizures in a letter dated February 16.
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