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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1894
Page
4
A medley column notes Japan’s war indemnity tempo and U S. politics with jests, figures, and forecasts. It cites California and Ohio politics, labor leader Joan Burns, Brice on the president’s message, and the Fremont Journal’s age, while urging common sense and national media views. In all, a snapshot of era concerns and rhetoric.
An impassioned address by the late Gen. Wm. H. Gibson at a soldiers reunion reflects on America's vast wartime growth, unity under one flag, and a hopeful prophecy of future expansion to 300 million. The piece weaves civic pride with memorial tone and ends noting diverse local notices and curiosities.
Mr I E Adams described a talking up of the Wells ton Land Association, a syndicate of New York capitalists aiming to connect Hamden to Wellston Jackson Coalton and beyond with a belt railway. They claim to own half of Wellston and 1200 lots. expect one million dollars in improvements next year with potential tripling if speculation succeeds. They foresee a new city growing from Wellston and neighboring towns within ten years.
A moral on happiness from small trifles replaces grand achievements. Fragments recall a Benton ghost tale, a Cardington bees in coat pocket surprise, and a note that London’s Ministry of old Boots supplies 30 000 garments and 2 000 boots to the needy each year.
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