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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1873

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2

Massive Hoosac Tunnel project details revealed

A long archival passage outlines the Hoosac Tunnel contract terms, costs, and construction schedule. It notes a $4,504,568 contract with staged payments and a central shaft to be sunk by May 1870, plus precise tunnel dimensions and monthly progress milestones. It also touches on a Georgia coffee bean patent and processing method.

Hoosac New England West Georgia Java

Remarkable amnesia tale and local jokes from Malone

A Malone New York correspondent reports a bizarre case of a man who travels to Nashville, then loses his memory and returns home as a stranger, challenging a legal claim to restore his property and name. The item is paired with a string of light anecdotes, puns, and small-town bits about a Maine factory accident, a Dover currency note, a barroom translator, and other rural quips. The column blends curiosities with social humor and a brief Washington Bible notice.

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