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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1877

Page

3

Mysterious Kemper execution and Chisholms murder tale

The Gazette recounts a harrowing Kemper county execution scene where Riley refused to accuse Chisholm of instigating Gully’s murder after hours of coercion, prayers, and threats. The piece also notes tariff debates on Chinese labor, political maneuvering in France, and broader national concerns.

Kemper Coun. Y Chisholuys Angus Macieilis P. Gilmer Chisholay Joan W. Gully Walter Riley Gially Heaven Chisholm Golly Pat Zeafiohl Hell Judge Chsholm Riley Bint Kemper County Chisholms Cln. Gazette Bors California Congress United States China Chicago Times

New Advertisements From Eminent Living Authors

The article lists many renowned authors and figures represented in the magazine pages, including Glatstone Muller Tyndall Carpenter Proctor Port Jus Froude Mackenzie Wallace Argyll Mrs Muloch Black Ingelow Thackeray Alfonist Alexander McDonald Arnold Tennyson Browning and more.

W. B. Glalstone Max Muller Prof Tyndall W. B. Carpenter J. A. Proctor Port. Alley Jus. A. Froude D. Mackenzie Wallace the Duke of Argyll Muloch William Black Jean Ingelow Miss Thackeray Alfonist Alexander Geo.McDonald Meithew Arnold Thurguenier Aurbach Sruskin Tennyson, Browning

Living Age enters its thirteenth volume in 1878

Littell's Living Age announces the start of its 13th volume with plans to provide readers throughout the year with selections from leading foreign novelists and eminent essayists. The weekly magazine offers Essays, Reviews, Criticisms, tales, travel sketches, poetry, science, history and politics, packaged as an inexpensive current literature compilation.

Living Age Department of Knowledge and Progress Living

Indispensable periodical touted by multiple outlets

A 19th century prospectus extols a weekly magazine as essential for progress in literature science and politics. It cites praise from the Boston Journal New York Post New York Times and others and notes a 1873 subscription offer plus preliminary German and English fiction excerpts for new subscribers.

Boston Journal iPiladelpila Inquirer New York Post Robert C. Winthrop A York Tribune America Theo J L. Cuyler D. D Chicago Philadelphia Methodist New York Boston Post New York Times Erica Fran von Ingeraleben Germany Chadharming

Living Age and American Monthlies Offer

An advertisement offers a one year subscription deal: The Living Age plus one American monthly, Harper's Weekly or Bazar, for £149 and postpaid, or $470 with the Living Age and St Nicholas at Appleton's Journal.

Pilla. Evening Bulletin Harper's Weekly Bazar St. Nicholas Appleton's Journal Actres Tattele & Gay, Ther

New York Tribune promotes weekly and daily editions

The front pages detail the Weekly Tribune expansion to a sixteen page form, new features, and a strong farmers section. It touts the Weekly Tribune as the best for rural readers, with premium offers including Webster’s dictionary and club incentives, plus special articles by Bayard Taylor and John Hall.

Wales South Rat Hebel Tammany Hall Indiana Connecticut Jerey Tribune Fridane Thane Harper's Weekly Bayard Taylor John Hall D.D Gail Hamilton Evan Southern Starr Weekly Tribune Triunbe Jamey Law L. B. Arnold G. G. Caldwell National C. V. Riley dJosiab “Woopers New York Froma Tha Harper's United States Daily Tribune the Tribune Weekly

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