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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1883

Page

17

The White Lily Secret Society Menace in the Far East

From a traveling reporter on the Yangtze route, descriptions unfold of the White Lily secret society and its power. Encounters include guarded boats near Hangzhou, guards watching for stragglers, and a French sawmill owner who faced a covert punishment for dissent. The writer notes widespread reach beyond China and cites authorities in Singapore as coping with the menace.

China Hangehow Hangebow Secret Society Society Society of the White Lily Far East Singapore White Lily London Telegraph

Albany and Salem notes on settlement life and roads

In a ramble from Salem to Albany Oregon, we describe Salem as capital on the Willamette with mills schools and an asylum. Albany shows timber prairie farming capacity and a population near two thousand with canals and mills. The piece blends travel observation with regional economy, land claims, and local life.

Salem Willamette River Portland Jacob Brower Worch M. Knight Scott Ohio Asylum For Colorado Oregon Willamette Columbia River California Mountains Cascade Mountains Coast Range Sam Gomt Salem Prairie Howell Prairie Waldo Hills Albany Santiana Albany Prairie Lebano Sodaville H. Haaler & Co Maine

Chestnuts scarce this year warn of dearer nuts

Mr Charles Heitrich notes chestnuts are scarce and costly with Virginia nuts at 11 to 12 cents a bushel and state nuts at 10 to 11. The crop likely light and worm damage from a green speck, eggs hatching in heat, requiring kiln drying for long storage. Foreign demand remains via export and Italians switch to cheaper foods.

Charles Heitrich Virginia California Pacific Coast Italy Staten Island

Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Ad Shows Cough Relief Claims

An old advertisement extols Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for throat and lung complaints. It cites testimonials from mothers and doctors, praising its use for croup bronchitis and severe coughs, claiming lasting relief and recovery after treatment.

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