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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1868
Page
4
The piece argues for strengthening the Common School system as the foundation of education, urging focus on universal basic schooling before advancing to college. It critiques current trends toward preparatory departments and overemphasis on colleges, urging practical schooling and local educational improvement.
The Ohio State Journal notes financial strain across colleges and argues that uniting four or five top institutions would strengthen the cause of education. It criticizes low faculty salaries, reliance on public pity, and the struggle of colleges to recruit talent while maintaining basic operations.
The article ridicules Reverdy Johnson for over socializing in England, dining with all classes and giving speeches. It accuses him of hobnobbing with Laird over the Alabama claim, shaking hands with British nobility, and misrepresenting American interests. It calls for his recall.
The text notes rumors that Caleb Cushing is traveling to seek land deals for the United States. Cuba or the Cannibal Islands are mentioned as possibilities while St Thomas is dismissed. The piece jokes that Cushing may be seeking Cuba or exploring other far locales and promises news by cable.
An In dianola Texas correspondent denounces the Texas cattle plague claim as a plot to depress Texas beef prices. He cites Texas climate for strong cattle, predicts beef will be cured for export, notes growing packing industry and a 4,000,000 head cattle base with potential daily slaughter of thousands.
The piece denounces a proposed return to specie payments as robbery and demagoguery. It urges government redemption of legal tender notes at market value and a Supreme Court ruling against the Legal Tender act, paying debts in gold value. It also notes Ricuary Saath's early entry into the Congressional race.
A Sheridan letter from December 3 describes Black Kettle’s camp on the Washita with 37 lodges and a larger Cheyenne Kiowa Arrapaho force further down, three war parties out toward Fort Larned Fort Lyon and Fort Cobb. One party returned with three scalps including an express rider, the mail in Black Kettle camp, and prisoners were brought back from Cobb. Sheridan plans Fort Scott pursuit as trains arrive. thirteen Cheyennes two Sioux and one Arrapaho were killed. The land holds abundant game buffalo turkeys quails and rabbits, with antelope and deer sighted along Custar’s march. White women were said to be in lodges below Black Kettle. Photographs and items taken from Salem and Solomon river robberies were found in the Indian camp. Prisoners say Cherennes and Arrapahoes did most depredations along the Arkansas line.
Gregory the Great was the era’s busiest mind and finest preacher. His letters reveal bold exhortation to rulers and rulers to faith, guiding bishops and kings across Europe. He shaped papal authority and ritual, uniting Franks Goths and Lombards under Rome.
The letter argues that thorough advertising sustains business by maintaining visibility and prompt payments. Pioneer advertising agent H. Panvin recalls clients who kept large ad budgets paid their accounts on time, while those who cut advertising struggled to settle small balances.
An essay contrasts Southern self image with Yankees and outsiders, arguing Southern gentility centers on Greenville and nearby regions. It ridicules provincial bias and asserts local culture defines the true South, while mocking elitist pretensions from other regions.
Frayed ad text urges parents to stop children freezing feet at school by buying rubbers or Archie overs from Davis Bros. The casual pitch hints at footwear as a practical cold weather solution.
In Philadelphia at a banquet on Saturday night Speaker Colfax voiced support for the incoming Administration’s policy. He urged thorough retrenchment, honesty, efficiency and high character in public service. He called for strict treasury guardianship against unwise schemes and a financial policy to sustain specie payments.
The Parkersburg Gazette notes the B and O railroad company steadily workers raising river piers with about 50 laborers. Additional crews are cutting stone for monuments and filling at the Court Street wharf, which will shorten the orchard below. If built ten years ago, a continuous wharf from Court to Kanawha would exist.
Farmers are urged to sell hogs now as prices soar with hogs selling up to 1200 per 100 pounds net. The author notes past advice to hold and predicts March prices may drop, but still expects strong returns from fattened hogs and a major West packing volume.
The Marietta Register reports a murder five miles east of town on the Little Muskingum. Thos A T Jett was killed for his money, with $400 to $500 and tobacco stolen. Simeon M Devol and Lafayette Lagrange were arrested on the affidavit of Wesley T McKibben and jailed, awaiting examination before F A Wheeler.
The Ohio Penitentiary posted receipts of 171 037.45 for the year, with general expenses 141 794 and enlargements and repairs 21 953 01. A net surplus of 7 209 49 remained after all disbursements, reflecting strong management by Warden Walcutt. Five large shops and other permanent improvements were completed during the year.
The shop advertises a large assortment of the latest card styles and job type. It claims readiness to handle all kinds of printing jobs neatly and completely in the city and invites customers to call.
A poetic Christmas piece describes bells and choirs in a church setting. The text paints belfries towers and spires filling with melody as incense wreaths drift, organs roll, and an anthem proclaims the birth of the Saviour, lifting souls from gloom to joy.
Gen Geo H Thomas showed modesty when a Chicago memo praised him for a statue near the Lincoln monument in Washington. He urged the next day that the resolution be expunged from the record, contrasting with Seager lights and their notoriety.
The Times denounces President Johnson’s repudiation proposition and approves Senate and House action. Gladstone Bright Lowe re elected to Parliament with remarks on ballot and India policy. Elections largely confirm ministers. France’s clerical press influence noted. Adjournment of the Prussian Diet and Hobart Pasha’s actions approved. A Chicago Friends paper, Herald of Peace, praised for practical religion and Progressive stance at $1.50 yearly.
A rambled extract notes Rossini born to a strolling horn player and a singing mother. At seventeen he aimed to compose, though his father forbade it. The piece contrasts parental doubt with genius, then shifts to Washington Chronicle reporting Chief Justice Chase on Supreme Court views of the legal tender act and a potential delayed decision.
The jury in the Mrs. Clem trial over the Young murder failed to reach a verdict. Reportedly eleven jurors favored acquittal while one favored conviction, leaving eleven stubborn jurymen in the box.
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