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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1874

Page

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A Night Ride to a Farmhouse and Other Fragments

A sleigh chase leads to a farmstead with open fires and hearty mischief. Scenes of strength feats, odd notices, and colorful local tales follow, from Himalaya mounts to a tragic accident at a slaughterhouse and a boy’s Sir Isaac Newton lesson gone awry, all rendered in brisk late 19th century newsroom tone.

Europe Himalay Calcutta Sampsons Somerset House Hercules Glasgow Himalaya Terainle Deat Circleville William Creager Sweyer & Hurdle William Rodgers Rodgers Billy Keyser Sir Isaac Sir Isaac Newton Father Mr. Keyser Mr. Cooley Isaac Newton

A Christmas Eve Talk With An Old Sleigh Guest

Mr Frank R Stockton recalls a Christmas Eve encounter with a worldly old gent who carries a bag of toys and laments changing times. They discuss furnaces, stockings, and the fading old Christmas customs as new ways sweep in and New Year’s Day rises in its stead.

Frank R. Stockton Scribner

Travel Distances Highlight Farming Costs

Readers consider the long travels required for crops as 20 acre field work expands into 60 to 450 miles for transportation and back, illustrating the burden of planting, harvesting, replanting, thinning, and rolling in corn production.

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