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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1876
Page
9
The article urges local citizens to support the destitute in Athens who lack food and clothing. It calls on the charitable to identify those in need in focal by-ways and present their claims for assistance, noting that Monday evening’s entertainment will not meet the full extent of suffering.
The article describes a public execution in Kinkiang with two beheadings and a crowd reaction, then shifts to a case of alleged sale of a native Christian wife, political and religious tensions, and missionary queries. It also notes opium use and a foreign community presence, ending with a holiday sale notice and coal shipment figures.
An extended column features marketing of Rosemer's German Syrup for coughs and consumption, a staged incident at a chapel, notes on a new house used by the W F M S, and a letter from Als. Kinkiang, China, with reflections on Daniel Webster’s religious life as discussed by Rev. Joseph Cook in Boston.
Dr. Mary Walker awoke in a thoughtful mood and, in a moment of absentmindedness, attempted to dress while the pants were over her head. She flailed with passion before realizing the mishap, then sat on the bed crying for about half an hour with the trousers hanging around her neck.
Fragmentary notice indicates a call for items or services at a local office with a focus on neat work. Details truncated leaving unclear entities, dates, or exact actions.
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