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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1877
Page
8
The essay argues national prosperity rests on internal peace secured by knowledge, especially Christian knowledge. It warns ignorance breeds violence, plunder, tyranny, and crime, while instruction brings happiness to the poor and contentment regardless of wealth. B.
By May a new red or different colored stamp will replace the green three cent issue. The green proved easy to wash and reuse, prompting a design overhaul with a white background and a liberty medallion head. Changes aim to curb reuse and align stamps more with coin designs, with potential five cent updates and international counterfeiting concerns.
A Denver citizen proclaims fashion rules for winter courting with old bache lore and side holds and says young couples will hold each other with both hands. A garbled lost calf notice describes a red and white beast with a black leg and asks for its return near a Clear Creek bridge.
A long ragbag of sketches and anecdotes. Deacon John and a stove fiasco highlight community humor amid stories of mischief, street snow tidbits, and moralizing vignettes. The piece mixes local scenes with national curiosities and tall tales.
A village tavern scene unfolds with a man seeking one last drink before dying and a landlord who pledges to stop selling. A second vignette follows a troubled boy punished by his mother and made to recite a biblical line about sin and consequence as supper is denied.
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