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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1870
Page
1
Letter from Lodi reports general progress in district schools with strong parental teacher and student interest. Noted deficiencies include Grammar neglect, urging emphasis on writing speed legibility and style, and stressing penmanship as essential for promotion and success in life.
Collins a Boston city treasurer employee was arrested for pilfering about $10,000 mostly in gold from the department. He admitted gambling with city funds, saying he had taken progressively larger sums after a relative asked for money, hid 35000 in his desk the night of arrest, and planned to flee to New York and Europe.
Reed a six foot bully attempted to force Mack to drink liquor at Canal Fulton Ohio. After failing he threw the glass contents in Mack's face and beat him. Mack drew a pocket knife in self defense and stabbed Reed causing a three to four inch gash with exposed intestines.
W D Tuell bought a dressed hog from W N Wedekind and found numerous trichina in the lean meat. Dr Barnum and Dr T S Bell confirmed the parasite as trichina spiralis. Several buyers were warned. none reportedly ate infected pork. The piece details trichina biology and conditions that kill or fail to kill the worms.
The report details a ferocious animal blamed for killing 250 head of livestock in Page county including hogs sheep horses and cows near Buchanan and Wild Cat Grove. Described as brindle colored with a long bushy tail about the size of a panther to a California tion it eludes pursuit after tracks five inches wide. Alleged cougar escape and sightings extend to Nodaway and DeKalb counties as residents form to hunt it. The St Joseph Gazette cites the St Joseph Gazette of Missouri as the source.
A Portland pupil outwits her father by proposing to take one cent the first day and double it daily for a month. He agrees, thinking little of the total, but on day thirty the sum would reach 10 737 AIS 24 if fully paid. The father pays cash to settle the folly.
A late night meteor spectacle lit the sky from south to northwest, rainbow-bright after a rain stop, described as one of the most beautiful sights. The piece also notes a Cleveland retreat for fallen women, California property assessments totaling 358 million, a witty remark on wigs, and a Morrison Illinois artesian well reaching 1189 feet with pure water.
The article argues women should read newspapers to gain knowledge of present events and social improvements. It notes the dangers of fashionable literature, stresses education for conversation, and discusses social pressures on wives including wealth, appearance, and fashion.
An overheated site caused a fire at Brattle Square Church in Boston on Saturday evening but the building was saved from extensive damage. The report also cites various local statistics on land values, real estate sales, and public works, plus notes on Illinois prison population and St Louis sewer projects.
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