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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1887

Page

2

Eccentric Snow Pranksters and Winter Quips Echoed

A crowded Woodward avenue shop sheltered a frank of clerks and a porter as they teased a proprietor with snow rubbed ears. Onlookers from the Russel House quipped and offered makeshift remedies for frostbite, while talk swirled of ice palaces, marriages, and a parade of urban curiosities from oil drills to fashionable remarks.

Serthweeet Woodward Avenue Ter St Paul Russel House Les Detroit Free Press

Greeley cited for Arctic service amid promotion to Brigadier General

The nomination of Captain A. W. Greeley as Chief Signal officer with the rank of Brigadier General is praised as well deserved for patriotic service. His Lady Franklin Bay expedition on government orders is cited as proof of rare courage and duty, contrasting with earlier polar ventures. The piece notes his scientific attainments and readiness justify promotion.

A. W. Greeley Washington Starvation Cape Sabmne Lady Franklin Bay United States

Industy and ambition in a stray collage of thoughts

A compact editorial jumble discusses true industry beyond hard work and mind over matter, urging aim for novelty and improvement. It includes brief dialogue from the Second Boston Girl exchange and a critique of James Russell Lowell’s couplet, noting a poet’s reputation and willingness to compromise.

Washington Boston Huxley

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