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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1875
Page
4
A broad column notes the infant Chinese heir, the dead Canadian Reciprocity treaty, and Senate rejection. It praises Frank Moulton, reports on the Hoosac tunnel, Maine women electors, Judge Neilson, and odd mail items. It covers Falls River strikes, Colorado mob rule, New York smugglers, and Gen. Schenck’s poker tale with incidental satire.
A letter from 1875 argues public schools elevate society and oppose Rev O Brien, contrasting Catholic education with Protestant concerns and citing Ohio governors and state law supporting universal education. It questions attacks on public schools and defends equal treatment of all faiths in funding and access. In a separate note, a boiler accident at Julius Bocks factory injures his wife and two children, killing a girl and leaving a younger child gravely ill.
A narrator notes Dr Holland's view that baggare e mashers form an abused group yet recalls a man traveling with his enteres bound by bed cord under his arm. The piece hints at violence as trucks are torn and smashed in transit.
A poetic reflection extols a child’s pleasant, earthy beauty and the small tidy helpful acts that brighten gloomy days, praising her cheerful disposition and natural grace beyond description.
In a rural town, Tom Lane and Bob Short organize a warehouse auction to raise funds for Kansas grasshopper relief. The boys solicit items, recruit storeowners, and stage lively bidding led by Captain Donnelly. The sale nets 43 dollars and 37 cents for Kansas relief.
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