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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1895
Page
9
A recurring scam sees peddlers selling bought game as freshly killed. Two fake hunters with cords, boots, and shotguns tout stale fowl bought from Fulton market dealers. They operate in residential and uptown streets, often under a boss with a wagon, peddling cheap, questionable game before health authorities intervene.
An extract from a Paris letter recounts a visit to King Behanzin of Dahomey aboard the Legend. The piece notes his retinue of five wives and four children, his silk mantle, sandals, and silver trimmed pipe. He laughs at the sight of the first white woman he meets, then greets her husband with a friendly shoulder shake.
A reflective piece on urban traffic in London describing hansom cab drivers as skilled yet vulnerable, with emphasis on their need to avoid collisions and the cautious handling of passengers, alongside notes on bus drivers’ restraint and pedestrian protection. It also mentions a rare February with no full moon and a historical anecdote about Judge Buxton and a cautious juror.
A string of brief, dated anecdotes and character sketches from a late nineteenth century voice. It notes personalities from Charlamagne to Voltaire with quirks, habits, and fancies, each presented as a compact vignette about hobbies, fears, or passions.
Francois Felix Faure analyzes global government budgets, arguing rising costs outpace revenue across France Germany and the United States. He links growth in state functions and war munitions to tax burdens borne by the public, while lobbying and special interests shape budget choices.
A 19th century eye opening piece explains that air driven before bullets does not kill or wound with destructive energy. It cites experiments showing no explosive effect from air in wounds, and notes that bullet impact depends on the penetrated substance. It mentions Solferino mortality and a literary aside about Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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