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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1903
Page
4
An Irish authority explains the belief that a pronounced curse can rebound onto the caster if undeserved, likened to a wedge that may pierce the woodman. At Innismurray three stone altars and smooth stones are said to be used in curses, with an avoidance ritual involving a grave and three shovelfuls of earth recited by gravediggers.
The Cosmopolitan urges fathers to make their wisdom and experience a daily, central life lesson for sons. It warns many neglect this duty and waste precious years, while stressing the reward when a son nears manhood and faces life’s inevitable dangers alone.
A Connecticut anecdote explains the state’s name origin from colonial practice of giving a rum toast at church dedications and barn raisings. When Governor Winthrop refused rum in his inaugural address, he halted the tippling custom, and the nickname land of steady habits entered posterity.
The text explains a common puzzle about seeing heat. It states that what we see quivering above a field or stove is air in motion. Heat makes these air currents visible as light refracts differently through currents of varying temperatures.
Two bankrupts discussed raising funds by altering a dollar to ten with a cipher after the one. They considered where to raise the dollar, but the plan faltered at obtaining the first dollar, highlighting a great financial hurdle. New York.
An entertaining tale from a Welsh station tells of a manager sneaking through a door when a ticket collector surprised him with a refer his ticket. He declared I am my ticket as orders demanded all tickets be checked.
A fragmented tale recounts Robespierre asked a woman to spare her husband while she trod a dog’s paw. He refused, questioning humanity as the scene unfolds in a courtly or fable context.
A foundling toils on a farm serving a rich family and longs for Horace Brayton, the farmer’s son who promises to return after school and college. Years later, the foundling becomes Alice Townsend, debutante, and Brayton seeks her at the country home, tying their two fates as class lines blur.
A Washington woman visits New Orleans during river shipping season and intervenes when a steamboat crewman brutalizes a Black laborer. The tale contrasts the mate’s harsh discipline with the onlooker’s concern and hints at a broader scene of power on the levee.
The London News cites Ruskin arguing that natural style, clear thought, and strong argument matter more than flaunted diction. It stresses grammar, diction, and style as the trio distinguishing good writing from bad, urging writers to master language with purpose and independence.
The guidance recommends feeding puppies only fresh buttermilk and corn bread with soup twice weekly until five or six months old, avoiding sweet milk. Ensure ample exercise, avoid crowding, arrange kennels for in and out access, feed in individual pans, give little medicine, and provide an hour of daily outdoor run.
Dr Weir Mitchell, a nerve specialist, argues in a lecture that prolonged suffering rarely improves character. He notes acute illness may oddly temper some, but contends suffering is not a reliable refining influence. He cites chronic invalids as often selfish and peevish, making nurse care hard.
A short note explains a single English word that can repeat six times in a sentence and stay correct. It uses a blackboard example where the teacher objects to that while who replaces it. The passage argues the original that is correct.
A Washington Star excerpt recalls a man remarking that medieval armor had its good points noting its moth-free condition. The dialogue highlights a visitor’s witty take on armor and its resilience against decay.
A doctor urges the husband to call in a specialist as Beth lies in a very critical condition. The husband recalls years of medical advice he urged, noting the wife resisted accepting it to avoid offending the doctor.
The excerpt shows Dr. Johnson arguing against excessive industry and insists a man should keep part of his life to himself. He critiques inconsistency and urges balance over relentless labor.
Bertha declines Will’s marriage proposal saying she is sorry to refuse. Will responds with braced optimism, suggesting he understands her hesitance and remains cheerful about her perspective.
The article notes veal yields about half the value of beef per pound. It states eggs and lean beef have the same value per equal weight, highlighting comparative meat and egg pricing.
A Welsh autumn tale reports a farmer’s dog outwits a command by remaining calm. The story accompanies anecdotes about Moltke and a flood legend from Australian Aboriginal myth, noting a pelican saving people in a great waterspout.
Gray squirrels avoid hibernation but stay indoors during extreme cold. On mild days they emerge to chase in treetops and raid autumn nut stores, while red squirrels nest at night in cedar bark and defend multiple hoards hidden under brush, logs, and hollow trunks to guard against starvation.
The Raven inn at Hook near Basingstoke, built in 1655, preserves half timbered charm. It gained fame in the late 1700s during the American War of Independence as the residence and capture site of Jack the Painter who attempted dockyard arson in 1776. He succeeded at Portsmouth, Bristol, but failed at Plymouth, prompting a government reward of 2500 pounds.
A Brooklyn Eagle quip imagines a space rate reporter at a Russian paper earning riches. The dream includes covering a court ball where every home is a yard long with a string of titles, highlighting absurd wealth in a humorous fantasy.
A New York Press opines that a great singer is a gift of the gods and should belong to the people by divine right. The piece argues the government should claim talents like Santley Jenny Lind Campanini de Reszke Nilsson to sing for the nation and lift spirits, beyond mere libraries serving readers.
A humorous exchange about a husband with no alma mater and plain initials, plus a small talk aside about a neighbor named Jones at the cemetery. The column captures quirky dialogue and rural social humor.
A brief exchange from Celia notes a quarrel over engagement and gifts as a man ends a relationship, quitting purchases and delivering candy in a paper bag. The snippet reflects domestic upper-class tone and humorous grievance in a verse-like transcript.
A New York public school teacher extols time tables as superior to ordinary geographies for teaching maps. He notes dozen boys using time tables to locate cities lakes and rivers and work like beavers, producing accurate results and genuine interest both in class and at home. He acknowledges possible inflated views of railroads but says the method yields strong learning.
A former church sexton named Moses in Macon Mississippi, described as a devout Presbyterian, Converts to the Methodist faith after a postwar revival led by the colored Methodists. He tells Judge J about the move with respectful humor remarking about Presbyterian dignity yet questioning the change.
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