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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1895
Page
7
Report describes M. De Fouvielle and M. Manet launching a gas filled balloon from La Villette on September 19. The five day ascent tested gas use, descent methods, and safety valves, with multiple stops near Paris as observers praised the craft.
The passage traces Frank Stanton rising from child labor in the fields near Atlanta to a prolific writer and editor. It covers his early life, schooling by necessity, apprenticeship in printing and journalism, connections with Joel Chandler Harris, entry to the Constitution as editor, and growing fame in the United States and England. Stanton gains notice from Jerome's Magazine and a London writers’ meeting praising his ballad Clarisse.
A hunter recounts tracking a wildcat in snow and encountering a pheasant. The cat leaps long distances to strike prey, illustrating its remarkable power for a creature of its size. The tale highlights the wildcat as an extraordinary jumper among felines.
The article details Queen Banatelona III of Madagascar, age thirty three, under a French protectorate with a British primacy. It mentions her prime minister inilainrivony, a small military escort, and French resident general controlling government. tribal chiefs run provinces. The Moyu army totals 20,000 infantry plus militias, with roads scarce and forests dominating. soil is fertile with many minerals. Trade with France, England, and the U.S. has grown over a decade. Nearby French colonies and ports are strategic for commerce. It also notes Japan's 1861 practice of beheading by silk cord and references foreign residency policy shifts.
A Washington anecdote tells of a woman who confronted a prominent federal official, demanding one hundred dollars. He deflects her by suggesting she plead with his wife, noting the purse-strings, before she exits in disbelief. The piece aside, a scientific note discusses cremation and soil studies, confirming graveyard soils pose no public health risk and that intelligent burial remains sound.
European railway stations are said to be better equipped for loading and unloading freight than American ones. The text notes that small fixed cranes are extensively employed for this purpose, with Lovorantire mentioned as a foreign type becoming common.
The text notes fixed and traveling cranes in shops for heavy machinery handling and mentions Natal and merchant docks with similar gear. It describes wrecking trains on engines, and Locomolize Engineering reports frequent combinations for freight trading. A leading firm in Iousgow has built a substantial business manufacturing such engines, though not monopolizing the trade.
The Enquirer insists on free and unlimited coinage of silver at 61d to 1£ gold as the cure for economic distress. It accuses the 1873 act of severing silver from the monetary system as wealth favoritism and a crime aided by a Busonean syndicate. It calls for public support and distribution of papers to spread the message and restore silver.
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