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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1882
Page
10
A damaged text excerpt presents a poem praising gratitude for nature. It mentions roses, grasses, thistles, hawk weed, crocus, wild birds, milkweed, brooks, stars, rain, rainbow, crickets, red leaves, vines, snow, and the world. Mary N Prescott is credited.
Madame Noir bristles at Thanksgiving yet plans a grand dinner for Mrs. Galson and her four children. A memory of a sister named Gabrielle surfaces, revealing Elise and Gab rielle as long separated sisters. The reunion changes the Galson family bound for good, as gratitude and kinship heal past rifts.
A German prize honoring the best new drama in the German language is awarded this year. Noted literary figures deem the work worthy, declaring their home country’s drama scene strong enough to receive the distinction.
A fragment from Hartford notes a block of sawed pine with cavities filled by rosin and a friction match at the end. A letter claimed the item was a sample of torvikes tied by fre to agreed wonder that they were not set on fire.
In a unsettled week the Lew team faces pressure as a key player misses practice and public attendance drops. Officials say the absence may affect upcoming matches while teammates adapt drills and strategy to fill the gap.
A columned summary notes ex-Giov Davis and possible Postmaster General chances in the South, with factions led by Longstreet Settle Hunt and Davis, and Filley favored by many. It also covers Howe’s appointment, the Pension Bill’s escalating cost, criticisms of flaws and potential repeal, and Ohio speakership maneuvers as Hodge faces Jones in Delaware. Elmer denies Star Route protests while Folger signals lasting Treasury tenure through sweeping department changes.
Gen J. Jones O J Hodge and Dr Scott lead as the three most prominent Speaker candidates though Jones is singled out for his listed deserts and not for active efforts toward winning the position.
A historical notice touts Pinkham’s “V Icom” as a perfect remedy for chronic female sexual system complaints. Lydia E. Pinkham advertises at 2 Western Avenue Lynn Massachusetts offering products to strengthen women and ease ailments.
Secretary Barnes Toe and Major Charles Townsend were presented with a three volume illustrated edition of Shakespeare on his forty seventh birthday. Captain Alexia Cope spoke of staff kindness, Townsend praised staff harmony, and the event concluded pleasantly. A note from Ohio papers mentions desk keys not returned by lawmakers, joking about mutilation to open them.
William J. Coughlin of Somerville Massachusetts recounts severe lung bleeding in 1876 and a later hole in the lung. After using Dr William Hall’s Balsam for the Lungs he improves markedly and declares consumption can be cured.
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