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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1888
Page
7
The New York Tribune urges Republicans to advance temperance laws while third party temperance supporters in Ohio oppose Republican-led reform. Prohibitionists in both states cite party hostility as the key obstacle to practical temperance measures.
The Burnside G A R Post of Washington City led by Commander Captain Dan A Grosvenor denounces Lamar's Supreme Court confirmation as insulting to loyal citizens and to ex Union soldiers who risked their lives. The post accuses Lamar of not being a practical lawyer and a member of the legal fraternity. The Masonic Record quotes a remark on Masonry and women's membership. A man reportedly worth 750000 dollars died in a Brooklyn inebriate asylum, reflecting the era’s view of decline.
Rome residents report holidays with relatives in Clay county Indiana. Byron Post 442 G A R hosted a public rostallation and will stage a camp fire and supper with music and speeches. Obituaries note the death of Joseph Basom in Carthage township. School events include Big Run and Pumpkin Ridge drama. Editorials discuss Utah politics and polygamy, with health and science tidbits and a comic verse about a doctor and pills.
A Caliporian describes driving near Pomona when a large group of tarantulas crossed the road. The party shot many spiders and captured fifty to sixty in a water pail. A ensuing huge fight ensued, ending only when all spiders in the pail were dead.
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