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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1886
Page
5
The piece discusses calls to reform Congress and reduce salaries and staff to streamline government. It argues for restructuring to cut excess, shorten terms, and focus on efficiency, with emphasis on congressional reform as a response to public fatigue and partisan deadlock.
The Athens Journal reports on church services and local appointments including Master Franke an as Court Messenger, a new bank teller for the First National Bank of Athens, and changes in county officials. It covers social events, marriages, public notices, a Sunday School convention, and local weather impacts with snowfall and a deep freeze.
Mr Emmett Tompkins attends in Columbus and Lizzie Hibbard enters music college. Miss Monse Elder visits Athens and other county areas. Belle Conts vacations at Chillicothe while Henry Logan visits MELENGER office. Mrs A B Frame leaves Athens for southern winter. Mayor Tom A Jones visits Athens. Stella McGrath travels to Florida. General Grosvenor and family go to Washington for Congress session. Various locals return from visits to Cincinnati Beverly Atlanta and Columbus. Advertising notes offer unbleached muslin at six cents per yard and Heathmans Star Butter Crackers promoted.
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