19 Jan 1871
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1871
Page
1
A former gentle schoolmaster recalls two punitive schemes. He first used harsh whipping to assert control, then switched to a humane approach, offering punishment by the pupil, gaining remorse and improved behavior. Bill and Charley respond with penitent acts.
A Berlin dispatch reports rising German discontent over the war and disrupted agriculture and trade, while officials retain rosy public war rhetoric. It notes Germany eyeing Asia, suppression of press, and a premature Versailles delegation visit. Other items cover a Parkersburg bridge trial run, Kentucky council election, a fatal riot in Frankfort, and Lincoln statue exhibition.
A college president receives an Irish visitor who walks with a daughter of a venerable institution. The student narrator escorts the pair to the campus and back, then the suitor departs after a brief walk. The young man misses college duties for nearly a week.
The piece notes widespread exposure to New York counterfeiters and their schemes. It warns that many readers, especially those who do not read newspapers, fall victim to scams and lose money, commonly around ninety five dollars per incident.
A cryptic excerpt discusses value in advertising and the warning that those who advertise are not always wise. The lines suggest restraint in seeking supplies and imply a contrast between those who advertise and those who do not.
Tea and coffee, used in moderation at meals, aid health and longevity by acting as nutritious stimulants. Excessive use harms but habitual enjoyment prevents cold water or alcohol as substitutes, reducing risks of dyspepsia. hot beverages are presented as lifesaving and essential.
A fragment describes an annual ancient Babylonian practice where districts collect virgins of marriageable age. Bidders pay more for the most beautiful women, then lesser bids for others, with the least desirable sold for a small sum to fund dowries for the unattractive or imperfect.
A sentimental meditation on a mother's good night kiss. The passage cherishes the soothing act that comforts a child, likening it to a beacon through hardship and aging, and urging parents to kiss their little ones as they sleep.
A woman develops a severe finger infection after contact with black dyed worsted causing a blackening wound. The tale mentions probable poisoning from coloring matter. In Hampshire county Massachusetts, the giant elm on Qld Rainbow meadow is collapsing, its roots exposed by a gale, with the top tilting indicating an imminent fall. The tree has long been famed for its size and stands just under the branches, nearly forty feet in height.
Dr John Brown recounts a charity sermon incident at United Presbyterian Church in Broughton Place Edinburgh where a donor returned a crown piece after a plate mix up, Jeems replies "In once, in forever" and "ye'll credit for the penny" in a famed crowding moment. The Fredericka Riehl versus Robert Barnes case at Princeton ends after five days with sensational testimony and damages sought at fifty thousand dollars.
Nearby residents recall a quiet evening when a small group gathered in an elderly couple’s parlor for social chat. The husband, sleepy by nine, finally woke and urged his wife to consider sending their guests home.
A brief note advises placing oyster shells in hot coal stoves or grates to prevent elinkers from forming in the grate. The tip is presented as a valuable fact readers should know.
A moon-struck youth wandered Portland with a cracked guitar and creaky voice singing Put me in my little bed. A window opened and a man warned him to stop or he would Stand him on his little od. A gentleman asked about the music of a roadwan as he paid his mise D. and received an unclear reply.
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