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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
2
A column argues against removing the coal tariff as a quick fix for shortages. It notes Congress will investigate the crisis and cautions that abolition would not guarantee better supply or lower prices. It calls out coal companies and railroads and questions Canada dumps without duty.
A newspaper page discusses Scott Emulsion as a health aid for chronic illness and weak patients, touting vitality and appetite restoration. It then reviews railroad coal transport issues, criticizing coal operators and Chicago miners, and ends with a Kansas legislature bill to grant lifelong teaching certificates, arguing exams are unnecessary for seasoned professionals.
An older warning piece denounces fake mining companies promising enormous returns. It explains how maps and glossed prospectuses lure investors, then demand more funds as mines exist only on paper. The article contrasts this with the Maple Sugar industry decline in Athens County, recalling past seasons of work, sap gathering, and community sugar camps fading into memory.
A western man discovered a $1,500 cash bundle in his cellar and burned the money when he shoveled it into the furnace. He may feel remorse as fuel costs rise this winter.
Soldiers in the Philippines report hunting large bats outside barracks after the canteen was abolished, finding the new absence of shelter from hunger and pests as a notable change in daily life.
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