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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1883

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Universal Cotton Exposition bill aims for 1884 venue

Washington reports a proposed 1884 Universal Cotton Exposition under U S and National Cotton Planters Association auspices to be held in a city offering the best inducement. The plan mirrors the Philadelphia Centennial with no federal subsidy. Also noted are tariff debates, wool protections, and related political maneuvering in Congress.

Washington, D. C Congress National Cotton Janters’ Association F. C. Mooread Cotton Planters Association Ben Butterworth Folger Better Treasury Department Sherman Neary Senate Head Washington Keifer House Ohio Agriculture Tariff Commission Henerabioan

Post Office Rates and Handling Rules For Mails

Duty of post masters to weigh mail and rate postage due. Rules 343 and 348 require complete deposits with postage stamps, determine if extra charge applies when weight shifts the beam, and prevent forwarding unrated third and fourth class matter. W W Kourrz P M asks for publication for general information.

W. W. Kourrz P. M

20 Dollar Biblical Reward from Rutledges Monthly

Rutledge Publishing Company of Easton Pa offers 20 dollars gold to the person naming the middle verse of the Old Testament by February 10 1883. If multiple correct answers are received rewards divide and winners get March issue mailing with proof. Send 20 cents in silver with answer to receive March Monthly and published winner details.

Rutledges Ree Ward Rutledge Puishing Company Easton

Real Estate Transfers Recorded This Week

Real estate transfers filed in the Recorder's office include J. W. P. Cook transferring lot No. 16 in Millfield to J. P. eS and H. D. Henry. Elizabeth Coleman conveying 10 acres in Lodi township to Jeffers for 268 dollars. G. L. Cooley selling lot No. 69 in Nelsonville for 400 dollars to Levi McDowell. F. Lonnie transferring in lot 386 in Nelsonville for 4 dollars.

Recorder’s J. W. P. Cook J. P. Es H. D. Henry Millfield Elizabeth Coleman IB. Jeffers Lodi Township G. L. Cooley Levi McDowell Inlet Nelsonville F. Lonnie John Eats

Silent Industry Meeting Irks Cleveland Leader

Brief unreadable OCR fragment from Cleveland Leader hints at critique of an extra session in business circles. The readable portion references a clean cut, quiet industry and public interest, but the text is largely garbled and lacks concrete names, dates, or events.

Miss Reeves Zaleski Pengilley Smith Lancaster Nichols Raccoon Here Mineral City Beckler's Ford Cavanaugh Macedonia Mie Nelsonville Pliny B. Morgan College Hill Street Railroad Cincinnati Dr. Morgan Columbus William Messing Emerson & Fisher Chillicothe Galena Scioto County C. H. Penn Perry Stevens Cleveland Bg Ng Natn

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