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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
7
Wesley translates desire into a letter written by Silas Mansur, hoping to win Miss Elmira. The scene at the post office and the schoolyard ends with Elmira discovering the ruse and learning Wesley cannot write his own name.
The southern migration of wild geese this winter proved unusually late and lethal with many reports of geese from the northwest suffering in storms. Instances include flocks striking farm buildings, a Dart steamer encounter off Newfoundland, and domestic geese joining a passing drove into a farm yard stable.
Janitors collecting discarded tenant shoes auction their piles marked Men Women Children in a city sale. A red faced man bid 10 cents per pair for the lot and revealed the buyer’s plan to reclaim leather to make frames bags penknife cases and chair parts, selling them at a profit.
A Salem Massachusetts museum displays a cherry stone containing facsimiles of twelve silver spoons. The tiny replicas are so small that their shape and finish are only distinguishable under a microscope.
Theodora Beacham, a prominent Michigan contractor, runs railroad projects nationwide. She manages hundreds of workers, large budgets, and complex operations while maintaining a feminine demeanor. Her record includes an $80,000 profit on a Tennessee Central contract and ongoing work on a Virginia Virginia Kirby Station segment as part of a larger coal mine to sea railroad project.
A Tid Bits sketch traces royal tempers over chess from William the Conqueror to Louis XIII. It recalls incidents where games caused blows, broken pride, or even loss of a castle, with mentions of Henry III, John, and other monarchs as examples of fierce, sometimes fatal, disputes over the board.
Chan Chun Man of a Canton firm with over ten thousand workers discusses China’s awakening to war in Philadelphia. He argues China’s long civilization makes war less progressive but notes it will stop being laughed at by warlike nations, citing a Chinese general and a defective cannon report.
The famed soprano Mme Grisi, wife of Signor Maria the tenor, sang in St. Petersburg. The emperor, father of the czar, granted her access to his private park. One morning he met her with two girls. He asked if they were Grisettes. she replied they were Marior ettes.
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