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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
4
Fragmentary text mentions exports of agriculture products, cotton, tobacco and fruit, with figures and rankings by year. It also references elections and public notices, but content is garbled with many errors and names unclear. Overall themes include trade data and civic processes.
The piece critiques General Grant's Byrom plan directing detention and analyzes Mr. Grosvenor's review of national finances. It highlights the two years of Cleveland’s second administration, noting the endless chain of gold outflow from the Treasury and the impact on domestic labor amid industrial prosperity doubts.
A Washington letter details partisan friction over treaty amendments and Philippine policy. Republican and Democratic voices clash on how to handle ratification with figures like Payne and Grosvenor cited, amid broader concerns over obstructive tactics and Senate voting dynamics.
A jumble of clipped editorials and odd notes from a 19th century paper mentions editors opinions about crooks escaping jail, a rain storm, an alligator dropping from a hill, and a governor race. It also references tobacco in the Philippines, Havana tobacco in Connecticut, and remarks on senators, a clean young man entering the Indiana Senate, and Ohio political chatter.
A roving tadd at the Stable in Mina fen northeast of Nelson leads to a fatal accident as two men fall into a red-hot furnace. Wills CWEREY, aged years, and another worker perish or suffer severe burns as the engineer and crew attempt to rescue. The incident ends with hospital reports and questions about safety practices.
The executive committee announces dates for the second annual meeting of the association with delegates from each state board of education. Two representatives per board will attend to discuss common matters and view educators of the country. The program and speakers will be released closer to the event in the Capitol building.
Marriage permits issued for Han Smith of Athens and Grace Larvison of Beaument to be wedded there with multiple other names in Athens. The damaged Jennings home insurance settled. workers repairing roof and walls with carpenters and painters at work. Wrights Derry Tea promotes kidney and stomach relief at druggists for 23c.
Fragmentary court item notes judges de Yoesday Peto and Sibles on the bench. The case of 1. Te Stewa mcuirer et al is confined. Various parties and a company are referenced in a stalled proceeding with unclear details and forthcoming actions.
A garbled item describes Mrs Nett and Mrs Hechester at a hospital event with scattered names and places. Other readable fragments mention Mrs Wo and Mrs Fo Gubien, Teaston, and Ap bP Wane amid unclear details of activities and attendees.
In Morgan county a man named Melay, said to be insane due to drink, fired three shots at his mother Friday night in a frenzied attempt on her life. He was to be brought to the state hospital for confinement.
An old newspaper ad promotes Grain-O and Grain-6 dyes from Putnam Fadeless. It touts vivid colors, shorter dye time, and reduced muss, sold by FPL McVay and W. O Gibson in Amesville.
In transplanting, cut off all broken or mutilated roots. Mulching should be weed seed free. Low-limbed trees resist wind better than tall ones. Best apples grow on hilly rocky soil. Fall planting helps spring growth. Manuring harms some bulbs like tulips and hyacinths but benefits others. Fruits keep better if stored at steady temperatures.
A historical garden note discusses bed preparation and asparagus culture. It covers hoeing, pruning, manure application, and shallow cultivation to a depth of two to three inches. It advises mulching, watering, and dusting the bed with salt or salt mixed with ashes to control weeds while protecting the shoots.
Legal notice states a product named One Minute Cough Cure is claimed to cure ailments. The notice emphasizes its purpose as a remedy and frames its intended use and legitimacy within the publication.
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