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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1876

Page

6

No clear single headline in this fragment

Fragment discusses taxes on saloon keepers, Lexington retreat to Yorktown, British losses, Paisley as thread center, Vermont prison chaplain, a globe history bottles plan, Esther Saulspaugh divorce and breach suit, antique laces revival, and a bizarre matrimony inquiry from New York Herald readers.

Lexington Yorktown State Prison of Vermont Arctic Disraeli Esther E. Saulspaugh Pratt Brooklyn Quedia County

Remarkable U S Weather Service Praised by International Congress

A late Tribune summary notes the United States Signal Service earns high praise from the International Congress of Geographical Sciences for its extensive daily reports and forecasts. It highlights 1,044 daily reports from 105 observer stations, rapid dissemination to post offices within ten hours, and its role in flood, canal, and storm warnings saving lives and property. The piece argues for permanent departmental status and better pay and promotion for enlisted personnel.

International Vungres of Creegraphical Sciences Pansy Geo Albert J. Myer United States Congress Fort Whipple Bureau F Washington Smithsonian Institution Army Medical Corps Europe International Congress Maine Florida Mississippi Valley Department of Government N. Y. Tribune

Turpentine drinks and marriage woes amuse Detroit Press

The Detroit Press recounts odd folk tales and incidents including a man mistaken for drinking turpentine, a widower testing his fiancée over life insurance, a Black cotton worker found crushed in a bale near Columbia, and Chinaman's pigtail fears. Other notes mention a Cannes fortune, Chicago building booms, and a Paris condensed air streetcar trial.

Pree Aid Iuberv Hin Columbia S.C

Athens notice seeks audit of purchases from local firms

A fragmented notice from Athens county asks citizens to contact the Mayor's office at City Hall or J Fuze Welch and others regarding an audit of purchases. The missive lists Chickering, Mathaatek & Hard Pianca and A. McCune among named parties with postal details in Athens Ohio.

Athens Athens County Glico Janes, Lett An- Hones Athena County Chickering Mathaatek Hard Pianca Alan A. Dt Alma Hox Ohio Dean Avenue A. J. McCune Onion Run Cassel Rau Abram Crossen Willam Cottrill Adam Toms Heirs Jesse Throckmorton Onion Tun

Time Table for Express Trains to Athens and Connections

The notice lists daily express departures and arrivals to Athens and connections via Lancaster Zanesville Columbus and Cincinnati routes. It notes connections at Lancaster for Circleville and Muskingum Valley, and at Columbus for Cincinnati and westward routes, plus service to Buffalo Philadelphia New York and eastern points.

Columbus & Hocking Valley B. R. Renning Pittsburgh Harrisburg Baltimore Washington Philadelphia New York Boston Straitsville Lancaster Circleville Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley Railroad Ucolumbus Cincinnati Huitalo Polota

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