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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1899
Page
2
A long assemblage of satirical ruminations on patriotism marriage labor and dreamers blends with humorous travelogue like scenes of beekeeping and a closing note about the Socialist Labor party meeting in New York ending in a free night.
Cadiz inventor and millionaire R P Scott, seeking the Republican nomination, proposes auctioning the nomination with a starting bid of 10000. He pledges to donate the salary to send four county students to college, and condemns corruption while urging honesty. The Stuebenville Times Recorder item notes the audacious bid and anti bribery stance.
Hon O T Corson of Columbus former Ohio state schools commissioner and publisher of the Ohio Educational Monthly has been chosen president of the National Educational Association at Los Angeles. A leading educator, he declined the Ohio University presidency to protect his publication work and take the national post does not interfere with his publishing duties.
American investors secure a 70 mile Hong Kong to Han Kow railroad franchise in China. The piece argues railways boost prosperity but health matters more, citing Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a popular tonic for the run down and weak, claiming weight gain and lasting improvement.
Practical camp guidance from The Outing on mending tent holes and proper fly spacing for ventilation. Advice covers cooking with a Dutch oven, frying pans, and soda biscuits. Emphasizes packing a usable provision box, clean dishes, and choosing unselfish companions for a harmonious trip.
The Queen City Ledger prints a playful poem by its editor celebrating spring. It describes wild warblers, drifting south breezes, and a thawing ground with whimsical, melodic phrasing.
A cryptic OCR line appears to report a misread event involving Dy Mies and Pats Pi. The readable fragments suggest a mispelled item about a pot, possibly tied to a local group or person. The lack of clear nouns or dates limits precise grounding.
Ludwig II of Bavaria ordered 30 top horses placed in a field with trumpets cannons bombs and other devices. From an elevated stand he signaled for panic induced by devices causing the frightened mares to break loose and race endlessly. The display ended when the king halted it, but valuable animals were lost in the cruelty.
In Schramberg a new museum of timepieces showcases centuries of clock making. A notable artifact is a travel alarm clock from 1680 that uses a candle-lit lantern design with a spring driven candle advance and automatic wick trimming. The device lights the room when the alarm rings and a pegs system sets the time.
In May 1890 Dr. Lavelangue at Paris Children’s Hospital performed a noted operation on an idiot child whose head size lagged to one third normal. By longitudinally dividing the skull and preventing bone reunion, new bone formed and the head expanded toward normal. The intellect improved from infant to sound health. The piece also notes advances in brain mapping and a beauty’s facial skin removal for complexion.
A Cornhill Magazine note on how sensationalcrime stories revive writers fortunes. A London liner recalls a dull spell when murders fires and burglaries boost his income, while a cheap suburb scene ends with a man planning his family’s next meal after hearing a neighbor’s grisly crime.
A small, bold dormouse defends its nest against a larger intruder in a vivid scene. The confrontation ends with the dormouse escaping with a scrap of luck and a reminder to watch for the next rival. The text recalls a Boston stagecoach era and the growth of daily rail travel, noting 700 outbound trains from the city.
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