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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
2
A rambling editorial mix covers literary cravings for fresh verse, critiques pulpit sorrow, and playful anecdotes on string beans. It laments mournful sermonizing, notes seasonal reading habits, and ends with a country fiddler improvising strings from beans to keep a dance going.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis plans to settle permanently in Vermont while New Orleans prepares to erect a statue of Admiral Davey. The article mentions the sectional line extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border as a geographic reference.
A Havana article notes growing interest in American entertainments and sport among locals and visitors. It praises naval and marine demonstrations and proposes aquatic contests linking soldiers, Cubans, sailors, and marines, highlighting Lavien Young as an admirable figure and suggesting a healthful exchange of athletic events.
An American company wins a franchise to build a railroad from Hong Gong to Han Kow hina, covering nearly 700 miles. The story notes the global reach of early U.S. enterprise and hints at broader economic progress driven by rail links.
Rocaester Pos press cooperative plans a colonization effort on 8000 acres by Lake E near Toledo. Capital of 3100,000 is raised, with 6000 more expected from promoters including Mayor Golden Rule Jones. Outsiders may join and receive housing when unable to work. profits shared among members. Such colonies often fail, especially when exposed to external sentiment as in Toledo.
Mrs Adel Cart Gioten writes thankfulness after using Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. She credits eight bottles with curing her and restoring health. Trial bottles are free at W H MeeKee s drugstore with regular sizes 56c and 1.00 guaranteed or refunded.
Kansas City Star reports Mayor Jones of Toledo seeks Ohio governor nomination on an independent ticket. He proposes to buy Toledo gas warts, run the plant at his expense, and turn profits to the city. The piece notes his philanthropic entry into politics as a novel development.
Dr. William Watglen of Chester Pa produced 4000 pounds of mushrooms in his hothouse last winter. The bulk sold in New York and Washington at about 80 cents a pound. Also notes Japan’s limited taste for novels with 27000 new books printed last year only 62 were fiction works.
An excursion sale offers tickets to Ocean City New Jersey Cape May Sea Isle and Atlantic City with return options and stops over in Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and nearby parks. Athens fare listed at 12.85 dollars with a 13 day return privilege.
A University of California expedition in Eastern Oregon recovered a remarkable entelodon fossil near Budge Creek. The find includes a three foot long head, lower jaw, and numerous otter bones, marking the first substantial specimen in the region and offering insight into this Miocene pig relative. Prof Merriam Rev De Katch and two students described the dig and its significance.
Based on Capt James M Clark head of Pennsylvania Bureau of Industrial Statistics the forthcoming report shows sharp climbs in iron and steel production and prices. Pig iron output reached 4 017 034 tons with value 53 231 285 dollars while 12 000 workers earned an average 442 33 dollars per week. Steel production totaled 3 273 081 tons and finished iron and steel total 5 527 249 tons valued at 12 820 443 dollars.
The Philadelphia Medical Record urges more army and naval medical service for scientific communication. It notes opportunities at many army posts and in new districts in the Angles and the Philippines, where expanded work would be possible. It cites discoveries by Laveran and Ross on malaria and the mosquito’s role in disease transmission.
A Memphis traveler in Chicago admires radiator displays and jokes about heating a hall with many heaters. London society notes 2,000,000 more women than men and the need for training, with calls to domestic economy schools. Suggestions include women shift to dairying and laundry work amid a saturated shorthand and typewriter market.
H T Brownell, an etheral expert on electrolysis, investigated gas belt cities in Indiana and reported mains in Anderson, Muncie, Marion and others have been eaten away in many places. He warned of dangerous conditions and possible explosions near electric rail lines as pipes decay. Muncie moves to reroute its electric railway to avoid mains.
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