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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1870

Page

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The Catholic Church in Crisis and Ecumenical Prospects

A historical critique argues the Roman Catholic Church faces downfall if papal authority and infallibility are upheld. It foresees laity and clergy turning from Rome, rallying to reformers, while the council and Pope confront a pivotal modern clash with secular humanity.

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The Case for Moderation in Weight and Work

An essay argues that heavy weight harms health and work capacity while a moderate, rounded figure suits labor and longevity. It advocates balanced dieting with pale foods, plenty of sleep, joy, and simple grains, praising sugar as a favorite foundation.

Franklin County Fair Set for June at Columbus

The Franklin County Agricultural Society will hold a home fair in Columbus on June 1. The event offers about 2000 in premiums.

Tur Franklin County Agricultural Soelty Columbus

The Higgins Wagon News Relay in Grief

A Sunday school superintendent recalls Higgins the carrier of bad news after Judge Bagley’s fatal climb and fall. The tale reports a staged delivery of news to Mrs Bagley and a planned inquest as the only possible comfort to the bereaved.

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Northern Pacific bill advances amid broad land grant protests

A lengthy editorial criticizes the Northern Pacific Railroad grant as vast public land giveaways. It urges President Grant to veto pending Southern Pacific legislation, arguing the scheme harms national interests and urges firm action against plunderers.

Senate Thi Northern Pacific Railroad Company Congress Oliver Twist Anelesani Southern Pacific Railroad Grant Cincinnati Chronicle

English Customs and a Rural Oil Find in Ohio

An essay contrasts English etiquette with American quick drinking habits. The McConhsville Telegram reports a Joy farm oil well near Federal Creek, bored to 90 feet, then yielding about three barrels daily with a dense 49 specific gravity, suggesting potential for deeper wells and more pumping in the area this season. Several nearby wells are already producing well.

McConsellsville Ohio Tlevald Joy Farm Federal Creek Citien

Republicans Sweep Several Virginia Cities And Counties

Dispatches from Richmond report Republicans winning the city ticket in Richmond with a sizable majority and carrying Petersburg. Conservatives win in Lynchburg Danville and Norfolk while Alexandria votes about 150 ahead for Conservatives. Petersburg voters elect a Republican mayor by 500, with Conservatives dominant on the council. Republicans win Farmville. Conservatives win Charlottesville and Staunton. one ward remains Republican.

Richmond Petersburg Lynchburg Danville Norfolk Alexandria

Treasury directs gold sales and bond purchases schedule

The Secretary of the Treasury directs the Assistant Treasurer at New York to sell one million dollars of gold on each Wednesday in June: the first, third and fifth for the sinking fund and the second and fourth for the special fund. It also orders two million dollars of bonds purchased on the first, third and fifth Thursdays for the special fund and one million on the second and fourth for the sinking fund. Aggregate gold sales total five million dollars and bond purchases total eight million dollars.

Secretary of the Treasury New York

Diminutive Merchant’s Proposal Frustrated by Damsel

A tale from a neighboring city recounts a small mercantile gent proposing to a young woman. She retorts that he is too large for a cradle and too small for a bed, leaving the suitor’s prospects in tatters as time moves on.

Tragic Dayton Fire Kills Mrs Moeller and Four Children

At Dayton on the morning of the 2%h nnt a German woman Mrs Fred Moeller and five children aged from one to two years were suffocated between one and two. An infant of four weeks was badly burned and later died. Mrs Moeller was barely alive when rescued and soon died. the babe should recover. The fire stemmed from carelessness and the scene was shocking.

Dayton Fred, Moeller Moeller

Railroad Line Aims Short Route to Portamouth

The new Cincinnati to Portamouth railroad line will be under ninety miles in length with the steepest grade limited to seventy feet, outlining a compact route plan.

Cincinnati Portamouth

Lyran Joins seceding Godbesies to lead Church of Zion

The Mormon world buzzes as Atmusa Lyran, famed as the most eloquent in the Church, aligns with the seceding Godbesies to push the reorganized Church of Zion. Lyman has been barred from preaching for years, amid sectarian jealousy, and his move reshapes the Utah schism narrative.

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Death of Bishop Polk at Kennesaw Battlefield Described

A friend recounts Polk dying at Kennesaw after Johnston withdrew. A shell struck near Johnston. Polk, following a third hit, received fatal injuries and was carried to a conveyance, then to Atlanta and Augusta for burial.

Bishop Polk Kennesaw Joe Johnston Polk Sherian Johnston Bishop Johnstom Atlanta Augusta

One Cure for Fraud in New York Elections

The Chicago Republican urges passage of Judge Lawrence's constitutional amendment to let each Congressional district elect a separate Presidential Elector with two elected at large. It argues this would greatly reduce repeat voting by limiting control to New York City and ensure a more honest statewide result, cutting fraud in future elections.

Chicago Tate New York Lawrence Congress Tammany Gangs New York City Hoffman

Crop News Across States Warn of Drought and Prosperity

California reports great crop improvement after late rain while Indiana Norfolk and New Orleans note pockets of good fruit and potato shipments. Farmers endure drought with mixed wheat corn oats and cotton prospects. presses discuss strawberry booms and potato onion markets.

California Wabash County Ind New Albany Norfolk West Point Lexington Statesman New Orleans Picayune Louisiana

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