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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1876
Page
2
A Massachusetts town turned city once employed a teacher at a yearly salary. After poor performance the legal committee chair diplomatically suggested resignation. The master requested full half-year pay on the recommended resignation, and the lawyer was trapped into paying the remaining salary.
A German emperor visiting a village is met by children who answer his questions about kingdoms. An orange belongs to the vegetable kingdom, a gold coin to the mineral kingdom, and the emperor learns he belongs to God’s kingdom, moving him to tears.
A Cincinnati lodging price tale contrasts a cautious Indiana farmer with a hotel clerk. The farmer refuses to sign the hotel register, recalling his father signing a large note, insisting he will pay his way without a signed note.
An exchange argues a cancer cure cannot be bread and milk poultice and Jett Davis remains bitter and malignant. The letter questions granting amnesty to such a wretch, deeming the act wasteful.
A discussion on domestic attire urges women to dress modestly at home while Moody in Philadelphia critiques stiff prayer meetings. He advocates shorter prayers and broader lay participation, arguing that sermons alone fail to strengthen devotion. A man offers 50000 for sweeper rights at the Centennial Exhibition, proposing profit from cleaning fees and found valuables, but the plan awaits committee approval.
A collection of quick anecdotes and commentary on reputation and politics. A Philadelphia Times tariff note contrasts imports with domestic revival. Ben Hill’s Atlanta speech is cited on removal of disabilities. A Norwich Bulletin fleeting prank ends with a child’s funeral quip.
A collage of ocean hues described from blue to green and red with explanations of algae and sea life coloring seas. Interspersed anecdotes cover a job seeker at the Interior Department, a Civil War veteran General Coe, Adventist prophecies about the end of the world, humorous quips, college notices, and party politics observations.
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