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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1881
Page
2
A heat inspired exchange on seasons unfolds as a lean man delivers a goofy weather lecture to a sweating, enraged figure in a Detroit Free Press piece. The street scene ends with the pursuer offered a reward for smashing the lecturer as he walks away.
The account describes Jeb Davis recounting his capture during a Confederate campaign. He details warnings of a night attack, mounting his horse, wife aiding his escape attempt, and a trooper ordering surrender as cavalry closed in at dawn. The narrative emphasizes timing, danger, and a hurried sequence near their encampment.
A French veterinary surgeon has disproved a remedy by inoculation for a kin disease called charbon, which threatens millions of francs worth of sheep across France.
In Brooklyn Eagle style dialogue a French inventor supposedly boxes energy for long lasting power and cheap mass production. A skeptical Spoopendyke couple argues the claim is nonsense while the wife cites the Eagle as proof and contemplates buying the energy. The scene ends with the husband rushing to the ferry.
A West city scene shows a workman seeking papers for marriage and quizzing the clerk about the bride’s details. The man admits the intended wife’s name and age may be misrepresented, prompting officers to suggest bringing the fiancée for proper information.
A letter from Philadelphia notes the American mosquito has appeared in England causing locals to misidentify it as a small version of the American buffalo from reading. The writer comments on curious mistaken beliefs about the insect.
A brief quip from Sew Oriecan cautions against betting as a substitute for solid argument, noting the folly of wagering when reasoning should prevail.
A New Orleans style column notes the fad of photographing hands as souvenirs for young women. A fashionable blonde models a full length pose with hands concealed by lace, then showcases a separate hand shot against a black background. The piece highlights manicure details and the growing market for hand portraits in Nagano Street stores.
A humorous tale from The Hour recounts a man on a Broadway bus drawn to two artificial oranges atop a brown hat. Lacking a porte monnaie, he offers five cents to the fruit, gains a admiring glance, and later sails to Newport where the oranges join him on a deck. The episode ends with the oranges forming a wreath of orange blossoms.
Columius Times reports a Georgia witnesses a honey dew phenomenon from a clear sky. John Kee of Talbott County describes sticky leaves and leaves coated with honey dew during two sunlit events, observed by multiple neighbors.
The New York Star recounts Chittenden a Hartford dry goods dealer and Millerite who gave away his stock when the comet allegedly signaled the end of the world. Free customers took expensive items while he mocked fate then fled to New York where his fortune later grew to millions.
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