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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
4
The fragment lists subscription terms and rates, mentioning W BUSH as editor and manager and indicating yearly and county payment options with in advance terms.
Paul Hale, described as saturated with petit and grand larceny, faced charges after stealing furniture from George Paul and Dr Basom, each secured by bonds of 500 dollars. He then burgled Carpenter Hardware and Barrett Bros., taking flour, groceries, knives, revolvers, and cash. Sheriff Murphy apprehended him Monday morning.
The official director announced the eight month exposition featured program praised as the best. Overture Triomphale by Rubinstein commemorates Napoleon’s 1812 Moscow invasion. A collage of melodies includes Le Prophete Aida Serenade Hungarian Dance Hearts and Flowers Cal leila Fadkeltanz I Pagnacci Moskowski Serenade and others. A clarinet piece from Balfe’s Bohemian Girl and selections from Parsifal Sylvia Babes in Toyland La Gioconda and Down South are listed with special numbers for soloists. The famous band performs Tuesday evening November 28.
Special meetings at the Christian Church attract growing audiences with notable Welsh revival singing. Several members have joined the church as the sessions continue this week and possibly longer. Services start at 7:15 PM.
In favorable winds a rare phenomenon forms from light snow on Sierra peaks. Circling air lifts snow into banners that rise darkly at the crest then drift for miles in iridescent waves. Observers are usually naturalists or indigenous for viewers of this striking scene.
In ancient Greece and Rome audiences received small tablets as programs at the entrance. The best seats were given ivory tablets, while cheaper seats had bronze ones with a dove motif. The term piccionerio in Italy today stems from this old practice.
A husband praises his wife for firm but fair decisions on children but notes surprising obstinacy in handling his own affairs. The remark follows discussions on where to draw the line between decisive character and stubbornness in domestic life.
Analyzes lessons from the Russo Japanese War on reducing war through advanced navy design. Notes that cost and engineering quality dictate naval success more than courage alone, citing King Edward class battleships and MIT naval design work. Emphasizes training and equipment as crucial alongside brave sailors.
John Roberts, the English billiard player, returns from Australia and accepts a local challenge in a small island city. He agrees to a 100 up match with a handicap to be fixed after the local player’s first stroke, then begins an uneven break as the table scene unfolds.
The London Globe reports a commission on prisons shows commitments per 100,000 varied from 621.6 in 1882-83 to 400.7 in 1900-01. Since 1900-01 there was a rise to 586.2 in 1904, driven mainly by summary offenses. Serious crime declined from 37 to 25.9. Summary offenses rose from 542.8 to 560.3, driven by drunkenness begging and pauper misbehavior, police regulation breaches, and related sleeping out and begging.
The new graving dock in Southampton, the largest in the world, was inaugurated on October 21 before a large distinguished audience. Designed by W R Galbraith, contract awarded 1000 to Sir John Aird & Co. Dock dimensions include 875% feet keel to head, keel block length 530 feet, entrance width 90 feet, floor width WW feet, cope width 125 feet, and cope to floor depth 43 feet.
The Heidelberg University library with over 700000 volumes has been moved to a new sandstone building. Fifteen men completed the relocation in 32 days. Each book was dusted by an electric motor cleaner, the suction cleaned backs and edges. The library needs about twenty one miles of shelf space.
Mrs Bayard Taylor recalls meeting William Makepeace Thackeray in London after her marriage. She notes his warm heart beneath sharp satire and recounts a dinner where he offered a wedding gift, an engraved silver inkstand, despite his daughter’s protest. The inscription reads W. M. Thackeray to Bayard Taylor Oct. 27 1857.
In Yarmouth Isle of Wight a church houses a statue once carved for Louis XIV. A captured ship and its commander Sir R. Holmes forced the sculptor to finish the piece with Holmes' head on the king’s body. Holmes later governed the Isle of Wight. The tale ends with a quip about a ten dollar loan and secrecy.
A clerk asks for a salary increase on the eve of his marriage. The employer replies that marriage itself saves a young man money, so no raise is needed.
A fragment discusses labels and gender roles with a bitter remark about coquettes and a Life magazine quote on women syndicating affections. The tone hints at social critique and linguistic prejudice within a dated viewpoint.
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