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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1881
Page
5
The Messenger notes the Guiteau trial report ends abruptly due to other matter and promises continuation in the next issue. It also mentions BookWALTER’s bicycling feat from Springfield to Dayton and Garfield memorial fund progress.
Reports come in of privations in the Michigan burnt district. If relief is not increased soon the distress will widen with the season. This Thanksgiving day could have been better spent by collecting money and clothing for destitute people in religious assemblies nationwide.
Dr H C Rutter head of Central Asylum for the Insane near Columbus receives public praise for coordinating emergency care after last Friday’s major blaze near the Imbecile Youth facility. His humane measures sheltered and fed six hundred displaced youths.
The piece notes that Garfield on the eve of his shooting planned to appoint A. G. Riddle as District Attorney for the District of Columbia, a move thwarted by his death. It cites Lincoln similarly directing an appointment on the eve of his assassination, casting doubt on Riddle’s future service as DA under subsequent presidents.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railway completes a new New York to Washington line plan by purchasing a Philadelphia street railway and securing a Philadelphia to New York Bound Brook link. It reports near eighteen million five hundred thousand dollars in past revenue and over seven million in net earnings with passenger gains of five hundred fifty four dollars and fifty two cents.
The Missencer argues the lynching of Davis after a horrific assault harms social order and violates rights to trial by jury. It condemns vigilante justice while urging adherence to lawful punishment and avoiding future outrages in Athens County.
A Washington summary predicts the upcoming session will feature broad debate on issues like Mormon polygamy, railroad regulation, steamship subsidies, the Arrears of Pensions Act, and the Monroe doctrine tied to an Isthmus canal. Civil service reform may rise, but no single bill likely forms into law. The Columbus Dispatch criticizes mob justice after Davis execution, urging court reform to prevent future necessary punishment.
The New York Tribune anticipates a Congress session starting December 5 with many issues unlikely to divide along party lines. Key topics include Dakota admission, tax and tariff bills, whisky and tobacco taxes, and potential tariff reform. Also expected are military modernization, a navy expansion plan, Indian land reforms, land law changes, and Alaska governance proposals.
The onset of wintry weather boosts demand for cloaks and dolmans. D Zenner & Co offer a wide range of quality cloaks and dolmans at favorable prices, highlighting their selection.
The New England Opera Company of thirty artists will perform at Athens City Hall next Saturday evening November 26. Audran's comic opera The Mascot will feature elegant costumes and striking properties. Admission is 25 35 and 50 cents with seats secured at Kurtz and Minear's.
A notice announces ticket sales at the Marietta and Cincinnati Express Office for East Southeast West and Northwest routes. It lists round trip land exploring tickets to Kansas Nebraska Arkansas Texas and to Oakland and Deer Park Maryland, valid thirty days. Also farms for sale and notices from Elza Armstrong and J P Wood assignees Athens Ohio.
Henry O Blenness of Athens Ohio offers pine shingles and plastering lath for sale opposite City Hall. Sale details not specified but items are clearly listed for purchase by local customers.
Indebted subscribers urged to settle accounts. Chas E M Jennings notices sale at Athens Gas Works with liberal builders and dealers discount. Also a misdated notice offers a free cure recipe for youth related issues by Rev Joseph T Inman in New York City with a self addressed envelope.
All the latest novelties in fur and bead trimmings can be obtained at D. Zenner & Co.
The wintry weather prompts hog owners to butcher but Mahlon Moore's patented curing machine offers an easy meat cure. Sold for five dollars, the device promises lifelong use with proper care.
The text advertises strong price cuts on cloaks and dolmans in black and colored fabrics at D ZENNER and Co. It claims standard quality and best fitting garments, with prices lower than any other seller. Dana and KALER are listed in association.
Advertisement for Lion Malaria and Liver Pad and Body and Foot Plasters offering a full treatment for one dollar. Claims quinine is costly and harmful and promotes nervous system effects, urging malaria and fever relief via the plaster product sold by Druggists.
Sale ad touts overcoats and menswear at low prices from Joey Tenn er Co at Dana & Kaler's Phoenix Block. It urges readers to visit for dry goods, notions, clothing and gents furnishings with a bold price cut appeal. A health nostrum claim about Boreman’s Sweet Vermarriage is pitched to parents.
Bargains in Piaene feature a wide selection of blankets and jeans with varied quality and prices. Customers are invited to explore mollified invoices and bulk options while supplies last.
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