09 Oct 1862
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1862
Page
1
A compact poem condemns scorn of the poor and extols aiding those in need. It contrasts trampling the downtrodden with raising the uplifted, warning that a hollow pocket is seen as a crime while wealth buys moral compromise.
A city lawyer narrator helps Aunt Rachel by attempting to cook while she’s away. A comical disaster with charcoal, pigs, and misidentified vegetables leads to meeting Hepsibah Warren. They bond over cooking, and romance blossoms into a planned marriage as Aunt Rachel smiles on.
In a brisk remark a speaker defends the ability to change one’s mind calling it a human privilege. He contrasts a man with a jackass noting only the former can alter his view.
A western printer reports removing two subscribers from its books this week. The reason given is that they have recently been hung in Texas and the printer has not been advised of their locality.
A column quotes a writer noting that a financially powerful devil attracts more attention than an angel lacking funds, reflecting on public perception and value of wealth over virtue. The remark suggests society favors money over moral character.
A practical address to Walter on life purpose and perseverance. The speaker urges active effort, clear aims, and resilience, arguing that success comes through initiative, integrity, and leadership. It emphasizes choosing a path, paying debts, honoring promises, aiding friends, and facing obstacles with courage.
A historical line claims wedlock in second marriages cannot be judged until the second glass, presenting a cautioned humorous view on later marriages.
A fragment from a mourning voice recalls fear of a widow remarrying after death and hopes someone will truly pity the speaker. The line reveals personal grief and a wish for lasting, intimate understanding beyond life.
An English paper assails Southern cruelty praising a Swedish voyage tale of a slave woman and recounts British subjects harmed in Charleston. It condemns Charleston harbor suppression as pretext for pro slavery comments and accuses The Times of silence then bias against abolition.
In 1816 Sir Humphry Davy sent two safety lamps to Rev. John Hodgson of Jarrow. Hodgson tested the lamp in Hepburn pit, entering a gas-filled coal pit and proving the device could illuminate without igniting explosions. A miner, ignorant of the test, cried to put out the light as it approached, then recognized Hodgson, whose calm display embodied science overcoming danger.
A concise proverb appears in playful prose with a fly perching on a hot stove. The line suggests brevity is wise in actions, using a humorous urban image to imply caution in risk and haste.
Praxnikford Kentucky October 9 General Dumont surprised Confederate sentries at the turnpike bridge at three this morning. Six Confederates lie dead and fifteen wounded with others carried off unseen in darkness. Union losses were three killed no wounded or prisoners. Confederate force numbered about 600 cavalry and two infantry regiments.
Tuesday’s engagement near Perryville Kentucky saw Gen James S Jackson, a former Kentucky congressman, killed. Gen Terrill of Virginia was seriously wounded as fighting remained hand to hand at times. McCook’s corps faced Confederate forces in heavy combat. Gen Rousseau’s division led the attack while Col Geo Webster, 98th Ohio, was wounded. Firing paused around seven in the evening.
Report from Louisville on October 9 cites a rumor that Confederates held part of the field at Perryville. The government plans a hospital near the House of Refuge, costing about 200000 dollars and able to shelter 2000 men.
General Sheridan of Illinois reportedly killed with doubt. Our forces suffer about 2 000 killed and wounded. Confederate losses unknown. The enemy rests north of Perryville and a major assault is anticipated at once by our troops.
A Manchester society read an extract from Arthur Young's Travels in France describing an early electrical communication experiment. A two-word note on paper was transmitted via connected electrometers, forming an alphabet of motions, suggesting distant correspondence and practical potential for communication even across besieged towns.
A riddle asks which living creature bears a beard yet lacks a chin. The answer given is the oyster, noted for its external shell and shell tissue that resembles a beard.
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