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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1875
Page
3
Vivid verse describes the bright fire awakening and spreading light then waning to dull shadows. The imagery follows Geflance's ascent to sunlit glow and the lonely hearth collapsing into ashes as embers fade.
The article notes that American peaches crossed the Atlantic in good condition and outperform the native fruit. It cites deck passage as more effective than crate packing with ice and a fan. It also remarks Brooklyn youths abandoning piracy due to rising respectability of pirates.
The English pall over Honduran finances grows as Minister M Gutierrez allegedly misrepresented affairs to British capitalists. He secured 329 million for internal improvements while Honduras state revenues total 588 thousand and expenses exceed that, signaling poor return prospects and likely reduced future lending.
Oyster lovers will welcome predictions that this season will be the best since 1860. Newark Bay Amboy and Sound plantations expect two million bushels with profits between five hundred thousand and seven hundred thousand dollars. In that area two thousand men and one thousand vessels are supplying the market.
In southeast France the Var district yields vast volumes of flowers for perfume. Orange blossoms top 1 375 000 pounds, roses 530 000, jasmine 100 000, violets 73 00, acacia 45 000, geranium 30 000, tuberose 24 000, jonquil 5 000 pounds. A Cannes perfume maker uses 140 000 pounds of rose leaves yearly. These flowers supply the scents that form most flower odors.
The text depicts Red Cloud seeking payment in exchange for the Black Hills and a guaranteed annual grant to Sioux families. It lists extensive goods and basic needs such as oxen, wagons, horses, implements, livestock, meals, and household items as part of the proposed terms.
An eminent Boston lawyer tells a joke about a flashily dressed young man seeking to learn the profession. Benjamin Butler eyes him and says the first thing to do is roll in a barnyard, prompting the quick reply that two years in the office might suffice.
The item notes varied social snippets including Mrs Tilton and Mrs Morse living together in Brooklyn, a Philadelphia death of Caroline F. E. Girard Peale, and other brief society and political mentions from the period.
Detroit October 12 The Michigan Supreme Court today sustained the state liquor tax law finding it constitutional The case argued challenged the law as a license and as a tax aiding local governments while impinging on municipal self government
A historical note explains that multiplying any number by five yields a result that, when halved, matches the original number with a trailing digit rule. It uses examples 464 and 357 to illustrate annexing a cipher or a five based on remainder, showing identical final values of 2320 and 1785 respectively.
Mary Elizabeth Dickson files for divorce from George Dickson in Athens County Common Pleas seeking alimony and custody with claims of extreme cruelty. She describes multiple parcels in Waterloo township totaling about 47 acres plus 2074 acres in adjoining tracts plus personal property valued at about 35 dollars, all tied to deeds by P B Wilson. The petition names Desteiguer & Jewett as attorneys and sets hearing for the next term.
Timetables show Leave times to Penang Nelsonville Lancaster Zanesville Columbus Cleveland Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. Connections at Lancaster to Circleville and Cincinnati Muskingum Valley route. at Columbus to Cincinnati and west. also to Buffalo Philadelphia New York and east. Agents W.A Mills and M.M. Green note schedules and transfers.
Platter and Ingles and Hiram Armitage as administrator sue Leven Oliver and others in the Athens County Court of Common Pleas to force sale of Oliver’s in lot 19 section 19 township 14 range 14 land holdings in Alexander township. The suit seeks to satisfy judgments totaling 628.60 debt plus costs and 221.19 plus costs and orders sale of 8 and 10 acre tracts, with Oliver shown as equitable owner and defendants holding the legal title. Oliver must answer by the third Saturday after October 28, 1875.
Train service from Columbus begins May 28 1871 with through tickets and connections via the C and H V R R line. No 4 departs Columbus 4 10 pm to Delaware and Springfield arriving 7 20 pm with return trains to Columbus at 12 35 am 11 16 am and 5 15 pm. Palace day and sleeping cars available on all trains.
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