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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1895

Page

8

Emancipation Day Speech by Chas. B. Dana in Maple Glen Park

Republican candidate Chas. B. Dana delivered an Emancipation Day address in Maple Glen Park Washington County. He praised the Revolutionary era, urged defense of the Union, loyalty to law, and education and morality at home. He emphasized national unity, the supremacy of federal power, and the duty of parents to educate children while celebrating American citizenship.

Chas Dana Maple Glen Park Washington County Ohio Valley Valley Forge Ohio Washington

Emancipation Day Address on Colored Soldiers and Progress

The speaker honors colored troops who fought for the Union at Ft. Pillow and Petersburg, linking their sacrifice to liberty and the endurance of the United States. He urges a generous government to support them, notes progress shown at the Cotton State Exposition in Atlanta, and calls for forgiveness between former opponents as peace returns.

Ft. Pillow Petersburg Atlanta

Lydia E. Pinkham Remedies Promote Female Health

This special feature extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief of irregularities and nervous symptoms affecting women. It claims to ease bearing down, backache, and related issues, notes synergy with Liver Pills and Sanative Wash, and advertises nationwide availability through druggists with confidential correspondence from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.

Lydia FE. Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia BE. Pinkham

Aggravated Dress Reform Sparks Singapore Tensions

Sensitive foreigners in Singapore objected to abbreviated costumes as rational dress spread to public events. Police arrested wearers, but the magistrate dismissed the case, saying he would not regulate a native's trousers length. The governor hesitates to intervene, fueling native white tensions.

Singapore Heer Saninre Surarmier

Railroad executive says politics boosts business stimulus

Mr. B C McCormick, passenger traffic manager of the Sie Pour system, argues that politics mobilizes money and activity. He notes increased rail travel, hotel patronage, and wages during campaigns and large state meetings, citing Springfield's Republican gathering as an example of economic stimulus from political activity.

B.C. McCormick Sie Pour Witoda Springfeld

Cincinnati Democratic convention run by Lew Bernard

The Commercial Gazette notes Lew Bernard effectively controlled yesterday's Cincinnati Democratic convention. Reports say, per The Post, Bernard openly watched Secretary Ferguson as cards for state senator nominees were prepared. Observers doubt any challengers will prove him wrong.

Lew Bernard Lewis C. Hernard Rico Ferguson Skathcrmoun Dexter Penicheton Orward Hive

Fate of the Amvericaxa and the Pellets Remedy

The piece laments modern fast living and poor sleep and diet, noting health harms like indigestion and constipation. It touts Dr Piercy Me as the inventor of Pellets, claiming their unparalleled popularity and that good results follow their use in cases of derangements of the stomach, bowels, and related ailments.

Piercy

Plenty of Gold Remarsal Statement on Glack ULM Deposit

The Deadwood Pioneer reports a vast gold ore find at the Fanny shaft with five proven zones crossing 209 feet in width, five feet thick and 699 feet long, totaling 900,000 cubic feet or about 64,003 tons valued at 29 dollars per ton. Estimates range up to 100,000,000 in gold, with some miners predicting as much as one billion dollars.

Fanny Shaft Ruby Basin Deadwood S. D

Nebraska Irrigation Ruined by Supreme Court Ruling

Nebraska Supreme Court decision declares riparian rights property and abolishes state laws erasing them. Senator Alois calls the ruling a death blow to irrigation, noting water access will be blocked where riparian owners object. The opinion cites 1869 irrigation law and 1803 amendments as unconstitutional invasions of private property.

Supreme Court Supreme Court of Nebraska Alois Nebraska

Ole Dan Close Call in a River Fight Told by Raftsmen

A long ago Susquehanna raftsman nicknamed Ole Dan recalls his near whipping in a sunlit dispute over logs. He boasts never to have been whipped though he once faced a fierce challenge that ended as the shadow of the sun dictated the decision.

Susquehanna River Ole Dan New York Journal

Expensive nonchalance on rose purchase leads to pricey love

A young man on the North Side buys two dozen roses for a girl he plans to impress. He discovers the bouquet costs eighteen dollars, each rose priced at seventy five cents, and he pays up rather than admit the mistake, then spends the next hour watching the girl nibble and chew the flowers.

North Side Chicago Tribune Jorist

Sullivan and Jenks gambling clash at Empire theater

Read like a tabloid snapshot, the tale centers on Maurice Jenks the English gambler known as The Baccarat King and his feud with John Sullivan the prizefighter. Sullivan threats fade after Jenks fires bold retorts and notes the crowd’s ready complicity, amid risqué ads for grain speculation pitches from Pattison & Co.

Maurice Jenks Jenks Cincinnati Enquirer Mitchell Sullivan France England Empire Theater

Calamity howlers of the future in the country

A mangled, age distorted lament laments idle men and youths aged by fate. Mothers toil in gardens while some older men roam streets. The piece alludes to nervous destinies and premature aging, mentioning a seated book and a medical association in Buffalo, South Carolina.

Norlh Uiespensity Medical Buffalo S. C

Excursion Mates Buckeye Route Tickets To Atlanta Exposition

Excursion tickets for a round trip to Atlanta, Ga for the Cotton States Exposition go on sale along the Columbus Hocking Valley & Toledo Railway at low fares. The Buckeye Route is promoted as economical for fall and winter travel from central and northern Ohio. Agencies offer information on routes and rates. Also advertised are the Jackeye Ticket and Ohio Central Mileage Ticket covering extensive rail networks with one year validity. Communications direct to railway agents and G P LEA officials.

Atlanta Exposition Atlanta Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railway Ohio W. H. Frauen G. P LE. A

Trains schedule for Athens by B&O S-W Ry

B&O S-W Ry schedules show daily train times from Athens with connections to Louisville and St Louis. Notes list parlor car details, rates, and contact agents Eustinger in Athens and Warfel in Cincinnati for further information. Times include 3:12 a m and 12:55 p m departures with various stops and a 8:20 a m listing.

Athens Cinemas Louis Louleville Chile tExcept Ines Steutinger Glb Warfel Cincinnati

Atlanta Exposition Opens September With Low Rates

Announcement for a major exposition in Atlanta described as one of America's greatest fairs with Chicago World’s Fair features and new ores. Runs September 18 to December with low rates via Queen and Crescent Route. Inquiries to W C Kinearson G P A Cincinnati or Q and C agents for details.

America Queen and Crescent W. C. Kinearson Cincinnati

A Great Hook Covering 16000 Miles of Lines

The book covers essentially everywhere with the latest additions. It claims the Ohio Central Lines network would take sixteen thousand miles of transportation to go once over the lines represented.

Ohio Central Lines

Public Auction in Glouster on County Court Sale

An execution issued from the Court of Common Pleas at Athens county directs a public auction in Glouster Ohio. The action of record specifies the sale under court authority in the named county and state.

Athens County Court Common Pleas Court of Common Pleas Athens County Glouster Stiate

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