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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1855
Page
1
The Aihens Messenger lists yearly advance rates and arrears penalties for subscriptions and an extensive schedule of advertising costs. It outlines classed charges for different insertion counts, with special terms for business cards and political notices, and notes on continuations and payment in advance.
A melancholic meditation on autumn decay and fallen blossoms. The speaker laments the withered flowers, the quiet woods, and a beloved young woman who died, contrasting beauty with the harsh of frost and the earth’s chill. The poem recalls nature’s cycles and a personal sense of loss.
A compact selection from Proverbial Philosophy by the Solomon in Ordinary to the British PION riffing on weather, secrets, and foolhardy courage. It blends comic British verse with wry maxims about honesty, travel, and social pretensions for a genteel, humorous read.
A preacher on a Cincinnati steamboat distributes religious tracts amid heckling by two men who threaten to throw him overboard. He defends his duty, confronts the crowd, and orders the men to read a tract on a box, ending with the assailant fleeing in defeat.
The text extols earnest labor as a redeeming force. It argues that work connects people to nature and truth, urges focusing on useful tasks rather than self knowledge, and claims toil purifies the soul by burning away doubt, desire, and despair. The enduring message is that effort elevates character.
A 19th century domestic advice column extols warm affection within families. It urges fathers to nurture sympathy, love of God, and cheerful conversation, arguing that true strength lies in tenderness and good manners at home.
The Boston Post reports a once prominent business figure, now impoverished, appeared in Police Court and was sentenced to four months in the House of Industry as a vagrant. He formerly enjoyed wealth and community standing, but objected to a less fortunate neighbor sharing church pews amid life’s reversals.
Report from the Newburyport Herald notes the Russian war impact on gunpowder demand and raw materials. Saltpetre remains scarce as U S mills struggle to procure it, with no sacks available in commercial ports and prices surging about 150 percent in sixty days. European buyers in New York and Boston have secured year’s supplies from Calcutta, while U S firms stockpile to cover sixty days more.
John Hunter accuses Foote of following a prescription that led to a dangerous mishap. Foote denies the claim, saying he did not follow the prescribed remedy and that it caused him to throw the medication from a high window.
A Vermont sermon by Rev. Dr Bellows, presented to the Western Ontarian Conference, condemns sensual excess and calls for restraint. The discourse laments lust and violent behavior, urging public virtue and moderation to avert moral decay and disordered crowds.
A dated exhortation urges young men to prepare for apprenticeship by diligent study and cheerful hard work. It emphasizes industriousness, frugality, and a positive attitude, discouraging complaint and idle ribbing while warning against wasteful pursuits and frivolous leisure.
A respected elder recalls a scene from around 1840 when John Quincy Adams defended the right to petition and oppose faction. He cites Adams’s solitary stand in Congress as an exemplar of liberty, mirrored by Luther and the Warms diet moment, praised by Mr. Hammond in Cincinnati.
Dr Scoresby reports using Rosse's telescope to view the moon. He notes visible features up to 100 feet high and suggests 69 foot objects could be seen under favorable conditions. Craters, rocks, and stone masses abound while no signs of habitation or water are visible.
The article contrasts last year and this year in the state. It notes a harsh drought last season with no rain and starving crops, versus abundant rains this year and overflowing barns. It highlights the shifting fortunes and the strange routes of wheat from Ohio to New York to San Francisco and back to Europe.
Utia estimates Indiana crops will bring far more money than all state cultivated land at usual prices. He notes acres worth eight to ten dollars per acre, yet crops on that land could yield thirty dollars per acre, making farming exceptionally profitable per acre. New Albany Tribune remarks.
The text notes poor stock prep for wines due to lush grass reducing nutrition. Cattle and sheep show lean, sickly appearance as hay and grain shortages loom for next winter. Farmers may face losses unless careful measures are taken, with warns of higher slaughter and stock loss if weather worsens.
Discussion on how green vegetable matter acts as fertilizer by supplying essential elements. It argues that crops derive much from atmosphere and that plowing in green crops enriches soil with carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen for future growth. Also notes limitations and efficiency of returning plant material to soil. Sweet potato storage method from Ohio Cultivator outlines winter keeping with sand layering and dry storage at 50–60 F.
Reports from Indiana towns show quinine exhausted in Terre Haute Vincennes and Vincennes depleting Evansville and Evansville drawing on Evansville for stock. Evansville Journal notes a dry quinine market. citizens seek a remedy with a "tree shake" while others satirize recent fever remedies and warn against abusing harsh "hardening" of the constitution.
Sir James Mackintosh praises the art of forming a vigorous healthy and beautiful mind. He describes it as unwearied work needing constant nurture through life and notes daily progress makes the task more pleasant with sure success.
A New York Evening Post writer estimates ten weeks at a Newport hotel for a genceman and lady, with extras, at the most economical rate near two thousand dollars. Hundreds spend that amount in half the time. The U S Treasury surplus rises above 23 million dollars. The Treasury statement notes revived import trade in the September quarter.
A Londoner secured a patent for a cigar tipping composition that ignites by friction. When lighting, a smoker can rub the cigar end against any hard substance to ignite it. The idea promises quicker ignition without matches.
A historic editorial urges focusing on deeds over boasting. It counsels workers to act first and let results speak, warning against self praise and encouraging steady labor and tangible achievements.
A state notice notes a large increase in representatives for the upcoming House of Representatives from ninety six to one hundred eleven. It mentions county representation changes and announces Senate size remaining at thirty five members. The piece references past elections and local improvements.
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