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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1857
Page
1
Poem recalls childhood scenes, motherly care, and the rain tapping on the roof as a comforting, memory laden sound. The author links each raindrop to mercy and renewal, ending with a northern note from St. Louis dated June 4, 1757.
The narrative follows a boy who grows from fostered youth under Aunt Deborah to a seafaring misadventure, then a printer’s apprentice, and finally a successful lawyer. Aiding Mrs Jones in hardship transforms his life. she leaves him a ready-made office and a path to prosperity, while supporting his family and inspiring reunion with kin.
An 19th century remedy recommends dissolving one pound of green copperas in one quart of water and pouring it down a privy to remove foul smells. It suggests using the solution to cleanse water closets on ships, hotels, and public places, in sick rooms, and around butcher stalls and markets to neutralize offensive gases. It also advises placing dissolved copperas near a decaying animal to purify the air.
The quotation discusses a measured kiss with warmth and energy, urging restraint to avoid slobbering and to allow the kiss to carry soul. It notes the lasting impression of a well delivered kiss and reflects on its memory lasting decades.
Dr Wayland states true greatness lies in deeds we perform rather than acts by others for us. He argues such actions awaken intellect, elevate virtue, and honor truth more than sculpted marble. The passage recalls Shakespeare Milton Johnson Burke Howard Wilberforce as examples of moral influence over generations.
A man who tried to gain the speaker's attention with a steel trap was ordered to take the floor by the sergeant at arms. The incident occurred during the session as security maintained order.
The Ohio State Teachers Association controls the McNeely Normal School a state affiliated institution. It details trustees names careers and aims to educate teachers for common schools and academies with professional pedagogy. The school offers Normal and Model divisions, three year professional study and hands on teacher training with graduates available next year. Tuition and boarding price ranges provided with housing plans for self boarders and resident ladies.
A table lists American routes with miles from Pillsburg to Boston 616 and New York to Mobile 1476, Philadelphia to Pensacola 1443, Boston to Nashville 1590, plus New York to Charleston 790 and other coast to coast ties. Foreign lines compare Paris to Vienna 625, Paris to St Petersburg 1610, St Petersburg to Constantinople 1450, London to Constantinople 1490, Stockholm to Madrid 2160, London to Rome 910, St Petersburg to Thebes 2800.
The article reports that at least 7 000 men were shipped from California to Nicaragua under Gen Walker over two years and 3 500 returned, with Bostwick asserting documentary proof that no less than 6 700 filibusters died in Nicaragua.
A Saturday duel across the lake pitted Lalande Ferrier of Carrolton against Jules Arnault of St. Charles parish. Arnault narrowly escaped when a pistol ball grazed his temple and left a wound on his head. Both parties returned to the city, and no further shots were fired.
The text celebrates Ohio's historic honors including opening the first female college and shaping American grape culture. It credits discovery of a method for magnetically observing celestial ascension and declension, claims invention of the steam fire engine, and notes a lineage of painters poets sculptors and scientists from the state.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer foresees the 1857 wool clip surpassing 1856 by 3,000,000 pounds and Ohio earning over 6,000,000 dollars from wool this year. The state leads in wool production with central counties gaining renown alongside wheat.
The Dear Sea earns its name from the absence of living objects. The northern bottom lies near flat, at 1,128 feet depth. Near shore lies saline crust, with mud and salt cubes offshore. Shores show salt incrustations and rapid crystallization footprints. Captain Lynch believes expedition supports sunken city lore in the Holy Land history.
A curious clerk quotes a witty exchange about flies, coffee, and walnut leaf wreaths. Brown jokes his coffee owes him nothing and would not bite if tied to a source of grounds, while Smith questions the claim.
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