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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1854
Page
1
Local weekly published by A J Van Vorhes outlines subscription terms payable in advance with arrearage notices and renewal rules. Advertising rates for one to twelve months listed by column and page size including business cards and political candidate notices.
A graveyard sexton stands by a freshly made grave and watches a funeral train depart. He speaks of gathering all of mankind into his earthbound realm, declaring himself king on a marble slab and ruler over the living and dead. The poem ends with a grim vow to gather everyone in as time ends.
The speaker laments unanswered questions about life and the unknown. He rejects earthly science and reason as sources of ultimate meaning, trusting instead in God’s will and goodness as taught from childhood, resting in childlike faith.
A narrator ascends Mount Etna on May fifth 149, recalling a sublime view of Sicily's plains, seas, vineyards and cypress avenues from the crater rim. He meets a middle aged man on the isthmus who claims to live on the summit and hints at a darker fascination with the volcano. The scene blends awe at nature with an eerie, intimate encounter on the edge of the abyss.
The narrator fights a deranged companion on a narrow rock ledge above a lava-lit abyss. After a brutal struggle on a cliff, the narrator saves himself by subduing the maniac and toppling him toward the abyss, ending with the madman’s fall.
A reflective monologue on loss and mortality. The author ponders the word gone spoken in night and memory, noting friends drop away as one journeys through life, comparing existence to a fragile bubble that bursts when rounded. The piece blends personal grief with spiritual longing and rural imagery.
The excerpt quotes A Fatuen advising his daughter at her marriage to honor her husband by making the home a calm refuge. It emphasizes minor comforts, a composed demeanor, and forethought as essential to a successful marriage and peaceful household life.
A fragment from the Albany Citizen extols virtue as the enduring light that outlasts rulers, poets, and conquests. It proclaims virtue as sacredly inscribed in heaven’s pillars and mirrored on earth, regardless of worldly glory or dust.
An English discovery used in Canada suggests adding salt to the mortar for the inner brick course to prevent salt buildup in chimneys. The reasoning cites moisture absorption by the exposed mortar causing damp soot to fall away, keeping chimneys clearer.
Timothy C. Day, formerly editor of the Enquirer, announces his bid as an independent Democratic candidate for Congress. The message frames Day as anti Nebraska and anti Administration, asserting core party positions.
The Platte Monitor reports a Weston meeting where G W Baylies proposed a resolution of readiness to aid Kansas settlers against emigration from the North. It warns Northern Emigration Aid Society migrants face opposition and proposes action if called upon.
The Alexandria Gazette reflects on GOP era disputes as the Democratic Congress passes measures like a land donation insane asylum bill and a river and harbor bill while the Democratic President vetoes both. It notes divisions over the Homestead Bill and calls the situation a spread of conflicting opinions within the party.
The Ohio State Journal notes widespread illness in the Ohio Penitentiary with scurvy typhoid and intermittent fevers common. Fourteen prisoners have died since August due to heat and poorly vented cells, though the Warden is praised for efforts to protect and ease inmates.
Pittsburg Gazette reports clear signs Gov. Bigler will be badly defeated in October. Primary causes cited include widespread public dissatisfaction with the National Administration beyond the Nebraska bill, reflecting a general dislike of its character and acts.
Hon Sant F Vinvron resigns as President of the Cleveland Toledo Railroad Company per prior notice. Until a successor is appointed, duties will be performed by Vice President J B Wanixa on the Ist inst.
A third and larger party than any previous one prepares to leave Massachusetts for Kansas on the 25th instant. The Western braggarts risk trouble if they attempt to pursue all freemen already gone or about to go to the Territory.
A caution for young mechanics who wish to prosper in business. The article states two rules: do work as the customer wishes and complete it by the promised time. If these are followed, there is little chance of failure.
The report outlines through connections with Philadelphia and Baltimore, the Wheeling route, and the Independence and North Western lines. It argues for continuous gauge from Cincinnati to Baltimore and New York, highlighting cost savings, expected through traffic, and the strategic importance for Muskingum valley and western commerce.
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