22 Aug 1877
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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1877
Page
1
The August 22 1877 Abbeville Press and Banner prints a poem titled The Seasons with lines about spring summer and winter. The verses mention morning stars fields reapers and love as winter returns. A handwritten style lyric feature reflects period poetry in a local news issue.
A dying planter in a moonlit manor spawns jealousy and schemes. Virginia Aubrey maneuvers a secret will, seeking wealth while her husband weakens, but a second will emerges after his death, awarding Blanche the estate and exposing Virginia's deceitful plot.
The New York press recounts a brutal Russian attack in the Batisovo valley near Gevers Tehekoff's guns, detailing two brigades advancing over a ridge and into Turkish trenches. The narrative covers artillery support, rapid bayonet charges, heavy casualties, a fallen colonel, and the fierce fight to seize and then retake positions before seven o'clock.
A long collage of riot dates and episodes from 1812 to the late 19th century, listing Baltimore, Providence, New York, Philadelphia, Charlestown, and other places. It notes anti abolition and anti draft uprisings, the Astor Place riot, and mob actions suppressing authorities, with scattered anecdotes from river crossings, canaries, barometers, lunar ranges, and Tokyo night shops.
A Paris businessman travels to America on urgent business, loses a pocketbook with 20000 francs, endures anxious days, and returns to the prefecture of police to report the loss. He counts the contents in a hurry, discovering the full sum was safe. The tale then shifts to descriptions of ocean colors, marine life, and street vendors with confections in a bustling quarter.
An anecdote from Scotland recalls a regiment in a town where soldiers performed inverted movements in a bare rack room. The colonel, stern and silent, inspected the site on parade day, offering no comment. A playful apology later reveals the officer’s hidden indulgence and the wine that altered his memory.
A Parle merchant walking without his pocket handkerchief is alarmed by a stranger who snatches it. The thief is caught and taken to the police station but the chief officer, an old friend, returns the item and helps the merchant proceed, ending with a cheerful departure.
A writer describes Brates in Santander as once secluded and dwarmed by repeated intermarriages. Eighteen years ago Galician laborers from Galicia settled there, bringing growth in population and morale. The piece argues intermarriage lowered intellects and stunted the town's development.
A Detroit pastor of fashionable churches kept a small clock under the reading desk to track time without looking at it. He sent a postcard joke about bringing a timepiece to the pulpit and the idea of a clock on a hourglass stand. The tale turns on patience, length of service, and a humorous nod to timing in sermons.
Mrs Edwin French of Loydonderry Virginia was dammed in a well when a board broke while drawing water. The family dog fetched Mr French who rushed to the scene and freed her before she drowned. The dog acted with keen perception and prompted the rescue.
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