14 Jun 1876
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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1876
Page
1
A poem recounts a distant voice from white hills urging change and life’s renewal. Descriptions of mountains, labor, and a world listening as time and season and memory move through the scenes. Alice M. Perry is credited as the author.
Andrew and Dollie Thurston, on the brink of rupture after a tense morning, confront jealousy and hurt. A chastened Andrew contemplates departing for the city but, moved by memory and a decisive notice urging reconciliation, returns home to confess and embrace. Their sorrow gives way to renewed union and a vow to heed love’s lessons.
A corrupted telegram reports French fishing vessels lost at sea near Iceland and Boulogne, with villagers recalling a bridge collapse death, and notes six other French whaling ships missing. The piece blames maritime misfortune and warns the fleet may face stricter government regulation and tighter duties as crews struggle amid dangerous seas.
An article urges patient methods to teach a very young child to swim by modeling with a puppy. It suggests playful steps, including letting the child watch a dog enter shallow water, then gradually encouraging deeper activity with helpers and siblings for comfort and safety.
A sweeping survey of the Centennial Exhibition highlights diverse displays from wool and tobacco to native wines and starches. It notes large crowds, global participation, and the inspiring theme of industry. Reflections praise the unity of nations and the impact on future peace and progress.
A fragment describes oysters on bamboo sticks used as a refreshment trade. The sticks are jabbed into oyster beds to harvest mature oysters, with riders about how the process works and the curious method described in the cited periodical.
The article reviews William O Bryant's history of the United States focusing on pre Columbus voyages. It traces legends of the Norse Welsh Venetians and others who reached unknown shores before Columbus. It notes early navigators glimpsed a western world, with Columbus seeking a westward route to Asia and, unlike earlier voyagers, driven by faith and science.
Farmers report potato bugs devastating hotbeds and fields across Long Inland. The insects infest tender growth, perforate leaves, and threaten yields with widespread breeding in warm weather. One Finbush farmer notes extensive leaf damage and potential losses of hundreds of pounds of seed, while the sun confirms thousands of dollars in potential damage and abating beetle activity into fall.
A condemned killer known as Burr Beggarly Torox was baptized in the jail yard amid solemn remarks by the officiating minister. The man declared his vow to reform, sang a hymn, and proclaimed defiant remarks about death, then shouted his newfound faith after emerging from the water. An advertising lawyer story notes lawyers opposing bar advertisements in news columns.
The article describes the Horticultural de Thera grounds as a sprawling display of art and embroidery with two city blocks of pavilions. It highlights glass conservatories, tropical plants, rose collections, decorative grounds, and new summer fashion influences from Paris and abroad, with exhibitors from many nations and ample ornate features throughout. It also recounts a crime note about a girl coerced into prostitution and a fashion commentary on lingerie and undergarments.
A Mill River incident recounts Joseph Shears, silk mill superintendent, saving his three year old daughter from a drifting boat near the dam. He swam fetched the child, shed clothing, and clung to a stake until two men aided by the shore secured father and child.
visitors describe the vast machinery hall with a 1,280 foot long display and 360 foot wide layout. exhibits include steam engines, textile and paper production processes, and a self propelled United States machinery section. references to electric and hydraulic systems, the vast scale, and the variety of crafts on view.
A fragmentary London Engineer piece cites European artillery costs including an eighty-one ton gun at 75 000 dollars and a one hundred ton vessel gun at 9120 000. It notes Krapp’s monster at about 150 000 dollars and ball weights of 3 300. Parliamentary returns show seamen by religious persuasion, Church of England 1 150, Presbyterians 2 675, other Protestant 3 866, Roman Catholics 9 543, with voting patterns and chaplains listed. mentions of royal marine and domestic service.
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