23 Sep 1892
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Newspaper
Aiken Recorder
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1892
Page
1
The Augusta Chronicle reports a week of reduced cotton receipts compared with last year, amid expectations of higher prices if shortages persist into October. Augusta's receipts were unusually high versus last year, stock on hand smaller due to last year’s overhang, demand remains strong, and open harvest weather favors quality.
A mysterious box containing an infernal machine was sent to Governor Flower at the Windsor Hotel amid cholera outbreak concerns. Inspector Steers and over twenty detectives investigate, noting a warning letter and a planned explosion that could have killed the governor.
The third party plans a full ticket of electors in South Carolina led by J. W. Bowden after returning from the North. He met with prominent third party figures in New York and weighs strategies as momentum grows. The piece notes college trustees weigh Morrill fund actions and a state board decision on funding and opening a college channel.
The piece warns that very cheap thin cigarettes attract youths due to low cost and convenience, but promote harmful inhaling habits. It questions if inactive tobacco is joined by drugs like opium or valerian, noting manufacturers deny additives while acknowledging paper and irritants affect the throat and nerves.
White Star plans an Atlantic steamer named Gigantic by Hart and Eswolfe. The 700 foot liner with 65 foot 7 inch beam and 4500 horsepower aims for 22 knots and 27 knots top speed, featuring three propellers and ready to sea in March 1894.
Report describes the first issue on a new press with a complex system of wheels, tapes, levers, and elevator delivery. Molten metal forms casts of type impressions, four pages per cylinder, while workers manage a busy Vulcan like printing room with dampened paper feeding through.
Mr Cooper notes Atlanta figures show wealth congestion three times city life and calls for shifting focus from city building to country revival. He cites Georgia progress and urges scientific agriculture village farming and rural mail delivery to renovate rural districts.
The Jewish New Year began on Wednesday September 21 at sunset with two days held sacred worldwide. Orthodox services followed, marking prayers and the ram's horn ceremony to recall Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice. The Day of Atonement falls Saturday October 1 with services starting the prior evening and lasting through the 24 hours, including all meals and refreshments.
The state treasurer returned to Columbia and reported the treasury, though depleted by many appropriations, has improved in the past month. He noted the early Tillman administration faced a hard first year but the treasury should end with no borrowing needed.
The State treasury reports August phosphate royalties from South Carolina mining firms show a better figure than July. Entries include F W Wagener and Co, Con saw Mining Co, Oak Point Mining Co, Beaufort Phosphate Co, Carolina Mining Co, Sea Island Chemical Co with amounts ranging from about 315 to 6,750 dollars, indicating activity in the local phosphate industry.
Prohibitionists say they will be ready when the Legislature meets after surveying the field. They cite a state total vote of 85 452 with 70 666 cast in prohibition boxes. They announce a net prohibition majority and claim they can secure twenty four Senate votes while planning for defections and diversions.
A concise notice notes Pitas aid triggers the diver from torpidity enhancing its natural duties, relieving constipation and supporting digestion.
The October issue notes Heber investors propose to convert it into a periodical. It would seek stockholder approval to transform the publication into a literary magazine renamed The New Peterou. The piece hints at reduced future support and a November issue clarifying the magazine’s fate.
Letter fragment shows unclear wording about bottles and treatment at a plot, mentioning AnEEbEes O and Gia Dear Sirs, with stray phrases about spring and wood, and a closing respectful signoff. No clear date, place, or identifiable entities beyond Lippiran Bros and unknown signatories.
In Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly an article by Arthur Tloratlow previews contemporary posters in France with portraits autographs and reproductions. The issue includes a variety of stories poems and miscellany from the publication's pages.
An advert claims De Witt's Little Early Risers cure dyspepsia and let a man enjoy the world’s goods without stomach trouble. W. J. Plait endorses the remedy.
The Ramberg cotton mills will be in operation about the think week in October.
Secretary Josxter reports a signed agreement by steamship companies pledging no more immigrants to the United States for the present. Telegraums also urge a ninety day quarantine against all immigrants.
The Chronicle highlights Georgia’s cotton consumption and Mr. Rheppersen’s report praising the state’s progress. It mentions De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, Wine of Cardui, and De Witt's Little Liver Pills as popular remedies, with various endorsements from W. J. Platt and others. It references tobacco reports and political notes about Harrion or Cleveland.
The page fragment mentions Pint o Cardu a tonic for women and references J J Hemphill and a national executive role in a North Western States campaign. It notes a cough remedy and a discussion of crops in Egypt and America, with scattered political and health product references.
A garbled OCR item lists many merchants and locales including Hr W Fe Platt Beets doland Dr J F Baker Langley craniteville Peter Parker Vaucluse Talatah and Kitchings Mill with unclear context and roles referenced. The line suggests a sale or upsell note tied to Faldegard's Black and Drаuont but specifics are unreadable.
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