Townville educational tour praises local teachers and schools
The writer details a morning visit to D. G. School and Smiths Chapel, praising Miss Julia Dean, Miss B. J. McLain, and other teachers. Reports on Cedar Grove, Townville Academy, Shiloh School, and MeLets schoolhouse highlight committed staff, decent pupil progress, and community support. A stop at Prof. Macaulay and Mr. Dickson’s ventures underscores cooperative effort to uplift the district’s education.
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Townville
Sharp
Macaulay
Tha Academy
Teficher
Piplla
Moath
Alli
Tapids
W.A. Dicknop
Pemavill Academy
Soho
Cedar Grove
Dickson
Weirfou
Ken I.bady
Public School Fund dispute in Anderson County unfolds
A writer named Young Trustee argues that local School Board members breach oath and favor white teachers by delaying funding and misapplying tuition. The debate centers on fair pay, district terms, and whether funds should support all teachers, with claims of attempts to close white schools while preserving colored ones. A county board ruling supports standard tuition practices amid broader criticism of governance and public schooling.
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Trovlee
Lnof
Boards of Trustees
Andereon County
Paload
Free. Behovd Fund
Tis School
Tocics
Young
Tao
County Board of Examiners
Pendleton
Anderson County
Cass
Young ‘Trastee
Young Trastee
Courze
Hescon
Bia
Boston
New York
Edison
Geveral
Waenot
Cleveland
Tle
Tom Edison
Hoya
Gen. Grant
Alf Pleasanton
National Confederate Soldier's Home
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hollsanders
Inns
Edison, Phonograph, and the promises of invention
Bill Arp reflects on Thomas Edison, the phonograph, and the future of sound recording. He recalls Edison’s humble beginnings in Cleveland and his rise to fame with the telegraph, duplex and quadruplex systems, and the potential of capturing voices, sermons, and daily life.
Beauty in Woman's Face and Rules for Self Control
A 19th century column extols inner beauty over cosmetics, urging women to govern temper and kindness. It lists temperance rules from prayer before speech to forgiving others, avoiding anger, and studying others’ troubles. The piece mentions yawning energy from blood and promotes Ayers Sarsaparilla as a remedy.
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Enya
Womad
Hiring and breaches of farm labor contracts in early law
The article surveys the enforceability of verbal versus written farm labor agreements, noting writing is preferred for long terms though verbal contracts can hold lawfully. It outlines when contracts are enforceable, how damages arise if quit or dismissal occurs, and exceptions for minors and specific misconduct.
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Edmond J
Thront
New Hampshire
Iowa
Missinsippi
Texas
Nebraska
Lefora
bin Dia Chharge
Tongjing
Seaylog
Lear
Todd
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Notice
I have known I. T. Cheney for 15 years and find him honorable in business and capable of meeting obligations. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucus surfaces. Price one dollar per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Smart Women in the West Stock Queens of Texas
A feature on female ranchers across the West highlights Colorado's 1000+ women stockgrowers and Texas figures like Widow Callahan with 60,000 sheep and Mrs. Rogers, a famed Southwest Texas cattle queen worth about a million. It recounts their autonomy, branding, bands, and bold pursuit of business in rugged plains, noting a San Antonio tale of a rival hotel clue and a divorce stigma impacting one prominent lady.
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Mons
Colorado
Texss
Uvalde County
Callahan
Nellies County
Rogers
Texas
Ghleta
Pd Vel Aoms
Nabobs
Rogere le
Gfty
Neves
San Antonio
Cate Queen
Philadelphia
East
Prairies
Fort Davis
Tex
Lester
Silver Wagon Hond and Rocky Road to Riches Tale
A fragmented reminiscence describes a silver wagon and a mining road in Colorado. It mentions rock, dust, and a roadbed worth money after weathered improvements. The text also promotes patent medicines and ointments with sales-like lines amid the odd discourse.
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L. J. Branley
Walnut Street
Colorado
Bagong
Philadelphia
A Hint to Girls and Odd Recollections from The Companion
A long excerpt from Youth's Companion columns warned girls against accepting gifts from admirers after marriage. It stresses self control, etiquette, and avoiding monetary obligations to preserve virtue and family harmony. Scattered notes cover fashion, politics, and various curiosities from the period, including miscules about whiskey, cameras, and local anecdotes.
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New York
Kinaman
Traveling men and a tonic tale from Enid
A traveling man praises Westmoreland's Calinum Tonic after his daughter fell ill. Capt EF Hoku, famed in the South, recalls buying a bottle that restored her strength quickly. The anecdote extols the tonic as an excellent remedy available from all druggists.
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Enid
EF. Hoku
Sha
Wale
Oll Droggiste
Swift's Specific touted as a cure all health elixir
A series of testimonials claim Swift's Specific restored appetite and weight, cured deafness and severe skin infections, and ended chronic illnesses. The letters praise the product as a vegetable blood remedy curing spofs, blood poison, and cancer-like sores, urging readers to request free books.
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Catatzh
Joseminse PoLes
Swift
Joutna DeWris
St. Louis
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Never Tried Indian Worker Legend Told At Farm
An early tale shows colonists doubting Native intelligence and endurance. A farmer hires an Indian who swears he never tires, then finds him asleep. The Indian explains that rest prevents tiredness, revealing a wry misunderstanding about work and fatigue.
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Indiana
Lok
Apology follows blunt remark at sewing circle incident
A young girl in a sewing circle criticized Mrs Handly’s appearance with blunt candor. She was removed from the room, hall counselled, and returned to apologize, saying she was sorry for being so homely. The scene reflects on the consequences of plain speaking and the need for tact.
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Abe
Mrs. Handly
Donkey Supression and a Long Train Arrival
A curious method for silencing a donkey is described involving a heavy stove tied to the tail to prevent braying. Also reported is Tiom te Ghenlanguar’s record long train of seventy five cars arriving in Charleston from Brsochville, nearly Relace half a mile long. Syrup of Figs is advertised as a health aid, with bottles sold at 50 and 31.00 by local druggists.
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C’s
Charleston
Brsochville
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