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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1902
Page
2
D I Walker recalls Confederate exploits around Charlottesville Virginia during the Civil War. He describes nights of marching battles near Madison Court House and Barbourville, Custer’s raid, Stuart Horse Artillery, and a bold wagon-front charges across wheat fields. He notes foraging, brandy sprees, and a stubborn defense despite injuries.
The 10th Georgia at Fouktown recounts the decisive closing of the Civil War battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, noting Lee’s army crippled and Pemberton’s surrender to Grant. Despite a devastating prior storm, Confederate resolve remained firm as survivors pressed southward through heavy rains and muddy roads.
Congressman Warnock cites tables on losses in Gettysburg and Waterloo to argue American fighting capacity. He notes Meade with 82 000 and 250 guns facing Lee with 72 000 and 200 guns, 23 000 losses on each side, and references Barodina and the One Hundred Forty first Pennsylvania regiment with high casualty figures.
A reflection on Civil War battles highlights horrific casualty rates at Cold Harbor Antietam and Gettysburg. The 25th Massachusetts, First Texas, and 26th North Carolina faced devastating per cent losses, with officer casualties exceeding enlisted men. A Scott anecdote underscores wartime trust and persistence.
The article reveals a Columbia distillery on the Congaree River near Olympia mill producing about 3,000 gallons of corn whiskey daily at full capacity, using 600 bushels of grain. Richland Distilling Company, capitalized at 70,000 dollars, lists N. M. Block as president and others as officers. The plant, now one year old, runs at 1,000 gallons daily and plans to double output this year. Grain is received by rail in corn, rye, and malt, mixed 3:1:1, with the rye and malt added to refine taste.
The text outlines whiskey production from cleaning to fermentation in eight fermenters of 16 000 gallons, aging in bonded warehouses under government supervision, and a $1.10 per gallon tax. It notes a brick warehouse with 6 280 barrels, bottling operations, and South Carolina distribution including to the dispensary. It mentions dried grain byproduct sold for animal feed and German use.
The term Yankee has several origin stories. The most accepted trace links it to attempts to anglicize or French English words during early Atlantic coastal settlements. Another theory spots it in 18th century eastern Massachusetts as a cant meaning very fine. The label typically denotes New England residents and distinguished Northern citizens before and during the Civil War.
A Kansas editor defends a controversial motto describing lying as pleasant dreams, stealing as avoiding immoral friends, drinking as pure water, and swearing as supporting the home paper. The message urges readers to patronize local journalism and keep subscription work local.
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