Teaching notes and school updates from Abbeville region
The letter discusses Piacinis Gene Clinescales and Borron in Hill sod Varennes, noting decreased attendance at Babar school and a flourishing Miss Belle Elrod's school at Biloh near Piedmont. It praises Geo O Hodges as head of the Abbeville Messenger’s Teachers Department, laments neglect of young pupils, urges regular school attendance, and comments on teacher methods and future conference hopes.
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Atheru
Bbiloh
Piedmont
Geo
Hodges
Abbeville
Mesenger
Wlivs
Segre
Manes
Anderson
Corporal punishment and school discipline debated in letters
Two readers exchange views on corporal punishment in schools. One writer supports moderate, wise use while opposing indiscriminate beating. another argues for kindness with horses as ethical, yet recognizes need to discipline when animal nature dominates. Includes discussion of Biblical backing and historical use.
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Newton
Baris
The Price of Life and Wage Struggles in the North
The piece contrasts wage-earner costs across Northern cities, citing Edward Atkinson on food prices for workers from 20 to 35 cents daily and up to $1.60 to $2.50 weekly for factory meals. It describes harsh conditions in New York cloak rooms, notes a Baltic Mill strike over debt and dwellings, and argues protection tariffs foster wage hardship, calling the price of protection the price of life. It also recounts a Civil War era sea chase and damages, reflecting the era’s labor and tariff debates.
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Hia
Edward Atkinson
Boston
Bradstreet
New York
Lowell
New England
Sci
Atkinson
Philadelphia
New York City
New York Commercial Advertiser
Peck
United States
Norwich
Couo
Lesa
Amill
Alsi
Estia
Nifaira
Europe
Congress
Tle
Chicago News
Ast
Cumberland
Clearfield
Borlogield Meynbliocn
Charles B. Litchman
Springfield
Chinese Minister protests US customs treatment in San Francisco
April 7 report details a Chinese complaint to Secretary of State over the handling of the new minister and his suite at San Francisco. Treasury and customs officials are seeking the full account of the landing and credential checks amid conflicting instructions and delays.
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Wasurxgros
Washington
San Francisco
United States Customs
San Ernecisco
Secretary of State
Secretary of State Referred T A Matter To the Acting Secretary of the Treasury
Cuatemia
Treasury Department
Bayard
United States
Sol
Aulia
Kershaw's Brigade at Spotsylvania in Grant's Flank Move
J W Hones of Company TF, Second South Carolina Infantry recalls May 1864 near the Black Road during the Wilderness and Spotsylvania fighting. He describes Kershaw's Second South Carolina, Barksdale, O'Brien and Cobb brigades holding ground under Stuart, repelling a fierce Federal assault as Lee's forces checked Grant's advance toward Richmond. The narrative honors fallen comrades and highlights Stuart's leadership and the brigade's steadfast resistance.
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Drgebrrg Tower
Denver
John Eytin Coke
Fitz Lee
Philadelphia
Orangeburg
Democrat
Pebrusky
Lee
Quan Kershaw
South Carolina
Grant
McLaw
Kershaw
Barksdale
Missisippi
O'Brien
Cobb
Georgia
Theor
Lesshan
Black Road
Stuart
Spoltaylvania Court Bouse
Kerahaw
James
Guilliard
Longstreet
Torrado
Richmond
Black Rand
Tiershaw
Richrond
Santi Onruliak
Tata
Stuartsuver
Horng
Acros
Setoud
Jfriendy
Gene Ori] O’brien
Caid
Spottsylvania Court House
Mississippi
Lost Child and a Grim Rail Disaster Refresh a Quiet Town
A missing child described with vivid features wanders amid a home filled with memory and unrest. Separate, a terrible Fitchburg railroad accident near Bardwell’s Ferry, Massachusetts, leaves six confirmed dead and many injured as a passenger train plunges 200 feet into the Deerfield River gorge.
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Fitchburg
Bardwell
Deerfield
Grafting Advice Warns Early Buds May Swell Soon
Brief tips urge cutting grafts before buds swell on most trees and favor grafting over replacing inferior young fruit trees on farms. A cyclone in Bullock County Alabama devastates a negro church during a funeral, killing four and injuring ten. Buyers and sellers urged to make clear bargains and avoid later disputes over trifles.
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Bullock County
Mysterious Way of Justice in a Lawyer's Dilemma
A claimant with a complex case debates pressing a lawsuit against a man living in a modest home. The lawyer refuses to press the suit, citing moral conflict and a prayerful old couple facing poverty, while the claimant recalls family ties and a mother’s songs about God moving in a mysterious way.
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Hone
Goll
Chrigiae Union
President Arthur Besieged by Matrimonial Proposals and Indian Wears
Washington letters reveal the president faces widespread marriage proposals and sensational rumors. A Westward trip and cabinet anecdotes show ex soldiers both Union and Confederate occupying political posts. The Senate and House counts include numerous ex-officers from both sides.
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White House
Cleveland
Arthur U
Auch Iettera
Jaro
Black
Buchanan
Arthur
West
Shexdi
Washington
Senate
House
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W. O. Palmer
Fork Township
Earle
Deep Creek
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D.S. White
Pendleton Township
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Seneca River
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Georgia Railroad
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South Carolina College
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Duncan
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Athens Gap
Clarke County
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Times
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Biar Adkins
Nestor
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Marine Corps
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Mackie
Galveston
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Fort Douglas
China
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