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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1902
Page
10
A French scientist reports on dog speeds across breeds. Eskimo and Siberian dogs can cover 45 miles in five hours on ice, with a record of 6.5 miles in 28 minutes. Shepherds, hounds, pointers, and foxhounds reach 10 to 19 miles per hour, with greys among the fastest, rivaling pigeons in speed.
The Gulf Stream was identified by whalers after Ponce de Leon’s search for youth. They mapped a current between north of a line and south of another. Benjamin Franklin published the whalers’ data on a chart for mail packets, but English captains rejected it until wars ended, delaying its use.
Science News reports physicians claim celery cooked and eaten freely can cure rheumatism. The remedy involves boiling celery, drinking the water, then serving with milk, four, nutmeg, toast, and potatoes. The author asserts old or damp conditions worsen the ailment as acid blood sustains it.
In Out of Hla Province a soapmaker and a banker discuss unfulfilled goals during a Wa concert. The banker envies authorship while the soapmaker covets banking, and the talk shifts to Wagner and his musical work and parlor cars.
The text presents fragmented OCR with unclear meaning and lacks identifiable people places or events. The readable segments mention an ancient Indian form and a sword related topic but no verifiable facts for a concise news item.
A reader asks how Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets compare to pills. The ad claims they are milder, more reliable, and gentler on the bowels, better at relieving constipation, and can be depended on for normal digestion. Sold by Ore-Gi Qo.
Catholic World discusses medieval preaching, arguing that many sermons in the eighth to tenth centuries were delivered in the vernacular and later translated into Latin. It contrasts medieval preachers’ frequent Scripture use with modern ministers reliance on a concordance, noting the differing grips on Scripture.
London Tit-Bits recalls how soldiers paid steep prices for tobacco during war, including a French lieutenant buying a large lot for 1 000 francs and reselling at a profit, with a Napoleon III cigarette bringing 250 pounds at auction to aid Franco German war relief. The tale highlights extreme cigarette scarcity and high bidder enthusiasm among officers.
A mother discovers a missing cherry pie and learns her pupil Johnny admitted taking it to answer a teacher's riddle about counting stones in a pie. The tale highlights a humorous misunderstanding between school, family, and a wandering moral lesson.
A discriminating customer examines several textiles at a crowded shop silk counter. The clerk, noting her time and taste, unveils crepe chine as a top choice, claiming it the finest item in the year for graduates.
An American woman in Florence recounts a humorous hotel mix-up over arranging a carriage. A doorway conversation with a boy messenger leaves her puzzled as she misreads the exchange about a wake up call and timing.
The piece argues that dwelling on distortion and gloom harms happiness and success. It contrasts pessimism with optimism, claiming a man fixated on unhappiness misses chances and faces persistent failure, while optimism builds constructive outcomes.
Nan Newton fined 2s 6d for breaking a Tes pot in Phill's Chamber. Richard Knight fined 25d for Pride and Slighting. William Hetherington fined 10s for not going to church three Sundays. The Birdall fined 5d for being at Nuneaton from morning to night. Cook dead drunk 3s ?. Anne Adams to be washmaid at Lady Day. she left June 2 for wantonness and carelessness, losing five sheets and five pillow-biers. wife ordered payment of £1.
A fragment outlines a tale about illicitly acquiring organs and related misconduct. It mentions a controversial figure and hints at a public inquiry or investigation into the trade. Further specifics are unclear due to the incomplete text.
A fragment from a period piece notes a woman describing a dress as perfect and dreamlike yet says no coat could convince Roightmayo to her husband. The line hints at fashionable concerns and marital tension in a literary context.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe argues honesty in public conduct. It notes a man losing his job after a failed oil scam and warns that deceit harms the self and others. The piece emphasizes the value of truth over wrongdoing.
Aboard ship Polly the parrot learned profanity and was sprayed with water for each offense. During a gale a heavy sea drenched the hens and roosters, and Polly marched to the dripping fowls and exclaimed Been swearing again hain t yo confirming the tale a humorous old newspaper item.
The column mocks sensational wartime era ads and advice as it skewers fake cures like Bromo Quinine tablets and the empty promise No Cure No Pay. It also jokes that couples often err in marriage while one man can win a woman by making her happier than other suitors.
The article recalls George Washington riding in a six horse coach built in 1789 arriving in New York for his inaugural. It traces a fourteen mile drive from Mount Vernon through Manhattan to Bowery Bloomingdale road and Broadway now the city has changed drastically since the republic's start.
Washington dispatch quotes Congressman Stark recalling hard times in Nebraska farming, drought that left many with little more than tools. A neighbor offered 80 acres traded for the neighbor’s horse and wagon, enabling Stark to move his family to Illinois.
The article notes an excess of bachelors over spinsters nationwide with 5 427 767 bachelors to 3 224 494 spinsters. It explains marriage age differences and state imbalances, citing Massachusetts as showing a slight male surplus and discusses social attitudes toward marriage and dating.
A Georgia tale recounts a Georgia mule incident involving a rat and woven hair mischief near Athens. Executor Frank H. Clinkscales announces final settlement of the estate of T. I. Olltikecales in Anderson County, with discharge sought on May 4.
A brief note describes a small Arabia shrub with yellow flowers and black bean pods whose ground seeds release a laughing gas like effect. The plant reportedly makes a man caper and laugh for about an hour before sleep, with no memory of the acts. It remains unclassified by botanists.
A playful London Answers snippet recalls Mamma serving jam pudding while Johnny asks for ends. The exchange highlights Mary’s remark that the ends are always left for them, revealing kitchen chatter and family humor.
An advertisement parades Prickly Ash Bitters as a top blood purifier and stomach aid from Evans Pharmacy and Myans Pharmacy. It touts cures for indigestion and a quick gold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. A lighthearted vignette ends with a marriage remark about effort and merits.
A Colombo watch maker praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds and hoarseness in children. He cites quick relief and mentions the City Dispensary recommendation and numerous persuaded users. Sold by Orr-Gray Drug Co.
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