19 Aug 1886
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
1
Testimonial from A A B and other users praising the Van Winkle Steam Power Cotton Press. They report easy handling, low steam needs, and quick operation packing bales up to 726 pounds with minimal effort. The device is lauded for durability, space efficiency, and cost savings, urging others to buy it.
Fragmentary text from Boss Press mentions a “Tabi Agent” and phrases like “Boss Hand and Wawer Prewes.” The garbled items appear to be headline fragments or misreads lacking clear events, dates, or named entities to confirm a concrete news item or outcome.
The note describes Tam Agents as a Star Hand Press product that provides general satisfaction and suitability for traveling, indicating a portable press option for users on the move.
An advertisement touts the Hall self feeding cotton gin manufactured at Sing Sing with imported steel and the largest saw shaft. It claims improved roll breaking and reduced costs by a new roll box crellope, urging readers to examine the year’s trade improvements and the feeder enhancements.
A fragment notes that second-hand GING and PRESSES are offered at about half the price of new. It mentions seeing prices before buying and references a date of February 24 1960 with names John E Peoples.
A Watt declares himself a diligent teacher and sickness hindered a key visit. The Institute spurred patrons to improve classrooms and support staff while Misses Britis Leila Bromus Rosa Milford and others advance teaching efforts across multiple towns and schools.
Care of canary birds highlights proper cage height to avoid gas exposure and suggests low hung cages for better air. It shares feeding tips from a Philadelphia Press excerpt, noting varied foods and a record of several successful singers. A humorous Arkansas reminiscence closes with a quirky Civil War style exchange and mentions silver certificates bearing Martha Washington.
A Piedmont correspondent chronicles a European tour highlighting Parisian galleries and monuments. He notes public pleasure spaces and widespread leisure, praises the Louvre and Luxembourg, and reflects on French life, holidays, manners, and homes, with travel plans to Strasbourg and beyond.
A moral essay urged to girls to confide in their mothers about romance and feelings. The piece warns against school flirtations and secrecy, asserting a mother's guidance protects honor and future happiness. It emphasizes mother as best friend and confidant.
The Southern Cultivator argues for devoting 10,000,000 acres now used for cotton to growing grass and producing hay beef and dairy. It claims higher returns and urges earnest cultivation of grasses, noting the region is currently graasier than ever and could support provender needs and better prices for cotton.
A mixed historical piece notes prosperity tests character and cites South Carolina’s Civil War era politics. It recounts Tilden Hayes disputes, SC electoral turn, and Gen. Conner remarks, citing 1878 campaign tensions and GOP pressures.
An American named Charles Whitley, visiting Havana, agrees to a duel with a Cuban after insults toward Americans. In a morning pistol fight, Whitley fires with eyes closed and hits the Cuban, wounding him but not Whitley. The encounter ends with both returning to the city as Whitley remains calm, reflecting on a strange turn of events.
Fragmented meditation on darkness and light, referencing evening light and God’s word. Mentions sorrow, providence, and belief in God’s reign guiding people through shadows toward eternal shine.
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