28 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1895
Page
1
A seller boasts a new line of colored shirts with collars, ties and matching colors. They were priced at 1.25 but offered at 1.00 due to late arrival. The note condemns dishonest discounting and argues for a fair, steady pricing approach amid dubious “half price” tactics.
The Agricultural Bureau's August report from the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington shows cotton production at 479-10 bales, a record low for August. It notes 81 in South Carolina and 71 in Texas and other Western states, with 6,700,865 bales in 1890 and 9,700,000 bales last year, signaling potential better prices if the data holds.
The firm boasts the largest stock of bagging and ties in the market bought last April before iron-price rises. Inventory includes 50,000 yards 2 1b Old Bagging in 50 yard rolls, 25,000 yards 1 3 41b New Jute Bagging, 15,000 yards 2 1b New Jute Bagging, 6,000 patterns Old Bagging and Ties, 1,600 bundles Whole Rebundled Repainted Ties, and 600 bundles New Steel Arrow Tie. Prices guaranteed low. patrons thanked for past support.
The article surveys early communication methods used by various peoples. Yoruba messages employ cowrie shells and arrangement to convey meaning while Australian tribes use notched sticks. It recalls a legend of Darius and Idanthuras with a symbolic mouse frog bird arrow plow message, mistaken as surrender.
A fragment from a rural periodical recounts a Professional Women's League meeting scene with a nursemaid baby amusement trick. It then details Knong and Chang, famed Siamese twins, settling near Mt Airy after eloping with Miss Adelaide and Miss Sallie Yates, living two homes apart for years. The piece adds quirks about touch and heat sensation and a dental cure advertisement.
The national ceremony marks five years of park work. About 28 states will send troops and veterans to a two night program. Monuments honor eight generals, four Confederate and four Union, on Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge sites.
In a dated humor piece a speaker rails at balloon sleeves and hoop skirts, arguing fashion enslaves women yet noting practical life continues. He cites Ezekiel and Isaiah to lampoon adornment, recalls round tires or bustles, and recalls past fashion misfits while defending modest attire and steady courtship.
A reflective passage contemplates death as a singular, unseen passage to a new life beyond the familiar earth. It contrasts earthly monotony with the unknown glory of heaven, warns against trivializing the afterlife, and references quotes from Jesus and Phillips Brooks to underscore the sublime mystery ahead. The piece also touches on the social question of naming the independent woman and shares a personal endorsement of a medical remedy for a child.
A collection of assorted curiosities and anecdotes covers language in Japanese schools, quirky historical notes, currency legal tender, religious invitations, dental bite forces, ep idemics cured by a tonic, and high court salaries. Notable items include a Maine teacher with 114 schools taught, silver dollars as legal tender, and a one legged highwayman in Cincinnati.
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