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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
7
The piece explains how air moisture varies with height and season, noting that dry air at high altitudes is relative and that haze increases visibility of distant lights from above. It describes how reflections from clouds and twilight haze can be seen up to 200 miles away under clear skies, and how observers above moist layers perceive haze against dark earth.
A fragment describes the Bttest Market in Cologne as a democratic crowd where saleswomen and passersby mingle, praising Rhineland peasants for thrift and honesty. It notes mountain cheeses and stray goods, the tiled houses, and the cathedral spire in a poetic travel tone.
Afghan forties on the Oxus employs ponies to move a clumsy craft across the river. The animals are tied with bellybands and harnessed to drag the boat along the water, with men aiding the effort.
A New York Times passage describes the long billed avocet, a slender 16 to 18 inch bird with white plumage and a curve in its straight bill. It notes its distinctive feeding method by probing muddy bottoms and its awkward early landings while learning to use wooden stilts.
A reader reports a comic moment at a traveling show where a man sees his reflection in mirrored cages and drags his wife to a corner cage. The crowd notes a grotesquely funny pair hiding in the small enclosure, prompting laughter and disbelief.
In Across the Andes and Down the Amazon a tale recalls vaqueros tying mule tails to the next animal along a line. A mule kicked, toppled a mule over a precipice, hung in rain as others stood still, while men freed the stuck animal and cut the rope.
A quoted reflection attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson expresses a balanced creed: honesty, self restraint, earning modestly, supporting family, and valuing enduring friendships without bitterness. The passage emphasizes maintaining fortitude and delicacy while navigating personal ambitions under shared, steady conditions.
Fragmented OCR text shows a social note mentioning Mrs Youngwife and Mrs Olawite with unclear context and damaged phrases. readable bits indicate discussions of managing and selecting, but specifics are not clear. The item resembles a clipped society brief with names but lacks complete events or actions.
A fragmentary notice discusses a remedy named Memieine for coughs and similar complaints. It cites a physician’s opinion and a local resident testimony about the remedy’s effectiveness, noting it is sold by Ort Gray & Co and offered in good faith for others to try.
An eccentric tale describes violinist Joachim in London forming a friendship with Lord R. at St James Hall concerts. A mistaken guest misidentified Joachim as a minstrel, prompting quiet embarrassment. The piece shifts to a botanical tangential note on nutmeg trees, their fruit, and Dutch spice control, ending with seeds traveling globally.
The piece notes sharks from equatorial islands fueling a profitable export to Hongkong Singapore and Australasia. Chinese merchants pay high prices for fins and tails used as delicacies and for varnish and industrial uses. The article also discusses coal heating losses when stored openly versus sheltered, with implied weather effects on supply.
A fragment discusses animal sleep postures noting horses sleep with one ear pointed to guard against danger while cats seem indifferent to position yet keep ears forward. It also offers social observations on women, husbands, beauty, and a line about health and a “Prickly Bitvore” product from a pharmacy.
A London News cor respondent recalls a Siberian railway journey in a third class carriage. He describes crowded, dirty cars with women and children separated coaches, drab woodwork, strong odors, and passengers carrying all belongings. Bread, tea, and sour loaves dominate meals, while tamoyars steam on the platform and water is bought for a penny. Passengers smoke cheap cigarettes, leading the writer to label them a slave to tobacco.
Dr Mary R Melendy of Obiosgo Ill extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as safe non narcotic and effective for obstinate coughs colds and bronchial afflictions in both children and adults. Orr Gray & Co distribute the remedy while a separate note reflects on income and family connections.
Judge of Probate’s Sale in Anderson County announces sale of land on the Seneca River known as Trace No 12 of James Stool land. Located in Anderson County South Carolina. describes tract 104 acres with boundary details and exception of 28 3/4 acres previously sold. sale January next with terms half cash and twelve months credit secured by notes and mortgage, two hours redemption at purchaser's option.
PURSUANT to the order of Court creditors of the estate of Mary J Page are summoned to appear in the city of Andaman on Monday January 18 1902 at 10 oclock a m to prove their claims. Claims not proved by that date will be barred. Judge of Probate R H Nance prepares the notice with reference to the matter.
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