28 Dec 1898
Page 1
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1898
Page
1
The advertorial notes Christmas is near and offers various goods suitable for men or boys. It promises quality items at display prices, inviting readers to judge value directly from the listed prices and selection.
A catalog blurb touts scarfs, bins, puffs and Four-in-Hands at bargain prices with some items as low as a quarter. Lawn ties for evening wear are pitched for Christmas or New Year parties, including two in an enameled pasteboard box for 50 cents.
A Victorian advert touts affordable gifts with style. Gloves lined for 1.50 dollars per pair, hemstitched linen or silk handkerchiefs from five cents, plus collars, cuffs, half hose, night robes, overcoats, or a full suit of clothes. besondere products target budget shoppers.
Editor R B Galloway visits Anderson Concord Iva and Moffattsville noting new homes church plans and a strong local economy. Mentions Olin Brownlee Frank Pearson Jimmie Drake Miss Iva Cook and D J Sherard among others. Reports on Mayor Hood bank leaders Morehead and the Black Diamond Railroad proposal with potential routes and local backing.
Lucy Thomas and her four year old son were shot today in Eutaw Alabama by soldiers from the First Missouri volunteers en route home after mustering out at Columbia Tennessee. The child was shot above the left eye and not expected to recover while the mother suffered a painful left arm wound. The soldiers were drunk and fired into houses along the train line, with Governor Johnston offering a $100 reward for all implicated.
An advertisement warns that catarrh leads to consumption, criticizing sprays and inhalants as ineffective. It cites severe cases, including hearing loss, and endorses S S S as the permanent cure, claiming it reaches the disease’s core. The letter from Mrs Josgviise Pounn and others is presented as testimony.
Oliver plows and harrows claim clear lead in Anderson sales with a unanimous verdict in favor of OLIVER designs. Advertises disc spading and smoothing harrows, steel beam features, broad guarantee, and low prices in car lot sales.
On December 41 1896 residents with claims against Anderson County must present them by the County Board of Commissioners annual meeting on the third day of January next W P Nelgrove County Supervisor
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