03 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1878
Page
1
Fragmentary ad like text promoting a “medicine” with dubious claims. Mentions a health cure and relief for various complaints, urging readers to try it with vague testimonials. Contains numerous garbled words and nonstandard spelling, suggesting OCR errors from an old newspaper page.
A destitute woman Jenny Forde, with a kind heart, receives a Thanksgiving feast from Mrs. Meredith and later helps widow May Denis and children. Jenny's generosity sparks new friendship, then hardship when a fall injuries her arm. neighbors aid her, and a later reunion with a long-lost uncle Jim worsens into a hopeful family future.
A Augusta citizen Mr. Cicero Harris, once a streetcar driver now employed by G. H. Kernaghan, dies in this city and is buried. The Louisville Daily Evening News recounts brothers from Kentucky's First Regiment of Lucky Cavalry, their brave service from Chickamauga to Bentonville, one losing a knee to amputation and the other mortally wounded, with the surviving brother living on in Augusta. The piece blends personal tribute with a lengthy Civil War reminiscence and a side note on ant behavior from Scribner's Magazine.
A rambling tale set near Baldwin describes Jake Willard entering a dry well to rescue a supposedly escaping ball. Ned Wells and a blind horse with a bell lurk nearby, adding comic danger as Jake contends with the well’s depth and his own bravado in a long, winding narrative.
An imperfect excerpt recounts Schneider’s fondness for tomatoes, a visit to a friend, and a bizarre dialogue about peppers and sadness. It then shifts to little Nellie, four, listening to her mother, winding thread, and wondering if God hears children’s prayers, with a stray reflection on ladies as railroad conductors.
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