17 Mar 1887
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1887
Page
1
Traghers column notes Ivy Hollow School formerly led by Mr. W Sadler now under Miss Graft. The piece praises improved teaching methods, student progress, and Major Elrod and Major Te teaching influences, highlighting positive shifts and renewed effort as the term ends.
In a Boston Congregational Club meeting, educators and leaders discuss how schooling shapes urban leadership. Teachers train men for Christian work, balancing program discipline with flexible, written plans to cover studies, map lessons, and adjust to progress while avoiding over-systematization.
A reprint from News and Courser discusses corn varieties and climate effects on stalk and ear size, advising early planting, shallow soil cover, water furrow farming, and careful manure use to promote large ears. It emphasizes avoiding overdeep planting and excessive dirt or manure in initial stages.
Irving Bishop, mindreader, conducted a public exhibition at the Hoffman House in New York on March 5. He selected four gentlemen from the party Colonel Thomas W. Knox Dr. Hoyt H O Bunver of Puck and Henry Guy Carlton of the Ford to act as his blindfolded assistants. After a drive through the crowd the trio returned and Bishop, blindfolded, correctly identified a vase under a table where a scarf pin lay, astonishing witnesses in this street theater style demonstration.
Vienna expert Prof Rudolph Falk is credited by some with foretelling recent shocks and other seismic events. Debate centers on solar eclipse timing and gravitational effects on Earth. Critics cite occult connections but acknowledge Falk’s published claims and recent commentary by Flammarion and others.
Congress is urged to fund agricultural experimental stations with over half a million dollars annually. Stations attached to colleges would conduct plant and animal research, disease studies, soil and water analysis, and crop trials. Each state station would receive 16 000 dollars yearly, with 5 000 for buildings, and bulletins issued quarterly to newspapers and farmers.
Batelin Minnesota March 5 J G Winner Wilmington watchmaker reports a remarkable sun observation. He notes mean solar time on March 8 was 10 minutes 10.6 seconds slower than February 35 observations, says instruments correct, seeks verification. If true, earth’s revolution slowed by six days affecting longitude by 152 miles. A woman in Wolf Pit township NC killed her baby with a poker.
In Spartanburg a debate on commercial fertilizers argues that careful use with thorough cultivation can pay, though profits are modest. Plowman proposes field trials comparing manure with and without phosphate to measure yields and costs. A balanced approach, avoiding random manure scattering, is urged for stable gains.
A historical piece recalls an “age card” game from Hartford papers and shares a magician’s table of figures to guess ages. It also reports Utica area birth of a sixteen ounce infant weighing, three inch arms, four inch legs, in a Clark County farm setting. A New York reporter cites Tay Gould on wealth and happiness, contrasting rich burdens with a farm boy’s contentment and the value of simple living.
An old minister learns grace at home after a button mishap exposes temper. While others endure illness poverty or faith, his wife reminds him that true grace must reign in small moments not just public vows. The tale parallels engraving the Lord's Prayer on coin with daily conduct and virtuous restraint.
A February whiskey license granted in Hama, Cab County, led to a mass gathering last Monday and a fight involving fifteen to twenty men. Many were injured and Jake Chepman was killed. In Kentucky a boy, Enam Smith, shot and killed Steve Hammon in a dispute, then wounded Mrs Hammond and her children before fleeing, with capture still pending.
The article extols salt as a versatile aid for cleaning and health. It advises salt with water for stove brass and willow furniture, salt and vinegar for brass, salt and water soaks for clothing, and a salt gargle for sore throats. It also mentions salt as a tooth powder, a wash for handkerchiefs, and a foot bath remedy, concluding with a note from Good Housekeeping on curing neuralgias of the feet.
A Civil War era tale from Yell County Arkansas describes William W. Cooper reuniting with his wife after years apart while she had remarried twice and divorced. a separate incident reports John Adcock near Pickens Court House dying after eating wild parsley or hemlock in his garden. The Greenville News notes a speculative quip about Adam and wages in Eden and William H. Vanderbilt.
A Philadelphia woman endured a six inch arm tumor removal without ether or brandy, or a cry, during a clinic in front of 600 students at Jefferson Medical College. Doctors praised her courage as the operation proceeded with the patient firm and silent.
A veteran stenographer recounts a senate dispute over when sessions adjourn each year. Benton argued the term ends at midnight March 4, prompting a point of order and a humorous exchange with Orr of South Carolina. The tale highlights constitutional humor and parliamentary privilege.
A Harpers Monthly tale recounts a New York clergyman describing his third marriage and the unexpected request from his nine year old daughter to be married by him. The doctor notes an amiable surrounding despite personal awkwardness as his olive branch family expands across diverse ancestry.
The New York Star reports on Dr Werner Siemens speech to Berlin naturists arguing future life will be driven by rapid invention. He predicts 2500 will feature automated farming, state ownership of machinery, pill food, and minimal labor with time for recreation, while noting risks of exclusive rights and ongoing work to satisfy growing needs.
A fragment from the Augusta Chronicle quotes Bill Arp musing on marriage, virtue, and the ideal spouse in Newton Mississippi. The text discusses women’s behavior, domestic roles, and the social appeal of a refined partner, noting contrasts between single and married women and urging happiness in family life.
An eastern city four men planned to reclaim a debtor’s property by luring him toward a station three miles from the town. They separated, but a fourth man fled with a taxi horse after paying $50 twice to seize the ride. He rode to safety, then returned to fetch the other horse. The catman repurchased his horse for $50, while the conspirators offered compensation to the man who found the property to keep the affair quiet.
In Ellsworth a march of 38 women confronted J McGrory demanding closure of his saloon. He refused, was knocked down, and the women emptied and spilled the liquor. Separate items describe Japanese spider control, a farmer’s murder near Ashville, a man’s suicide by dog, and a California gold nugget valued at 290,000.
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