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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1901
Page
7
An OCR fragment from Times Herald hints at a local tale about a race and bets on gold or money. The readable lines mention a duck and a bid, with scattered phrases and numbers, suggesting a light local feature or column piece. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, or events to anchor a full summary.
In a Kansas City article a black couple discusses divorce costs and judge power. The elevator man explains limits of filing a suit and the high price of legal work. The husband consents to the judge having power but warns against deception as they leave the courthouse.
A Geographical Journal excerpt describes widespread charms among lower class Chinese and Shans in Yunnan. It notes amulets for warding evil, a tattooing pain path to power, a dragon's nest artifact, and a horn claim. The narrator, testing skepticism with a revolver at 80 paces, finds no takers despite offers.
A Washington Star excerpt recalls a Belton Park club trial where youths were employed as caddies during school hours. The judge questions the tea ritual given to the caddies and laments wasted time, while a citizen remarks on the case as a symbol of prudence and diligence amid debate.
Rev John Hery Burroughs of Bristol Tennessee Virginia line earns fame for his sole occupation marrying couples. He operates from the Nickels house beside the depot with wife as matron of honor. Clients come from Virginia and Tennessee seeking quick weddings at the Gretna Green style venue. Burroughs wears a Prince Albert coat and white neckties, greeting couples at the depot and guiding them to the Nickels house for ceremonies. His fee varies from fifty cents to twenty dollars reflecting a steady if controversial practice.
A dated critique traces past beliefs in perpetual motion from Arkwright to Newton, noting all claimed machines were tricks or hidden motors. It cites a study asserting no genuine self starting motion has ever been achieved, spanning antique India to modern hydraulic and pneumatic schemes.
American tourists abroad encountered a quaint scene as they toured a cathedral in Italy. One guide noted a constantly burning monument, and a member of the group, puffing loudly, extinguished it with a comical breath, drawing applause from the onlookers.
A long article describes a new solar motor that concentrates sun heat with 1800 glass mirrors to boil water and drive a 15 horsepower engine at Pasadena California. The device runs automatically, needs little supervision, and could power water pumping, grinding, and electric generation in sunlit deserts, potentially transforming settlement and industry across the American West.
Florida communities battle the water hyacinth that clogs the St Johns and tributaries. The weed chokes steamers, blocks logs, and harms fishing and wildlife. Methods tried include chemigration, mechanical harvesting, and natural predators. benefits and drawbacks are noted, with remarks on foreign imports and a Time magazine quote about orderly minds.
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