07 May 1891
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
1
This column, by C Wardlaw, urges support for an Industrial School for Women in Anderson County and promotes the State Teachers Association meeting in Anderson on July 22. It notes a tough April teacher examination and praises well trained applicants, urging citizen engagement in education matters.
A summary of Christopher Columbus timelines and burial moves from 1506 to 1796 and 1936, followed by reports of visits to Hopewell, Friendship, Slabtown, Piagah, Mountain Springs and Saluda Schools. Highlights include teachers like Prof. Frank W Roberts and Miss Lottie Comeley, plus upcoming Anderson County Teachers Association meeting at Honea Path with a program on history, teaching methods, and class recitation techniques.
The Winthrop Training School for Teachers, founded in 1885, trains teachers to improve state schools and provide self support for women. In four years it has sent eighty seven teachers into service, raising standards and guiding common schools. The 1887 Assembly called for skilled instructors as 199,000 children benefited from public schooling at substantial expense.
Superintendent D B Johnson argues for broader state support of female education beyond teaching, urging industrial training and higher education for women. He cites Winthrop School and the Peabody Board as foundations to extend scholarships, aiming to uplift girls equal to boys and strengthen public schooling statewide.
The St Louis Republic notes three Babylonian ruin piles claim to be the real tower of Babel in Genesis lore. Bir Nimrud is favored by biblical scholars as the likely mataa shaft site, with Bir RK and a third nearby mound described as large conical remains.
An 19th century advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the only cure for deafness, blaming inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers $100 for any case uncurable by the remedy and redirects readers to request free circulars from Cheney & Co of Toledo. The notice edges into a separate legal notice about the sale of The Lawsonville Female College property on a May first by Presbyterian Church execution.
A reflective reminiscence traces Pendleton's boom days fifty years ago through names of prominent families, schools, factories, churches, and social life, noting its decline after district realignments and railroads. The piece also mentions Clemson Fort Hill, a new hotel, and hopes for revival while preserving the town’s historic memory.
Wateuse West Virginia April 25 an eight inch well near the city by Wheeler Improvement Company has reached 4100 feet after months of boring with oil and gas found in paying quantities. Professor J OC White state geologist has secured government interest to drill to one mile with two geological survey officers observing temperature magnetic conditions and discoveries. The record will be shown at the world fair in Washington as a novel exhibit attracting global scientific attention.
The text lists social flaws such as moochers critics and gossipers, then shifts to an advertisement style claim for Syrup of Figs emphasizing gentle kidney liver and bowel cleansing. It ends with mention of numerous canning factories and announces Prosperity as the latest site.
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