27 May 1886
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1886
Page
1
A teacher writes from the school post detailing classroom methods for fractions using paper shapes, noting student engagement and the hoped summer session. The letter shifts to a parable of a missionary and Takei, warning against whiskey and urging moral restraint to protect the instructor and the community.
Augusta Chronicle report describes a Baltimore concert night featuring Sam Jones and Sam Small. Jones commands the crowd with magnetism and humor while Small gives earnest but uneven remarks. The piece notes Prohibition politics and mixed reactions among attendees.
A contributor writes from Live Oak Suwannee County Florida describing its geography climate and economy. He notes river boundaries and rail connections and reports on land prices pine forests turpentine autumn water quality and local development including springs mills hotels and brickworks. He records population about eight hundred with growing settlement especially among colored residents and mentions the local measles outbreak and the death of Dr. Brenzeale of Belton South Carolina.
The second volume of General Grant's autobiography continues with a personal account of inspecting his army's picket lines and a Confederate guard encounter. The narrative notes friendly relations between the two sides, a log used by both armies, and Longstreet's corps, with reflections on Appomattox and Lee's sword.
A female narrator recalls a girl famed for making her belongings endure. Careful brushing, folding, mending, and ribbon packing kept dresses, hats, gloves, and bows looking new. The piece contrasts such thrift with the spread of cattle roundups and western life, mixing domestic virtue with frontier scenes.
In 1868 a mis sissippi infantry regiment travels from Port Hudson to Montgomery and back to Mississippi. Hungry and broke in Jackson, a soldier borrows two dollars from Major Terry and schemes to steal a hot pie to supplement boiled eggs. He lifts the pie during a distraction, burns his skin, hides it in his clothing, and later boasts of the caper to his comrades. The tale ends with a reunion dinner at a former shopkeeper’s home, now a bakery, who relays her own memories of war looting and offers a free meal.
A reflective note from the Christian Observer recalls a grandmotherly rule: finish what you start. The poem-like excerpt warns against too many beginnings, urging patient toil to complete four projects rather than abandon ten. Time is brief and unfinished work yields little value.
An old teaching piece argues that example matters more than sermon in guiding behavior. It tells of a Māori chief Tokoi whose drinking undermines his and others' wellbeing, illustrating how words fail without deeds to back them.
The dialogue features Tom Corwin and John C. Calhoun in a biting exchange. Calhoun mocks Corwin’s carriage shipped from England while Corwin feigns embarrassment and pivots to a defense about ancestral ownership and animal scenery, ending with a garbled remark from Corwin. The passage exemplifies heated 19th century political theater.
A boy near Grand Falls died after a snake crawled up his throat and emerged from his mouth twice, pulling a live snake fourteen inches long from the boy’s mouth. The reptile was preserved in alcohol and local claims note large grain shipments, though details are unclear.
The Bank of Augusta, recently acquired by Fleming, Thomin & Co, underwent clearing when a tin box labeled Edward Thomas was found. Inside were 3158,000 in Confederate bonds, long hidden under papers. The vault was opened for an administrator and an excited crowd watched as the bonds were revealed.
An account from the war era recalls a stern chaplain praising spiritual care before battle. He urged Billy Wilson to have his men baptized, but Billy refused and ordered 300 men to be taken to the creek for baptism, insisting none in his Zouaves would be outranked. The Adjutant complied, humor easing the moment. A second item sketches a domestic quip about a housekeeper and a laundry joke, then a quip about hot water cure from Dr. Lewis, ending with a marital jab about staying in hot water.
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