30 May 1889
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1889
Page
1
A local shop touts a broad range of trimmings and fabrics including Persian embroidery, bands, braids, silks, velvets, and white goods. It highlights new felt and braid, ornamented buttons, and soft finish dress linings with personalized service.
The notice boasts exceptional buying advantages this year and highlights a late opening, promising the lowest prices ever offered. It mentions a leading shade hat in black and white at 200 and emphasizes joyful shopping for Miss Mallalieu patrons amid carefully selected items.
The Teachers' Column extols Lockwood's Lessons to English as a premier reference for grammar and classroom use. A school trip by Walker McBimoyle and others highlights Fort Hill events with speeches by Maj. Russell and J. P. Glenn, plus a river excursion and Fort Hill mansion details. An Anderson County burial ground notes Revolutionary War veteran Samuel Earle and family with biographical sketches and descendants.
In a twilight hour a blind couple passes the window each evening. The woman, young and pale with sad joy in her eyes, clings to her tall companion. He guides them carefully along the street, and they share a devoted life in darkness yet in each other. Their marriage began long ago and endures as a tender, unseen bond.
In a rural setting near Glasgow, a sweep and a candy-man hid in a bare loft above a Salvation Army meeting. A captain preaches, causing the sleepers to wake as horn sounds echo. A chaotic confrontation ensues with shouts and a frightened old woman protesting her irregular attendance.
A first person narrator recalls buying life insurance with a wary eye on mortality and the math of life expectancy. He recounts past failed policies, the doctor’s examination, and the allure of prospectively protecting a widow. he notes that insurance uses exact life data while acknowledging no certainty for himself. He blends social commentary with personal anecdote, ending with local agricultural notes on Hudgins corn.
On White Island near Towswonds diggers unearthed eleven skeletons from beneath cobble stones in a site formerly atop an Indian mound. The skulls resemble Neanderthal features with no forehead and a level eye arch. Delicate thigh bones and thirteen ribs per side accompany a single stone tool. The Buffalo Academy of Natural Sciences will study the remains and send a committee to explore further. Surveyors in Oklahoma towns earn ninety five dollars daily.
An Alabama letter to the lobe Democrat recounts the 1806 duel between General Andrew Jackson and Charles Dickinson near Nashville. Dickinson fired early but Jackson killed him after eight paces. the drama ends with Jackson's death years later and comments on his courage and later career. It also includes a Georgia anecdote about Nelson Holden, a Civil War veteran, and a convoluted re-marriage tale involving Holden and his first wife.
A Charleston World profile recounts George Parker a longtime South Carolina railroad conductor whose fiery temper caused trouble and transfers. After schemes and a near deadly clash over fare he quits, visits General Wade Hampton for help, receives a letter to President Hayes, secures a consul post then returns to Augusta. He repays a loan, marries a Countess, and keeps his rail job.
South Carolina farmers are urged to prepare for the 1890 census by maintaining detailed accounts of farm operations and crops. The note stresses that accurate reporting will reflect state prosperity and help the congressman’s representative gather needed data. It also highlights a Georgia farmer, John Felton, who recently turned 21 and completed a long day of hard work.
A list of ear care cautions warns against inserting objects into the ear for toothache relief and cautions against cotton in ears when discharge is present. It advises using only warm water and a syringe for cleansing pus, warns against internal poultices, and to avoid scratching ears with anything other than a finger. It also cautions against striking a child near the ear, warns about hair wetting and diving, and notes avoiding cold or damp feet to prevent deafness.
The piece argues the United States should replace wheat with flax fiber and linen production. It cites Ireland’s advocate and Professor Willets at the Agriculture Department, notes tariffs, domestic mills, and potential yields, and urges experiments to prove feasibility. It lists related figures and global comparisons to support linen’s viability.
May 17 Minneapolis notes say Senator Scheffer's liquor law aims to curb drunkenness with fines from 10 to 20 dollars for first offenses, 40 to 300 for second, and up to ninety days in the workhouse for the third. Judge Maloney says it won’t majorly alter court patterns, noting the law covers drunkenness in private as well as public. In Winona and nearby, few arrests have occurred but reform expectations persist among supporters and opponents alike.
An old advertisement proclaims every family should have a bottle of the best Syrup of Figs, a laxative remedy, priced at 50 cents and $1.09, sold by local druggists.
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