18 Nov 1886
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1886
Page
1
An up-country firm announces its largest stock line ever carried, touting vast inventory and extensive display to attract customers. The bold claim highlights scale and confidence in regional market presence.
The ad touts $35,000 worth of stock including ladies Newmarkets Dolmans and Short Wraps, misses and children's cloaks, and an elegant dress goods line. It promises popular prices and claims the best handsomest line at deeply reduced yard prices, noting an inability to carry them.
A local seller offers a beautiful line of wool lace at 1s per yard, a bargain compared with competitors asking 25c. The item appears as a direct sale note with no additional details.
Local offer announces daily arrival of kid gloves in all shades and sizes. Vendors price lines from 1.00 to 125.00 and plan to run the item for 75v. A recommendation is given for shoppers.
Men’s, women’s and children’s footwear offered with child sizes and men’s Gent’s in Calf styles. Polkas and Congress bars or buttons included, priced at $2.00 with a full value of $3.00.
A column in Broadaway Township discusses school finances and governance calling for improved teacher reports and attendance data while advocating education journal readership. It also recounts Civil War era reflections on Gettysburg Vicksburg and Cold Harbor with anecdotes about Confederate and Union leaders and a Seward Swinton exchange.
In a reflective piece, the author argues that rest is impossible for the mind or nature. Doing nothing is described as the hardest form of work, with true rest found in purposeful activity and study, including a well chosen library.
The article explains wheat's poor adaptability and high cost in the cotton belt, noting it thrives in cool regions like the northern United States and northern Europe. It advises on soil drainage, moisture, and nitrogenous manure, recommends high dry upland sites, careful fertilizer balance, and using cotton seed with phosphate to improve low-quality soils for home use.
The text describes ongoing unrest among textile workers led by the Knights of Labor in Purnapenriira. A threatened general lockout of 50,000 workers loomed unless wage disputes were settled. Powderly and manufacturers agreed to return to work pending wage talks, while local assemblies demand broader grievances be addressed and contemplate further action.
Dono van makes a dramatic jump from a Niagara bridge into the river below, reporting a 196 to 215 foot fall. He is treated at Breeze House by Drs. Palmer and Clark for a rib injury and severe excitement. a wager of 5000 drew spectators and a risky exit through a gatekeeper.
The article discusses the ambiguity in determining death and the moment the soul leaves the body. It cites signs like color, cold, and rigidity, anecdotes of resuscitation after long intervals, and warns physicians and friends not to rely on appearances during critical moments. It notes the Fraser case and asserts no guaranteed death from chloroform or anesthesia with available remedies.
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