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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
2
A letter reflects on slavery and freedom through a Black elder’s stories and a preacher’s critique of Whittier and Union poems. The writer laments wartime profiteering, factory misery, and the need for a broader labor reform while noting Uncle Sam’s near death and revival.
An interviewer speaks with a parachute specialist about parachuting. He describes the thrill of a descent, the lack of danger with practice, balloon and parachute construction, and typical landing procedures, noting the pastime's novelty and growing interest.
A Washington Star report quotes life guards describing how drowning victims often fail to signal distress. Swimmers may go under quietly with one arm rising, then sink without a cry. Guards note many rescues fail because the person in danger cannot call for help, leaving bystanders unaware until it is too late.
Chloe a young Atlanta servant recounts attending a wedding in Lippincott's Magazine. Her mistress asks about the ceremony, and Chloe recalls the bride in a long veil and flower wreath while denouncing the groom with biting racial insult.
A Ontario New York druggist recalls recommending Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with a money back guarantee and a satisfied customer who later advised a friend to buy it. The Hill Orr Drug Co. sells the product.
A newborn baby boy in Cedar Brook New Jersey weighed two pounds eight ounces at birth. The mother and infant survived and the baby soon grew appetite and strength. A separate note describes a Boston engineering plan to move a fixed brick and stone building 42 feet without dismantling. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are recommended by Evans Pharmacy for prompt relief.
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