Fortune Unearthed Sparks Bad Luck Cascade
A hidden fortune resurfaces and triggers a chain of troubles across lives, drawing in unexpected calamities and strained fortunes as characters confront the consequences of wealth reappearing.
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
3
A hidden fortune resurfaces and triggers a chain of troubles across lives, drawing in unexpected calamities and strained fortunes as characters confront the consequences of wealth reappearing.
A wary tale recounts James Eckford and the hidden hoard found by Joseph Bayles in a Oakland house cellar. Bayles and the Plara clan split three hundred thousand dollars of US mint gold. The fortune collapses. Bayles dies in a ruin, the Bayles and Flora families fall from prosperity, and the hoodoo endures as a cautionary legend.
The Chinese minister in Washington Wu Ting-fang explains Chinese matchmaking where parents choose a wife. He recalls waiting behind a window while three young women passed, and identifying his future bride. He notes in China young men do not choose partners and that consented meetings are rare.
An old advertisement touts DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a top cure for piles. It warns readers to beware of counterfeit substitutes and urges purchase from Eyana Pharmacy. The copy mocks rival claims and emphasizes fast relief and reliability.
Local news from Varennes township reports schools opening next Monday and teachers Emma and Maud Wilson heading to Clarendon County for teaching. The cotton market shows middling around 9 16, with robust demand and steady prices as merchants note a busy period and farmers pleased with tight supply.
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