Teachers' Institute Seen Improving Anderson County Schools
The October Hones Path gathering of the Teachers Association promises strong attendance and results. Readers are urged to obtain the Trustees' Book, attend institute sessions, and support new Cedar Grove and Neal's Creek school projects. The Williamston Institute is praised and changes reflect growing educational progress with lectures by Dr. Klemm and Miss Leonard, noting improved methods and teacher dedication.
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Hones Path
Neal's Creek
Cedar Grove
Lizzie Roderann
Lizzie
Williamston Institute
Anderson
Anderson County
Williamston
Fortussie
Temple of Progress
Enron
Klemm
Lizzie Handerson
Inside Obstacles to Educational Progress Highlighted
A gospel column argues that progress hinges on teachers themselves not external factors. It criticizes teachers who neglect educational papers and books and calls for better teachers through Institutes and associations, urging intelligent readers to push for improvement.
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Temple of Progress
Inet
Murderers in Mississippi tied to Black Mason group
A wire service report from Greenwood Mississippi says Prophet Segar Mike Brown Robert Brown Major Mack John Hin ton Robert Owens Wash Johnson and Wash Scott held on murder charges in the killing of Harry Taylor and wife after a hearing before Justice Parks. They were jailed without bond except for the last named who posted.
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OnLeans
The
Picayune
Greenwood
Miss
Prophet Segar
Mike Brown
Robert Brown
Major Mack
John Hinton
Robert Owens
Wash Johnson
Wash Scott
Harry Taylor
Justice Parks
Morton Ford
Kerney
May
Dry Bayou Lodge of
Negro Masons
Taylor
Stringer
France
Spiritta Masons
Old York Order of Masonry
Circuit Court
Horrors of Chatsword Disaster Duplicated at Kant’s Indiana
An early Chicago and Atlantic passenger train wreck near Kant's station Indiana leaves seventeen dead and many injured as a freight collision telescopes and burns the sleeper. Accounts describe charred bodies, missing Perrys, and disputed fire causes alongside a second Kouts report of dozens harmed and a Pullman car spared.
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Noma Jenses
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Chatsworth
Chicago and Atlantic
Chicago
Kant’s Station
Indiana
Bouts
Perry
Stark
Chico and Atlantic
Tani
Smith
Kouts
Texas camels from 1851 and a Dallas fair display
A Galveston News excerpt recounts camel history in Texas from 1851, noting federal introduction for desert travel, later Civil War dispersal, and postwar breeding at Camp Verde. Major Crown recalls 76 camels in Kerr County, with wild and tame herds scattered across Arizona and Texas. The piece anticipates a camel exhibit at the fair.
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Dalnas
Texas
Dallas
West
John Henry Crown
Major Drown
Great American Desert
Jere
California
Camp Verde
Kerr County
Southern Confederacy
Browo Mys
Arizona
America
Cumy Verde
Mexico
Republic
Major Brown
Africa
Asia
Tesua
Major Crown
Galveston Neice
Untitled Youth Seeks Start in Business Ambitions and Costly Demands
A young man fresh from school voices hopes of joining a firm with a $1,000 purchase or partnership, but the account portrays him as lazy and dependent, citing a lifetime of home leisure and little real work, while a conservative tally shows modest earnings versus heavy needs. Also notes on water as essential for infants and a quoted critique of infant feeding practices.
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Te Firm
Will Tingltg
Tie Financial
Duffaly
Isparotomy Saves Banty Mitchell After Shot Incident
Dismassatt Sept 21 report details Banty Mitchell saved by Isparotomy after a Sunday night shooting over a craps dispute with Bob Brysutii. Nine bullet holes found. surgeons removed intestines and repaired vessels in a three hour operation. Mitchell recovered, future danger from inflammation remains.
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Mitchell
Bob Brysut ii
Fred
PS. Gaver
Conner
Michell
Dr. Murphy
Gonner
Nob
Wealth and business instinct in letters from great men
A series of letters from Gen Butler P T Bargouw Erastus Wiman and Henry Paxson argue wealth comes from an innate business instinct more than formal training. They claim the key to money is the ability to act on valuable suggestions and invest the earnings to accumulate capital, citing Ward Baker Gould and others to illustrate varied paths to success.
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Gen. Butler
P. T. Bargouw
Erastus Wiman
Henry Paxson
Esch
Henry Ward Bacher
Jay Gould
Wade
Hawks and Owls Differ in Table Manner, Belief of Birds
A quirky discussion surveys how hawks and owls eat prey, noting a duck and chicken example. It contrasts methods: ducks pluck feathers first, then eat. an owl kills and swallows the bird whole, feather and all, with the neck and feather roll observed afterward.
Woman feigns insanity to write life inside asylum
Nellie Brown, posing as Nellie Liano, sought lodging at a New York temporary home, feigned madness to enter Bellevue and Blackwell's Island asylums. Reporters traced her ruse, revealing a staged romance and insights into inmate life, while she remarks on the care and ordeal endured by real patients.
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Second Avenue
Nellie Liano
Towanla
Duffy
Hesox Market
Pie
Isiaod
Miss Brown
Drackyell
Bellevue
Merced
Aleep
Perry
Water Remedies for Common Ailments
The text extols hot water applications for many ailments including croup, toothache, colic, lung congestion, sore throat, and constipation. It claims rapid relief within ten minutes for several conditions and recommends tepid water as a mild remedy. It also notes hot water’s soothing effects on the stomach and bowels and asserts long-term use with diet can cure dyspepsia, with head relief from foot and neck cooling.
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Zell
Swphur Matchmaking by Machinery In 19th Century Factories
Machinery dominates match production from sawing wood into uniform blocks to rounding, stamping, and packing. Workers process splints through metal plates, phosphorous and sulfur baths, and box assembly, with daily output reaching 144,000 matches per factory. The text notes reduced mortality from fumes and high demand across Europe and North America.
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Europe
North America
The Rattlesnake Eye and the Charming Tale
A farmer reports a rattlesnake eye seemingly powerful enough to stop prairie dogs and terrify birds. The account questions whether snakes charm prey with their gaze and asks scientists to weigh the idea against observed behavior and eye appearance.
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Winkwall
Abilene
Newan
John Irving McClure
Nin
Cured by Faith Alone Miracle Cure Described in Danbury
A Danbury physician recounts curing a woman who had been mute for two years. He concluded no organic cause and used ritual suggestion to prompt speech. On the planned day he followed the procedure and the woman spoke aloud, believing a miracle had occurred.
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Danbury
Wer
Revenue Officers Surprised as Moonshiner Escapes in White County
A moonshiner escaped pursuit after leaping precipices in White County to avoid revenue officers led by Deputy Collector Ware and Marshals Qupe and Carter. Crane was knocked unconscious by a fall but managed to flee, later recaptured near Cleveland. Separately, Randall admitted a tariff agreement draft between Carlisle and Wieself Ube on tobacco taxes, with whisky and brandy taxes to stay and other levy details unresolved. USWl of Jacksonville expressed Irish sympathy and pledged aid for Ireland.
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Galliavins
White County
Ware
Qupe
Carter
William T. Crane
Cleveland
Whdte
Tem
Crane
Aod
Cape
Crans
Cape Ra
Moonahiner
Anid Crane
Craine
Gaineaville
Randall Ling
Carlisle
Wieself Ube Tobacco
Jacksonville
Georeta
Ireland
Ench
Remarkable Dorothea Dix An instance of mercy and courage
Dorothea Dix, famed for asylum reform, entered a locked basement to calm a restrained patient, spoke with him with quiet authority, and eased his grip with empathy. She later thwarted a highwayman by calmly explaining mercy and offering aid, then gave him five dollars to encourage reform. A separate account notes a sleep technique observed by LT of eyes turned downward to induce calm and sleep, described by Chanbers Janenal.
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Dorothea K. Dix
Muinige
Tim
Furer
Calmnesa
Ler
Carly
Lim
Kim Bood-Lyes
Theus
Chanbers Janenal
Half Murdered Suspect Hinges On Confession In Bloody Case
sensational Savoy tale recounts Jim Scarlett sentenced to hang for the murder of Andy Lacefeld in Manni County authorities say two witnesses saw the attack while a convict’s dying confession links Scarlett to the crime Deceased Lacefeld allegedly left for dead in the river but later revived near Trenton according to Deputy Sheriff Simmons lacefeld’s supposed survivor showed gunshot wounds as proof of identity and motive
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Winans
Tes
Pheri Mitch
Siminess
Savoy
Jim Scarlett
Andy Lacefeld
Manni County
Scarlett
Macefield
Strang
Lacefuld
Simmons
Trenton
Cucefield
Depuy
The Bliter Experietes of a Lancaster County Negro
A Lancaster County fragment describes eleven families leaving a local group for Liberia about a year ago. Thomas Massey urged emigration after misled optimism of Liberia as paradise. Now some want to return, seeking help from John Q R Welsh and associates to arrange passage back, offering to repay costs from future rents.
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Lancaster
Liberia
Thomas Massey
Carolina
Sven
Maysey
Cave
John QR. Welsh
Messrs
Megary
Yales
Porterfield
Wall Street
New York
Sos
America
Welsh
Justice Miller Commends Cleveland In Grand Army Talk
A Supreme Court justice reads as Republican yet not partisan. He praises Grover Cleveland as honest, urging credit for his good intentions while recalling Washington Jefferson Grant and Lincoln. Separate notes cover fruit tree studies, Ogletree poisoning deaths, and a child’s candy question.
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Justice Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Grover Cleveland
Grand Army Road
Cleveland
Washington
Jefferson
Grant
Lincoln
Blaine Losing Ground in Nominations Amid Shifting GOP Support
The Courier-Journal notes a significant shift in Republican sentiment away from Blaine as the 1890s nomination process unfolds. In Washington, Blaine backers fade while Sherman, Allison, Hawley, or Gresham gain appeal. country voters also decrease Blaine enthusiasm, signaling doubt Cleveland can be beaten by him. A separate schoolyard quip and a historical misstatement about Blaine appear in the text.
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Blaine
Washington
Dlaiin
Shermans
Allison
Hawley
Gresham
Knight
Digine
Cleveland
Blaing
Tha'siae
Courier-Journal
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