21 Oct 1886
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1886
Page
1
Fragmented text notes after an earthquake mention hope it is over and discuss profits and local conditions. The garbled lines reference Moguamaages and a coastal area with bars, suggesting a damaged town scene and public concern about recovery. Names and precise details are unreadable.
Penelope L Milford deceased. Public auction to be held October 27 at 13 miles south of An Alem near the old Homestead Z Hall place. Real estate offered in parcels with subdivision. rest estate includes about three thousand acres of improved farming land. Personal property includes kitchen furniture farming tools and more. Terms: real estate one third cash and two installments with interest. personal property cash. Names: Wm J Milford estate administrator. Enquiries to Milford or heirs.
The ad touts an immense stock arriving daily and promises lower prices and better bargains. It highlights constantly updated goods with latent designs and patterns across all lines, urging shoppers that counters and shelves are crowded.
THAGHERS COLUMN discusses education journals and asks readers which journals they value. It notes Mr Russell’s Midway site reopening next year for a good teacher and hopes a progressive successor continues his work. It lists several history and civics titles by Brock Bayard Taylor Guizot and others with Carolina as a likely source.
A practical field test of the Mason Cotton Harvester was held in Sumter with New York and Charleston committees observing. The machine, harnessed to two horses, fed cotton into bags as it passed through rows, yielding 2,000 pounds per day and confirming safe operation and strong gin performance.
A Beratl of Hearts column argues against cambric back vests with thin fronts and urges equal warmth for the back to shield lungs. It cites chill sensations creeping along the spine and notes men praising warmer back coverage, recommending padding fronts and backs alike for full protection.
A Augustly tale unfolds at Rock Bridge Alum Springs Virginia with 200 visitors watching a staged reptile duel between a king snake and a rattlesnake. Prominent figures like Governor Letcher and Professor Mitchell attend, bets reach high stakes, and the fight ends with the black snake defeating the rattler, amid crowd excitement and later reflection on ancient burial plants and Egyptian seeds.
A scrambled list of historical titles and authors including Life of Garfield Life of Washington Plutarch's Lives and The Crusades with mixed spellings and incomplete names. The collection references English history ancient mythologies and political histories from multiple authors and periods.
A reader critiques current egg market practices arguing that larger eggs cost no more per dozen than smaller ones and that price per pound should reflect weight. The piece links eggs to fowl richness, urges discontinuing old selling methods, and calls for fair pricing to benefit farmers and consumers.
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