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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1901
Page
7
A Brooklyn coffee house salesman uses tenderness to win customers as a Manhattan wife recalls his emotional door approach. He explains he mistook her for his deceased sister, and her compassion leads to a pound of coffee, a tale later shared by a neighbor who was touched by his distress.
A physician returning from Persia reports that tears are seen as a cure for chronic diseases. Priests collect tears during funerals by giving mourners small sponges to shed into bottles. After ceremonies, the sponges are squeezed into a bottle and sealed in the medicine chest. No figures exist on tear quantities, but the bottles never dry.
A famed French criminal lawyer M Lachaud, during a tense trial, notices a juror’s resistance. He adapts his strategy addressing the court and requests a curtained shade to ease the juror’s focus. The tactic shifts the Sixth juror toward engagement, yielding a decisive moment in the defense.
A fragmentary account portrays General Evaryphausen warning a ship’s captain that subduing rebels in America is unlikely. He notes the crew has sailed many dark nights where deceivers pose as knowledgeable locals, masking true intentions amid tension and fear.
A Boston drummer recalls a near fatal veranda confrontation with a native armed with a gun. He braved the moment, the pipe was shot through, and he earned a $50 smoker after bragging of his nerve. The tale includes a misfire and faint recall of the ordeal. The article also recalls Stork imagery from Delft and Strasbourg wartime scenes with birds feeding their young amid bombardments.
A London Times anecdote portrays Archbishop Dr Temple with witty exchanges about preaching, licensing a curate and the advice given on marriage. The archbishop jokes about listening to a wife before and after marriage, reflecting clerical rumor and humor in old church life.
A garbled excerpt describes a rat with a long tail used as a balance and projectile in a fantastical plane. It mentions figures like Cuvier and a mysterious human harboring a fear of being wrong, with lines that read like a murky dialogue about love and self.
A North Dakota Devil's Lake Sioux custom requires hosts to furnish guests with ample food and guests to consume all served. Professional eaters sit beside diners to finish the leftovers, earning 1 to 3 dollars per meal. Reports claim one eater has tasted 17 pounds of beef in a single sitting.
A Frenchman M Nivies who married an English wife moves to London and courts a devout beauty. He notices her in church and she seems to glance at him, but later learns she was actually looking at the pulpit. The tale blends romance and humor as misread signals unfold.
A Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic bottle is described as a malaria remedy labeled no cure no pay with quinine in a tasteless form. The price is stated as 2 dollars.
A collection of aphorisms on effort and character. It contrasts boasting with inability to act and notes that the idle lack energy. It claims obstacles become stepping stones for the wise and that a girl may doubt one suitor yet deem him better than all others.
Notice of Trustee sale under a trust by H C Erskine and J W Braling and others. Recorded in Anderson County South Carolina. Sale to the highest bidder at Anurag on Salestay in November between 1 PM and 4 PM. Property described as tract of land on Colvin and Sroovile Railroad in Broadway Townsail Anderson County containing 1144 acres more or less. Bounded by lands of James Smith Hugh Braking James W Erskine and W J Robbins. Plat available at office. Well timbered with building site and several acres of good bottom land. Purchaser to pay extra for papers. Hus Watkins trustee. Beth 10h 4
Real estate listing outlines private land parcels of about 32 acres plus 15 acres in original forest near Avdar near Waco. Features timber potential for lumber, three miles from Avdar, river frontage on Rocky River with timber-rich bottom lands. Includes three tents or out-buildings, a large home, and sale options by RK Nance Judge of Probate as special referee Mt 1901 14 et.
Executor sells by public outcry under a will across multiple tracts in Anderson County South Carolina. Properties include numerous farms and city lots with specific boundaries and adjoining owners, plus overall totals in acres and parcels in Honea Path Wendellup and Anderson areas. sale date set for November 1 next, with separate lots and tracts to be offered individually and in sequence.
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