Pendleton Dial and Court House recuerdo from old Anderson area
A reader recalls Pendleton history including the gift of a sundial by Judge Huger to the Farmers' Society placed on a rock base likely built by Calvin Hall, its move after a fire, and the old Court House site near Pendleton. The note contrasts the old Court House with the Farmers' Hall, noting the hall's front offset and the Court House still standing in 1840 and beyond.
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Anderson
Pendleton
Pendleton Court House
Judge Huger
John Camunade
Ita
Old Court House
Sense and Sincerity in Funerals Campaign
The Atlanta Constitution urges reforms in funeral practices including no eulogies and fewer Sunday services. It cites efforts by evangelical groups to align with conservative sentiment, urging less floral display and mourning excess. Ex Senator Spooner resigns from Wisconsin to serve as general counsellor for James J Hill’s interests at a salary of 850,000.
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Atlanta
Evangelical Mining Seve’ Association
Eas
Atlanta Constitution
Spooner
Wisconsin
James J. Hill
Dr Pierce Promotes American Medicinal Roots and Remedies
The text extols American medicinal roots as abundant and valuable, citing Native knowledge and praise for Dr. V Pierce. It touts Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as cures for stomach, heart, and female ailments, claiming widespread unsolicited testimonials and extensive sales through a Buffalo factory network.
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Pierce
V. Pierce
Huttalo
Milk Supplies All Nutrients in Proper Proportions
A sanitary milk lecturer asserts milk is the perfect food providing flesh formers and heat makers in balanced quantities. He cites diet balance on farms, the Hungarian mountaineers’ longevity on milk and whey, and explains milk’s digestibility and broad nutritive content with extensive comparative figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valancey
Fuller
New York State Farmers' Institute
New Railway Signals Aid Train Safety on Great Western
Discussion of a new automatic signaling device on the Great Western railway intended to warn the locomotive crew when blocks are clear or occupied. The system promises to reduce fog obscured semaphore confusion and night station switches, potentially preventing collisions. Also notes a court decision on signaling reliability and a separate anecdote about Madame Antoinette Sterling and a royal etiquette incident.
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Great Western Railway
England
Ughta Ln
Quett
Mme
Antoinette Sterling
Queen Victoria
Mmo
Ale
Aga
Mme. Ater- Ung
Roaton Harbor
A Novel Sugar Paint Ad Letter From New York Firm
A marketing letter from W. Dewe & Co. of New York touts a sugar and paint pricing gimmick. It argues that using a certain paint saves labor and paint costs, claiming substantial savings per gallon and per job. The missive promotes double-sweet performance and includes a sales pitch attribution to J. W. Bell as a distributor.
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Siri
Dabor
W. Dewe & Co
New York
Jamestown Exposition Opens With President Attending
The report notes the President is expected to attend the Jamestown Exposition opening on April 26. It mentions various social opinions and unaffiliated items from the Southern Christian Advocate dated March 14, including reflections on public health, immigration, and Bishop Cancan's improving condition.
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Cancan
Southern Christian Advocate
Reed and Dingley Clash in Arinawick Celebration
In Arinawick Missouri a centennial celebration drew Reed and Nelson Dingley. Dingley admitted no prep for his remarks and Reed replied with a quip about birthplace claims tied to Governor Dingley. The piece contrasts a civic event with a political jibe over origins and honor.
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Reed
Dingley
Arinawick
Ite
Corporation
Tom Reed
Nelson Dingley
Moon
Bodak
Tonatmnater
Unity
Waldo
Dlugley
Pittsburgh Times
THREE PAPERS A WEEK FOR $1.50 OFFER DESCRIPTION
A newspaper promotion advertises a three paper weekly bundle with the Charleston Semi Weekly News and Keowns Courier for $1.60 per year. The Keowee Courier is praised as a leading Oconee county publication, and the combo includes detailed South Carolina news and full AP dispatches. The offer targets current and new subscribers to obtain two top South Carolina papers for about 50 cents more than a single paper. Governor Connor of Alabama pardoned W. E. Schill, a Bibb County white resident, for murder committed Sept 11, 1908, related to killing a man who betrayed his 16 year old daughter.
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Prominan
Venphora
United States
Southern Railway System
South Carolina
New York
Charleston
Keowns
Keowee
Oconee County
Nown Sud Courier
Associated Press
Connor
Alabama
W. E.schill
Bibb
Schill
South Carolina Law Pause on Tenant Farm Contracts Act
The act declares violations related to land or tenement ownership and breaches of tenancy contracts. It imposes misdemeanor penalties for tenants who desert leased land or breach written farming contracts, with fines from 25 to 100 dollars and possible jail terms from five to thirty days.
National Ginners' Association reports record cotton ginned by March 2
The March 15 bulletin shows 12,716,000 bales ginned in the United States up to March 2, with state totals led by Georgia 1,621,000 and Mississippi 1,441,000. The note cites fair weather boosting output, possible acreage shifts in Texas and two territories, and widespread labor shortages along with a Southern Christian Advocate moral aside.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Ginners’ Association
Alabama
Arkanase
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Oxay
Virginia
Total
J. A. Taylor
Anya
Texas
Murphy Family Request Stump Leads To Absurd Decline
A North End clerk asks about Murphys at the post office window and, after listing many names, denies any Murphy in stock. A bystander then requests PJ Murphy, prompting a dramatic reversal as the clerk insists there is nothing for any Murphy ever, in or out of existence.
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Ub-Poat
North End
Murphys
Jane Murphy
Anne Murphy
Bob Murphy
Terry
Pat
Dennis
Pete
Matt
Edward Murphy
Murphy
Anboro
PJ. Murphy
Columbus Dispatch
Alf Young Killed Jumping From Moving Train At Easley
Alf Young, identified as a Black man, died after leaping from a moving train near Easley. Police report suggests the fatal act occurred recently, with investigators examining circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Alf Young
Easley
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Yale
Walhalla Drug Company
Ballard-Snow Lintment Co
Walhalla Drug Co
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Vempertan
Law
General Assembly of the
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Tutt’s
Ugeued Cotton Bulletin
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Gastoria
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PTCA
Hal Salle
Fac Sivile Sigantere of
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