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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1888
Page
1
The text depicts a harsh self portrait of a man labeled wretched by his own failings and neglect. It narrates his thick mouth, poor coat, dislike of reading and writing, overwork, strict parents, and a life of poverty. It ends with a note of despair as age brings dim eyes and gray hair.
A group led by Edward McCrady Jr and Chas Richardson Miles publish a statement from those who did not join the Diocesan Convention in Anderson. They critique Dr Porter and Rev Capers resolutions, demand separate organization for colored members, and urge support for a commission empowered to alter the constitution to enact that separation. They warn of potential discord if assent from non union congregations is withheld.
On a Thursday night in Philadelphia a crane named Bismarck and a dog fought aboard a Reading Railroad car toward Green Street. William Jones and owner Lee attempted to control the event using a clothing line and a lasso as bystanders screamed and the conductor halted the ride.
Article surveys James Wickham’s experiment to breed Southern Australian whales in the Great Salt Lake. Whales 60 feet long now with a school of hundreds of young, showing the project’s surprising success and potential value.
The article lists newly filled chairs at South Carolina University across veterinary medicine physiology botany zoology agriculture pedagogy and more with several professors named and pending elections noted for mathematics bookkeeping shop work. It also mentions confirmations of roles including Secretary of the Station Assistant Chemist and infirmary physicians. A dental or humorous aside interrupts the formal roster with a clock remark.
A famous Canadian beauty claims she never uses cosmetics and maintains a radiant complexion through regular, methodical bathing. She dries dust with a chamois, avoids fires and drafts, and keeps a well ventilated dressing room with minimal, fresh supplies. Her regimen includes a quick cold bath on rising, flesh brushing, light dumbbell work, a brisk walk, and structured morning ablutions and exercise.
A Philadelphia North American item recounts how a Richmond man wrote to President to gift his late wife’s pair of small brown horses to Mrs. Cleveland. The President telegraphed to send them, with a check, after reading the touching plea from a poor husband. The horses arrived, charming Mrs Cleveland and easing the tale.
A Moglish association of engineers reports that current steam engines waste energy, with only about 20 percent usable and typical losses around 80 percent. Condensation and heaters in large setups can double efficiency, but even the best engines rarely exceed 12 to 24 percent, achievable only with top wire drawing and coal. The piece ends with a rhetorical question about hearts eaten in songs for power beyond reach.
The article traces chrysanthemum history from China to Holland and Europe, noting the rise of Indian varieties and the spread of over ten thousand seedlings in five years. It explains that chrysanthemums are herbaceous perennials that die after flowering, regrowing each spring, with trials in standard tree forms and notable experiments by Mr. W. Lareuinty, MN.
A joint Chicago Astronomical Society and Northwestern University committee chose Evanston bluff sites for the Dearborn Observatory. The building will stand about four hundred feet north of the Swedish Seminary with a 250 foot beach distance to minimize wave impact. Hobbs donation of 25 000 dollars funds construction with dome decisions pending between an 8500 dollar Warner Swazoy dome or a 4500 dollar Breeder dome.
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On May 4, Joe James, about 65, was assassinated at a boarding house near Cypress, Darlington. He was shot from close range after supper. money and gun wadding were found on him, and authorities note this was the fourth attempt on his life with suspects previously convicted or imprisoned.
A fragment from Madge in Ruth describes boiling large potatoes cut small with three pions, then preparing a milk based soup with mace, sugar, cayenne and salt. The mixture is thickened with flour, served with butter and croutons fried in beef dripping.
Washington May 8 Congressmen flock to the National Jockey Club spring meeting as horses and betting lure lawmakers away from the dry tariff debate. The Georgia and South Carolina delegations show less luck than Kentucky and New York, with notable attendance by Matson Blackburn Beck Ingalls Kernaghan and Perry and a story of a Kentucky senator joking with a Kansas colleague amid the track chatter. Kernaghan from Augusta maintains a small stable. Burch heads his stable and goes to Saratoga while two of his two year olds race elsewhere.
The article surveys rainbow lore across Europe including bowls of gold and healing waters, then shifts to U.S. politics noting John Sherman’s faltering Republican bid and funds concerns as Blaine looms. ends with a quip about worn-out beliefs and old maple sugar.
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