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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1888
Page
5
A country grandfather pleads for leniency as his son is jailed for resisting police. The Mayor, seeking sympathy, demands a five dollar fine, only to be swayed by the old man's devotion and the boy's vow to stay with him. The encounter ends with the mayor accepting the payment after the man pledges to return.
Gen W W H Davis recounts the 1864 65 siege work on Morris and James islands describing the Swamp Angel battery built in marsh to fire on Charleston. He notes its distance 8800 yards 200 pounder Parrott gun elevations 35 degrees and eventual mortar additions with cost to the government.
Blackville townwide blaze left the northern section in ashes after fire began early morning. Reported losses include J L Morrison & Co 18000 with 7800 insured C B E Gyles 36000 with 7200 insured and Able & Able 8000 with full coverage. Others listed with buildings stock or furniture and many underinsured or uninsured.
Advertises cash or instalment sales for pianos from 3210 and organs from S24 with up to 25 percent savings by buying direct. Delivers to depots with fifteen days trial and free freight both ways if unsatisfactory. Claims nationwide delivery by U S mails and urges home testing and test shipments. Also mentions pants by NY Standard Pants Co and shipper Alaska steward revenue.
The obituary praises John C. Calhoun as a towering American statesman and notes the late I. C. Clemson, grandson of Calhoun by marriage, lived at Fort Hill near Pendleton and Seneca City. It recalls Clemson’s blend of science, literature, and memories, and envisions his Fort Hill villa as a nucleus for a state agricultural institute in South Carolina.
Allan Forman describes Barnum's Circus acts with four trained seals, dogs, a baby camel, a pig trio, a gigantic duck, a rooster, and a fussy hen. Trainers like Mr. Cassa and Mr. Watson emphasize patience, kindness, and firm control to gain animal cooperation and audience applause.
Brazilian delegation in Washington cites information from Rodriguo Silva Minister of Moreion Affairs that Parliament has approved the Government bill to abolish slavery and that it has been sanctioned by the Regent on the Kthinst. The minister notes extraordinary joy from the public reaction.
The piece surveys actors like Mr Toole and Miss Lind on ghost beliefs and omens. It cites Mrs Beere Miss Millward and Fanny Leslie with varied fears and rituals. It also touches on an American mind reader, Proctor, and a domestic vignette about Miss Porter and Theodore Thomas.
A jumble of ornate crafts and fashion details describes fine handkerchiefs with hemstitching and lisses in white and delicate tints. It notes lace trimming, crepe lisse fabrics, and prices, alongside stray notes on domestic life and a warning about animal protection laws in Britain.
The Missouri Republican State Convention at Sedan selected Blaine delegates for Chicago and nominated E. F. Kimball for Nebraska governor. Subcommittee chaired tariff work and other state actions are noted. Congress and other states hold conventions with Blaine favored.
A fragment lists paint line items Kalso mine Alabustine Calypsum and other coatings along with naval stores supplies and ship chandlery. It mentions agents Howl Scales and Mar Vin’s Safes and William M. Bird & Co of Cranston.
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