Grasshopper Plague Prompts Prayer in South Carolina
The Columbia paper reports widespread grasshopper incursions across the Northwest with Kansas City noting a vast migrating army. A Governor’s proclamation calls for a day of fasting and prayer, urging adherence to natural and moral laws. The piece critiques human neglect of health and ecological balance, urging reverence for nature and responsibility. It also covers wartime pay disputes, railroad stockholder meetings, and Governor Chamberlain declining Erskine College’s address due to a Yale engagement, emphasizing scholarship and civic duty.
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Columbia Commandery
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Athens maids push for law allowing marriage for women
The old maids of Athens met in convention recently and urged the Legislature to pass a law permitting women to marry. They argued that many are eager to enter the connubial state and that it should not be barred for any woman.
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California Realities Blunt the Sunny Frontier Dream
A San Francisco correspondent warns South Carolinians against California land schemes, detailing harsh climate conditions, high prices, scarce water for irrigation, and immense capital control. He contrasts lush rhetoric with rugged realities, urging readers to stay home in South Carolina.
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Court Terms and Contempt Motions in Buruzme case Docket
The court convened at 1:10 A.M. with Chief Justice Wtdses and Justices Wright and Willard. Cases include Winter v Aldfander on docket restoration, Kil crease v State, Mitchell v State, and Dyer Mc Junkin adjourned to November. Contempt proceedings issued against the State treasurer and Cardozo relator. writs returnable on June 3. Advertisements note auctions and notices for Columbia and Atlanta area events.
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Willard
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Henry Kilcrease
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John Mitchell
Dyer McJunkin
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Phineas F. Frazee
F. L. Cardozo
Mandamus
Dunbar
South Carolina Railroad listing May 25 1875
A long list of names and firms including J A Hendrix & Bro J Witcofakey Crowley & Co Lorick & Lowmnee D Senn & Son G Summers A Stork E F Hei H Solomon J D Bateman W Breiglitz C Hoffman G Hammonds Kin qd Heath J McKenzie B F Griffin G aeloy rye and others with agents and hotels noted, all tied to the May 25 1875 date for the South Carolina Railroad.
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A. Ace
Opson
M. Ehrlich & Son
Government
C. Hamberg
Columbia Hotel
C. Brookbanks
BE. Stenhouse
C. J. Lovejoy
H. Hooper
J. Waites & Co
Broad Street store swarms with stationery wonders in Charleston
In Walker, Evans & Cogswell's Charleston shop a vast stationery assortment dazzles shoppers with inkstands, letter files, envelopes, and varied office supplies. The feature highlights a vast stock second only to Baltimore, with two hurdles for buyers: cash and choosing among many suitable items.
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Walker, Evans & Cogswell
Charleston
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Antidotes and Crime Drift Through Seasonal News
The piece touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal antidote against health ills from water changes and miasma, claiming strong results for digestion, nerves, and circulation. It also notes grim local crimes linked to rum, mentions updated whaling trade, and ends with musings on word creation and dictionaries.
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