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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1906
Page
4
A collage of light verses and anecdotes from a historical issue. Jokes range from romance misfires to family theater, with quips about a vicar, a sexton and a lazy hunter. The tone is witty, observational, and typical of period humor columns.
Local notes report visits by Mrs. W R Brown and Mrs. Russell to York county relatives, a Yorkville family gathering, and a Jackson family visit. A house fire on Sandy River Road killed a five year old and injured another child. Coroner Leckie to hold inquest into Wm Keighley death linked to cocaine given by two men. Excursion train to Edgemont, with eight coaches and two engines, described as rugged and risky. Obituary for Mrs Nancy Ford of Blackstock aged 88. Gastonia Gazette notes Dr Sloan fellowship worry in Commercial Club, and Aunt Polly Stroup dies at her sister’s home. Col Robert Abernethy’s horse Mary Leach dies suddenly. Fourth of July planners appoint Claude A. Bury to secure mounted salute gun. Bury’s naval service noted.
An article urges British hunters to pursue big game in Burma's Irrawaddy valley. It argues tiger shooting offers superior sport to African hunting, notes colonization by Mr Stripes, and frames the British Nimrod as rescuing locals from dangerous intruders and offering humane intervention.
A veteran detective from the Sun argues there is no honor among criminals. He recounts cases of New York cracksmen in Trenton and Chicago who posed as cops to steal, then faced no stigma from peers. A Philadelphia spark grafters tale ends with mutual deception and a sharp punchline on gang ethics.
The article surveys historic long distance horse riding exploits from Renaissance messengers to 19th century riders. It cites Robert Cary’s 400 mile three day journey to Edinburgh, Wolsey’s rapid voyage via Calais, and later feats across Africa, Europe, and England, including the Berlin Vienna ride and multiple endurance wagers with noted riders and horses.
Brig Gen J W Bubb ordered to St Paul to command the Dakota department and Major Fredrick W Sibley of the Second Cavalry, stationed at Fort Snelling, previously served with Bubb in 1876 campaigns against the Sioux. The piece recounts their past bravery and notable incidents including a river crossing near Fort Fetterman and the Sibley Scout episode amid hostile Sioux pursuit. The accounts draw on St Paul Pioneer Press sources and biographical mentions from Finerty and Grouard.
A historical column notes cases where people were made to consume written works to satire bibliophilia. It recounts Barnabo Visconti forcing papal delegates to eat a bull and other accounts of rulers and authors being compelled to swallow manuscripts or documents under threat or punishment. It also includes a Bailey apostrophe to truth urging justice, peace, and a standard of truth over power.
The piece notes Jeremiah Clemens author and former Alabama congressman. Published 1860 by J. B. Lippincott & Co. the work faced suppression attempts by Hamilton supporters. It promises six weeks of installments starting Tuesday June 12 and hints buyers may struggle to find copies in the North.
The timetable lists No. 114 daily eastbound from Marion to Kingville with stops at Blacksburg Smyrna Hickory Grove Sharon Yorkville Tirzah Rock Hill Catawba Lancaster and Camden. Fares shown from Blacksburg to Camden at 45 cents. Officials Brooks Morgan and R W Hunt are named for inquiries in Atlanta and Charleston.
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