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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1925
Page
6
Advertisers are quoted rates for display notices at 25 cents per word and local reading notices at 10 cents four times a week. Probate notices including Citations Final Discharge Debtors and Creditors cost 3.00 each. The passage also includes editorial remarks and quirky lines about advertising and learning.
The article observes Tennessee’s pattern of resisting reform by highlighting its status as the last state to grant woman suffrage, underscoring a conservative stance on social change.
Readers note that critics who say President Coolidge speaks rarely have not yet identified the White House spokesman. The remark suggests questions about who represents the administration in public statements.
A humorous take notes that critics claim evolution differs from Darwinian monkeys and jokes about organized primate activity, framing the debate as a lighthearted social commentary.
A reader ponders why a man who would bow to a lady in a ballroom feels free to claim the road with impunity, seeking guidance on proper manners and respect in public conduct.
Taxanxoat losses to the American public attributed to commercial fraud reach 250 million dollars. Barnum's birthrate idea reportedly runs higher than one per minute according to the report.
Rev Da Jour Roncn Stratton urged New York parishioners to name the Rockefeller church under Dr Fosdick the Socony church asking if immersions would be in oil a provocative sermon with speculation on branding in religious life
Chancerton Brown of New York University tells graduates that thinking is not a luxury but a duty. He warns time may require college youths to think as a necessity rather than a choice.
The piece notes statisticians deem the two dollar bill unlucky. It cites rulers named James II and Charles II among England France Scotland and mentions Ethelred II and Edward II. It also suggests July IV may be luckier than Henry XIII.
The state cut the cosmetics tax from 20 percent to 4 percent after widespread nonpayment by women and druggists fueled by cross border shopping. Officials admit the levy failed to collect revenue and acknowledge private business reliance on the tax could not endure.
The piece argues that in South Carolina women have led a revolt against what is viewed as an unjust tax system. It asserts taxpayers, especially women, can withhold consent to taxes and ultimately influence laws through ballots. It claims the majority holds power to shape equity and justice in taxation.
An article fragment notes a woman attempted suicide after facing car payment troubles. The piece reflects on how debt and vehicle finance pressures can drive despair and mentions threats to repossess the car. The writing quotes Patrick Henry and comments on dangers of motor cars.
William E. Johnson presented a cotton bloom from his nearby field at Aiken on Monday. Conyers Woolsey and H. C. Hahn also offered blooms to The Standard for display.
An herbal balm named Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy is promoted for kidney problems without alcohol or habit forming drugs. The product claims purification benefits and relief when other remedies fail and sells six bottles for $6 with a satisfaction guarantee. Beaumont, Texas based Hobo Medicine Company is listed for order.
All persons indebted to the estate of Miss Sallie Courtney are urged to make payment and all persons with claims against the estate should present itemized verified claims to the undersigned W.O. J. Q. Sfigler and Alvin W. Weeks.
Probate action in Aiken County cites and admonishes all heirs and creditors to show cause why Albert Toole should not be appointed Administrator of the estate of Edward H. Toole deceased. Hearing set for June 29, 1925 at 1:00 a.m. in the Court House, Aiken, before Judge George R. Webb.
Public sale will be held in front of the Court House at Aiken on Monday July 6 1925 for a lot in the City of Aiken bounded by Warneke Croft Newberry Street Henderson Johnson and Vincent. Cash with deed and stamp taxes. bidder must deposit 200 as good faith. Edward Croft Master for Aiken County.
Harriett Smith applies for appointment as Administratrix of the estate of Sam Smith deceased and is cited to show cause at the Court House in Aiken on June 20 1925 at 11 oclock a m why she should not be appointed als prayed by the citation.
Rebecca McKie and Robert McKie Administratrix and Administrator of Horace McKie deceased announce their final return on July 6 1925 at noon and will seek final discharge at that time.
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