29 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1902
Page
1
A bold ad promises top quality suits at set price points from 5 to 20 dollars with full cash value and guarantee. It claims to beat any credit store on price and quality, urging shoppers to visit before buying elsewhere.
A historical plea from Danklin Oak Lawn and neighboring townships in Greenville Laurens and Saluda counties urging support for a constitutional amendment to Article VII Section 11. They argue bonds issued for a never-built railroad were illegal and nullified by SC Supreme Court, warn of massive taxes and property loss, and urge voters to back the amendment to dissolve corporate existence and ease debt. The letter cites cases Floyd v Perrin Congares Construction and Folcom v Ninety Six and lists local signatories from Parkin Smith Dan Oak Lawn and others.
Four hundred children born in London daily. Arbitrators named by the president in the coal strike have accepted. Mines resumed. Oklahoma corn mixed price 8125 conted white 30 gents. Farmers receive 859 ton for broom corn brush. A donor funds a Manila church with 100000. Switzerlands car drivers strike amid unrest. A hurricane in Argentina causes deaths and destruction. A French coal strike threatens like the old anthracite strike. Waterloo New York thieves steal rock mistaken for coal. New York Wart lists 15 policemen fortunes 60000 to 1000000 and questions origin. Apple crop forecast 43000000 barrels vs 37000000 prior year. Confederate veteran Jamon Albert Washington Green alive in Virginia. Massachusetts finds the motorist liable for president’s carriage crash. About 13000 horses slaughtered in Berlin private yard selling meat to poor. Jim Buchtopan hanged two hours after sentence for Hicks family murders in Texas.
A sweeping glance at recent events reports two stores and 68 bales of cotton burned at Bradley, a violent shooting spree injuring multiple people in Woodruff, a string of burglaries and robberies across the state, a dramatic self harm case near Roebuck, and a violent train confrontation at Charlotte Rock Hill. The piece lists various incidents from January to November, including a library start in Charleston, a court acquittal in Columbia, and militia reorganizations under Governor McSweeney. It notes sports results at Greenville Clewson and Furman, and mentions forthcoming reunions and agricultural activities.
The notice invites all customers who have settled debts since September 1 or pay 25 dollars on outstanding balances from October 15 to December 22 to receive numbered tickets for a drawing of prizes. Purchasers paying 25 dollars cash on goods also qualify, with stock and vehicle accounts included. Prizes include a driving horse, buggy horse, harness sets, saddle, bridle, and saddle blanket, to be distributed by a committee.
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