28 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1901
Page
1
The Edgefield Advertiser issue of August 28 1901 carries advertising rates for subscriptions and notices with rates for first and subsequent insertions. It includes political quips about McLaurin Tillman and local commentary on editors locating hell, mosquitos and rheumatism fasting claims, golf crops and printer governors.
A provincial admonition warns Ben Tillman against entering Ohio to speak on lynch law and the dispensary. The letter mocks prohibition, praises Tillman’s role in the South Carolina liquor system, and predicts his lasting legacy amid political controversy. Ohio is urged to let him pass without confrontation.
A reader argues after Col Neal was convicted of state law violations that mercy should not override court decisions. The letter contends executive clemency undermines justice, urging respect for courts and equal application of penalties regardless of influence or status.
Spartanburg Free Lance endorses Edgefield as home to many capable leaders, urging voters to judge by ability rather than residence. The piece cites W H Timmerman as a gubernatorial candidate, notes several others seeking high office, and argues Edgefield’s strong representation proves executive skill and openness rather than concealment.
In Edgefield a writer laments public indifference to newspapers and the inconsistency of townsfolk. A man may vow to travel to Buffalo for the Pan American exposition, yet be seen about town the day the paper hits the streets, rendering the promise moot and questioning the paper’s reliability.
A reflective column laments newspaper errors and the fragility of public trust. It cites a false health rumor about a prominent figure, a summer teachers’ opening date confusion, and the harsh fate of publishing mistakes versus professional errors by lawyers, merchants, doctors, or editors.
An advertisement extols Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic as superior to quinine, claiming a day’s dose cures fever and malaria faster. It urges a full course to banish malarial poisoning, notes a 50 cent price and a one cent return if it fails.
Converse College presents thirty trained teachers and 427 students from twenty states with standards A B and A M courses. Campus spans 66 acres with modern buildings, library, laboratories, gymnasium and conservatory of music. Next session begins Sept 25 1901. write to President Benjamin Wilson Spartanburg SC for catalogue. The best prescriptions for malaria chills and fever is Grove's Tasteless Chill Tome iron and quinine tasteless. No cure no pay 50 cents.
A promotional piece likens women's health to music, urging internal wellness for outer well being. It touts Bradfield's Female Regulator as the safe quick cure for leui to, womb issues, nervousness, headaches, backache and general weakness, claiming thousands of prior cures and offering a free illustrated booklet upon writing.
An old practitioner touts a complete treatment for Catarrh called Snurr bottles at one dollar per package. The copy stresses permanent cures, quick relief from fever and cough, and guarantees, with a mail order to Dept. C 441 Bowis B. Giles & Company Philadelphia. It also contains other local notices including church directions and a request for housing.
An advertorial claim offers a home cure for liquor addiction named the Home Gorp Cure. It promises a painless, nonnoxious antidote to alcohol poisoning, sold for one dollar with full directions and physician advice on request. Products are mailed confidentially from Philadelphia, claimants encouraged to cure themselves at home without publicity.
Fragmentary times and place names for multiple destinations including Greenwood Laurant Spartanburg Hendersonville Saluda Asheville and Glenn Springs. Entries show irregular times and misspelled locations, hindering full interpretation of routes or schedule context.
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