Local News and Social Notes From Edgefield
Cotton is advancing with middling at 9c. The new County Commissioners take office next month. Willlie and Minna Bee occupy the Griffin house. Jas T. Mims and family move to Jones mansion. E J Norris seeks best fertilizers and prices. G F Mims weighs selling his Edgefield telephone stake. Prof E C Dennis visits, Dr Gwaltney sick to preach, Col Whatley of Rushtin visits Edgefield and Greenwood counties. Cheatham’s Honey sold at Timmerman’s. Miss June Nicholson of China mission talks. Miss Lou Gary to speak. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic ad notes iron and quinine in tasteless form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Minna Bee
Griffin
Jas. T. Mims
Jones
Buncombe
Col
Ben Whatley
Rushtin
Edgefield
Greenwood
Col. Whatley
Perry Orion T
Shirley Whatley
June Nicholson
China
Ladies Missionary Society
M. E. Church
Our Town
Edgefield notes and social updates mix with ads and health fads
A bustling Edgefield column records Dr Gwaltney improving enough to teach, local marriages, new clerks and store moves, plus notices of people visiting, fertilizer ads, saloon openings, and medical booster claims. It also references federal figures, York ads, and a Paris sal therapy claim with Glycero phosphates and a malaria remedy.
Dor of the Genuine Laxative Brom Tablets Promise Cure
An advertisement claims the signature of Cowborne Thiv on every genuine Brom laxative tablets. It markets the product as a remedy that cures a cold and mentions it as a trusted choice for cold relief. The copy emphasizes authenticity and effectiveness.
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E.W. C
Dispensary Directors Publicize 1900 Profit Figures
Columbia S C Jan 2 Directors disclose the annual financials of the liquor dispensary system noting 1900 sales of 2 481 840 22 for eleven months with a projected year total near one million dollars higher than 1899 176 012 18 net to the state and 298 166 28 allotted to towns and counties. Grand profit 474 178 46 equal to 26 percent. 93 liquor and 23 beer dispensaries operate statewide.
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Columbis
8. C
Bryan passses through Kansas City en route home
W J Bryan rode through Kansas City on his way back from Galveston Texas and joked that he killed 17 ducks during his trip He announced The Commoner would publish its first issue about January 20 and said subscriptions were already received from 33 states and territories within a week of his plan
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Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Galveston
Texas
Germs of InfectionStamped Out at Clemson College
Clemson College staff return after winter break. Fourteen days of thorough fumigation and river-wall whitewashing completed. Board approves two extra weeks of session to recover December losses. Commencement set for June 21. A plan to build a pest house for future contagious disease cases. Edgefield Post Office letters dated January 5 1901 list names including Mrs Julian Bell Effie Douglas Pearl Pounds Guenin Thomas Abbie Adams John Miles John Sanguinette Eric Linelon.
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Clemson College
Board of Trustees
Julian Bell
Effie J Douglas
Pearl Pounds
Guenin Thomas
Abbie Addams
John Miles
John Sanguinette
Eric Linelon
W. H. Brunsox
P. M
Carlyle’s Tobacco and a Razorback Hog Display
In Chelsea a tobacconist once supplied Carlyle his favorite weed and the 72 year old author resisted a doctor’s warning to quit. He declared a country walk weakness proved nothing and returned to smoking, later favoring a Dublin clay pipe the “Repeal.” A Razor Back hog from Indian Territory, 225 pounds, competes in the bacon class as Tennessee storytellers tout razorbacks climbing trees and beating a horse, noting razorbacks are costly for lard makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Cheyne Row
Carlyle
Sir Charles
Gavan Duffy
Dublin
Tennessee
Cotton Market Holds Firm as January Outlook Persists
In New York the year opens with a slight cotton advance but no clear market breakthrough. Trading remains tepid, dominated by professionals, with gains tied to modest supply movement, improved Manchester trade signals, and January contracts. March falls to about 9.60 while market tone stays steady as outlooks on receipts and planting season influence sentiment.
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New York
China
Manchester
Shorts
Bears
Jas. Riordan
He's Good on Ducks Georgetown Hunt at Murphy Island
The Water Lily boat reached Georgetown harbor with ducks aboard as the Cleveland party plans a week of hunting at Murphy Island preserves. Capt. Robly D. Evans and Lamberton relocate there while Mr. Cleveland stays with Gen. E. P. Alexander. Cleland gains physical benefits from the outing. The News and Courier lists Charleston whites who died in 1900, totaling 346 aged 21 and over.
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Hewitt
Paris
Robart
Mac
Georgetown
Mr. Cleveland
Robly D. Evans
Lamberton
Murphy Island
The
News and Courier
Charleston
Mother's Friend A relief for expectant mothers in childbirth
The ad praises Mother's Friend a topical lotion that is rubbed into the abdomen to increase elasticity and strength for easier delivery. It claims the remedy prevents internal harm and spares pain during labor, emphasizing that it is never taken internally.
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Tampa
Fla
Lottie
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta, Ga
Real estate agent W N Burnett schedules across towns
W N Burnett, real estate agent, lists timings and routes through Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Saluda, Hendersonville, Calhoun Falls, Raeigh, Nomalk, Pstenburg, Ricknond, Augusta, Allendale, Fairfax, Yemassee, Port Royal, Beaufort and nearby stops. The sequence shows arrival times from 4:45 am to 7:30 pm across multiple districts and cities.
Gold in The Treasury Sets New Record In Treasury
Washington reports the gross gold in the treasury at 480,709,005 dollars, a new peak. Treasuer Ellis H. Roberts cites prosperity and rising gold production as reasons, noting prior high holdings in 1889 and the United States as creditor nation of the world.
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Washington
Treasury
Ellis H. Roberta
United States
Real Estate Listings Around Edgefield and Woodlawn
Real estate ads offer 80 to 136 acre farms near Woodlawn with tenant houses and prices around 5 per acre, Edgefield town houses with outbuildings, and multiple Edgefield and Trenton sites. Properties include a 1,340 acre Pickens estate option, several town lots, and a 485 acre farm with six tenant dwellings, all listed by W N Burnett and associates.
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Woodlawn
Trenton
W. N. Burnett
Geter Street
Strom
Edgefield
Gray Street
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Fecefield Advertiser
Miss Mamie Lake
Columbia
Board of County Commissioners
E.J. Norris
Geo. F. Mims
E.C. Dennis
Cheatham’s
Atj
Timmerman’s
Grove
Bessie Walker
Macon
Senator Sheppard
Rainsford, Strom
A Mayson
Ninety Six
J.S. Jordan
W. E. Prescott
Julia A. King
Cogburn
Johnston
Bryan Homestead
Columbia Street
A. Rosenthal
Broad Street
Augusta
Otey Reed Strother
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Benj. Strother
Lincoln Home Journal
Messrs Campbell
Oscar Strom
T. C. Strom
Advertiser
T. A. Odum
D. H. Russell
Anderson
S.C
Tsell
E. J.noris
Edgefield County
F.N. K. Bailey
Department of the Baptist Courier
Geo. W. Scott
S.U.C. L
Hettie Sheppard
Effie Allen
W.J. Bryan
Great Weekly
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Edgefield and
Vicinity
W. J. Roppey
Buck Hill
Ellen Brooks
Amelia Dunton
A. F. Giovanni
Abrams&, Hewitt
Wm H. Howell
Johns Hopkins University
Loeb and Lingle
University of Chicago
Howitt
Rebecca Jones
Lewis Jones
Atlanta
Chicago Times-Herald
W.T. U
Rosenthal
Union
Statera
Jan Acquaintance
Rube
Ley
Grova
Lynch’s Drug Store
Flagusta
Georgia
Carolina
the Commoner
Edgefield C. H
Dorn & Mims
Charles Duffy
Carlye
Chicago
Rock-a-Bye
W.N. Burnett
Charleston & Western Carolina Railway
Ashville
Ashy'lle
Ashy Lly
Spartanburg Ly
Greenville
Laurenos
Green Wood
Savannah
Calhoun Falls
Raeigh
Nomalk
Pstenburg
Rick Nond
Sipm
Allendale
Fairfax
Yemassee
Tear
Charlesto
Port Royal
Jeaufort
Spartanburg
Southern Railway
W.j.crain
T. M. Emerson
Bell & Davis
H. Parker
Main Street
Pickens Estate
John B.hill
Adm
Clint Tompkins
Modoc
wiFor Sare
Court House
West End
Jeter Street
Price
South Carolina
Annie M. Timmerman
D. Timmerman
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Richmond, Va
Charleston, S. C
Hoed
Ichurch
Triumph
Southland
Caine Cases
Uoléea Ask
Waleut
Mahogany
Thomas & Barton CO
Augusta, GA
Sa ‘Es
D.T. Grice
Henry C. Watson
Grice & Watson, Livery Stables
Grice
IGEO
T. Sharpton
Edghefield, Ss
Chronicle B’ld
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Ama Lda
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Engeey
Ang Sa A
Darina Gamer de
AP. Padgett
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