Maud Allen murder mystery in Columbia
The Columbia police find the body of Mrs. Victoria Griffin in a Sumter street well with axe wounds to the head and a throat cut. The murder occurred in her kitchen. the axe and bloody razor of her son were found. Five men jailed including three of Mrs Griffin's sons and a barber Luke Lewis. husband killed years ago in Georgia.
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Camden and Georgetown Steamboat Line Progress Report
Camden merchants push Wateree River boat line to link Camden and Georgetown. P T Villepiqne and F M Wooten rally subscriptions to stock, aiming to start before fall to move cotton and bulky freight at cheaper rates. The plan, though amid a dull season, is described as a near certainty.
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Prohibition Letter Promises End of Whiskey in Johnson City
A letter from A. M. Mettetal to Prohibitionists in Johnson City Tenn recounts a protracted fight to end liquor, claiming Tennessee’s 4 mile law and city gains. The author hails the victory, cites economic and civic improvements, and pledges national action to end whiskey ships and the Booze King.
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Sampit Road Plea Aims to Link Parish to Rosemary Route
A Sampit reader urges the construction of a new road from Mrs Gladstone on Sampit road across the swamp by an old dam past J S Newton to connect with the new link near Coker’s and Rosemary. The letter lauds the editor and notes local crops and health.
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Sampit
Ten Acre
Coker’s
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement from Georgetown Reader
A Georgetown reader from Butler Prince and Scriven Streets testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe kidney disorder symptoms. He describes nighttime urination, dark, sediment-filled secretions, back pain and morning fatigue. He reports lasting improvement after using the pills from Iseman Drug Co. Foster Milburn Co. is sole U.S. agent, price 50 cents.
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Georgetown
8. C
Dean
Iseman Drug Co
Foster-Milburn O Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan’s
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