Piedmont Letters Paint a Bustling Town and Growing Industries
Piedmont reports a population around four thousand with over one thousand on the payroll at the Piedmont Manufacturing Co. W X Beattie and J D Sloan hold key roles while A P Dodson is noted as a local resident. The mill produces a cloth variety daily, shipping worldwide. annual cloth value nears one and a half million dollars if run continuously. The piece comments on export trade to China, local notable families, and evolving rail service including Southern efforts and a proposed electric line from Belton to Greenville. Weather quirks, garden toil, and local transport issues mix with reflections on civic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Iditarn Keo-wee Courier
W.X. Beattie
Piedmont Manufacturing Co
J. 1D
Sloan
James Seaborn
Juilla
China
A. P. Dodson
Oronee
Dodson
Lesat
Sanesa
Bill Hombree
Alao
Thia
Bill Baa
John Barleycorn
Daugher
Misa Exio
Hampton Marcantiile Co
New York
Charley Bartlett
Walhalla
Fair Play
Townville
Mr. Bartlett
Tia
Southern
Belton
Greenville
Chicago
Insidious Kidney Trouble Warns of Hidden Danger
An underscored warning about kidney disease notes its insidious onset and potential fatal outcomes. It urges early action with Fo ley’s Kidney Care to correct irregularities and prevent Bright’s disease and diabetes, attributed to Dr. J. W. Bell.
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Fo‘ley
Bright
J. W. Bell
Fined 16000 For Obscene Material In New York
New York April 11 fines totaling 916000 were imposed yesterday on James Gordon Bennett and the New York Herald Company after guilty verdicts on printing obscene matter and mailing it. Hy W Gilliam Herald manager faced 1000 dollar fine. the Herald corporation 5000 dollars. James Gordon Bennett 10000 dollars. Fines paid in court. The case grew from the Heralds famous personal and red light columns, a long running feature.
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New York
James Gordon
The
Herald
Bowen
Waynn
W. van
Foley
Water in the Milk Confession at Odd Meeting
An open experience meeting ends with a humorous yet revealing exchange as Brother Jones admits speaking out and others claim involvement in the milk and cow incident. Brother Brown confesses to milking and knowing about ity while a speaker accuses the seller of the cow of nonpayment.
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Brother Jones Arceo
Anid
Brotherin
Brother Brown
Sister Jones
Brother Jones
Thors Ord Kidney Remedy Claims Safe, Legal
An ad for Thors Ord Kidney remedy promises many kidney cures with no opiates and compliance with national food and drug laws. It offers a thirty day treatment for one dollar and is sold by Dr. J W Bell in Walhalla and by Littney in London.
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J. W. Bell
Walhalla
Littney
London
Three Things to Cherish and Govern From Theos Fnings
A fragmentary aphorism attributed to Theos Fnings outlines three cherished items home friends and country, three governing aims tongue temper and actions, and cautions against idleness and profanity. It adds dislikes of cruelty meanness ingratitude and calls for cultivating sympathy cheerfulness and contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lome
Knights of Pythias Lodge Installed at Calhoun
The Calhoun Lodge 8 C Knights of Pythias was installed Tuesday night April 10 in the Masonic Hall. Officers led by acting Grand Chancellor Commander D W Hiatt presided. Sixteen candidates were admitted as Clemson Lodge No 184 installed its own officers. One of the best attended lodges in the state, with 185 knights and 19 lodges represented.
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Greenville News
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Calhoun
Wo. Goldsmith, Jr
W. CG. Smith
Finance
O. R. Doyle
at-Arma
W. A. Tripp
W. B. Glenn
Grand Inner Guard
Joe E. Hop
Grand Outer Guard
Whitmire
J. N. Morgan
Clemavn
South Carolina
Sencon
J. H. Thornwell
Daniel
J. E. Boggs
Doyle
J. H. Graig
I. A. Hines
Clemson Lodge
Devoe Paint and Diamond Talk Headline
A jumbled letter from New York touts Devoe paint and its saving superiority over rivals. It compares gallon efficiency, costs, and longevity, urging homeowners to choose quality. A second anecdote notes a Scottish visitor in New York reacting to a statue scene with witty chatter.
Establishment of High Schools in South Carolina
State Superintendent of Education will issue a pamphlet on establishing high schools under the new act. The pamphlet will include the act text, school bonding details, and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education. It outlines four steps: election, application, innovation, and continuation to form high school districts, with guidance for counties on petition forms and filings. The message urges cooperation to enable free tuition and broader enrollment, noting anticipated applications and state support.
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Columbia
State Superintendent of Education
Ighaeboola
General Assembly
Martin
Brats Board of Education
South Carolina
Lesa
Bald
State High School
Mutual
England
Congress
New York
Georgia
Ita
Aafont
United States
Chicago
America
Pardoned Man Wary of Prison Nightfall Inquiries
Willie Sell, freed after 21 years in the Kanina State Penitentiary, asked the warden where he might stay tonight as he sought direction after his release. His murder case dated to 1886, involving his father mother sister and brother. A separate paragraph advertises a collapsible tube pile remedy offered by J W Bell of Walhalla and W J Lunney of Sensoa for piles.
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Lansing
Kana
Willie Sell
Kanina State Penitentiary
J. W. Bell
Walhalla
W. J. Lunney
Sensoa
Snow Buries Regions As Storm Presses On
Six inches of snow fell in the Ogdenaburg area with more snow falling. Montreal reports thirteen inches of snow and heavy drifting. St Paul notes deteriorating traction on the Canadian Northern due to the blizzard disrupting western rail service all year.
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Ogdenaburg
Montreal
St. Paul
Minn
Canadian Northern Railway
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M. C.D
Standaro Oil Company
Theos Fnings
K. of P. Lodge
R. A. Malar Walballs
Diamonte
Alze
Snother
Paintorn
Jowalora
Apmirtinon
F. W. Devad & Co
Sceotchman
Washington
Sandy
Sursharadaar
Rocky Mountain
Walhalla Drug Company
Ithina
Thoconem
Southern Mutual
Coatminator
Ieniowe
Joan
Carton
David To Norris
Jomon H. Adams
Robert J. Marat
Willian Haley
William F. Cheswell
Charlon W. Hitchford
Matthaw
Sullivan
Oconee County
Staten
Alford
Midat
WIM
Thomas Candler
Coaniler Building
Atlanta
B. F. Simmons
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