Farming advice urges self sufficiency and corn focus in South Carolina
A South Carolina reader from Keowee Couriers shares farming reflections urging farmers to learn via periodicals, plant more corn, use wheat drills for oats, and apply proper fertilizers. He argues for self reliance, debt avoidance, and reduced cotton emphasis to improve land health and living standards, noting local experiences and community efforts like Confederate Home uniforms.
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Keowee Couriers
Eral Staton
Old Country
South Carolina
Dro Ot. G. GC
Fahnestock
Governor Miles B McSweeney Dies in Maryland
Former South Carolina Governor Miles B McSweeney died at Mount Hope retreat near Baltimore after months of illness. Born in Charleston in 1855 he rose from a newspaper seller to publisher of the Hampton County Guardian and Ninety Six Guardian. He served in the state legislature and as lieutenant governor before becoming governor in 1904. He left politics after his term to devote himself to journalism with his Guardian papers.
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Baltimore
Miles B. McSweeney
Hampton
D. C
Mount Hope
Eugene B. McSweeney
McSweeney
Mhee Mattle Porel
Miles P. Eugene B
Leonora
William M
John McLaurin
Edward DeVant
Miles Benjamin McSweeney
Charleston
Columbia
Washington and Lee University
Charleston Typo
Ninety-Six
Guardian Antil
Hampton County Guardian
South Carolina Press Association
Carolina
Hampton County
W. H. Kilerbe
the Guardian
Mc Sweeney
Te Democratic Executive Committee
Sunshine and 29th Co news from Little River area
In Little River Oct 1 report, rains cut forage crop and damaged fodder. Notices include births, school changes, and residents traveling to North Carolina. A Salem church decision and Sunshine Society acts for a sick neighbor are noted along with local farewells. A child’s church baptism in a chair and a Glenville- area move are mentioned.
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Little River
Mary Buggess
Jevassee
E. Colins
Mary BE. Holden
Jocassee
Nancy Robertson
Us Place
Cheohee
Addie Grogan
Smeltzer
James Corbin
Republic
Ala
J. 3. Holden
James Nichols
North Carolina
Wade Crow
Whiteside Cove
N. C
William Cannon
Shockley & Hughes’ Planet
Saw Mills
Elisha
Bryan Holden
W. M. Perry
Seneca
Mr. Kelley
Kate Alexander
Burgess
Ida Talley
Christopher
Tamassee
John Pearson
Namma Alexander
Bethel
Pickens County
Duncan
Salem
Thia
Salem Baptist Church
Hiawatha Sunshine Society of
J. J. Collins
M. Huh
Temperance speakers draw full Rock Springs church audience
In Rock Springs on October 26 Mrs Herbert and Miss Emma Gary lectured on temperance to a packed congregation. Gary spoke on global topics and the dangers of whiskey, highlighting millions spent on temperance and missions, and the event ended with fundraising cards and applause.
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Richland
Herbert
Gary
Rock Springs Church
United States
Emma Gary
Center
China
Japan
Iher
New York City
London
South Carolina
Crooks
J. L. Singleton
Herbe
Miss Gary
Congress
White House
Unusual death by own action in New Orleans
Sam King, a Malay fisherman reputed to be Louisiana’s wealthiest, hanged himself from a tree last night. His body was found this morning with blood vessels broken in the head and neck. He had claimed recent flood losses left him penniless.
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New Orleans
Sam King
Louisiana
King
After Suffering Ten Years Lydia Pinkham Cure Promised
Letter from Mrs. Andor Joney of Marston Nut reports relief after ten years of inflammatory and ulcerative female troubles. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made from native roots and herbs, with restoring health and sleep. A claim states thousands of cures and free personal advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
N.J
Lydia B. Pinkham
Andor Joney
Marston
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Orrs Rifles Hold Reunion at Abbeville Ceremony
The annual reunion of Orrs Regiment of Rifles was held in Abbeville with about one hundred survivors and attendees from several regiments. A morning program at the City Mall featured a Dixie choir, memorials for Gen Hemphill, and an address by J Hemphill of the Charleston News and Courier. A tribute visit to Melrose Cemetery and a roll call of survivors followed, with J W Guyton reelected president and next reunion planned for Belton.
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Abbeville
Orr
Regiment of Rifles
Rosenberg's Hall
Wy. G. Magill
J.C. Iltis
M.‘J. Coleman
J. L. McMillan
Dixie
Henry Stokes
Wm. N. Graydon
Sylvester Bleckley
Anderson
Belton
Melrose Cemetery
Hemphill
John Eskew
J. W. Guyton
Dunlap
Burnett
Orr's Rifles
W. T. Magli
Lr PT
Stribling
W. A. Barron
Samuel Maw
Samuel Nell
Dol Eskew
J. H. McDonald
A. M. Guyton
J. J. Gilmer
Scott
Compan Samuel Ragsdale
David Greer
J. W. ‘Thompson
Thomas Wiley
M.A. ‘Terrell
John, Greene
J. J. Clements
W. T. Bearden
W. Burgess
R. A. Greer
John O. Hart
A. Jones
HL. Brandt
Turner Hills
A. Purdy
God
Simpson
W.A. Lanter
LB. Teasley
GP. McPerrin
G. FM. Calvert
Cotton Gaining Above Seventeen Cents In Patten Interview
James A. Patten of Chicago, famed wheat market manipulator, tells New York Journal of Commerce he believes cotton will top 17 cents and discusses his private wire system, market tactics, and views on supply demand. He notes 850000 bales likely used for auto tires and predicts higher cotton consumption with wool tariff changes.
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Jas. A. Patten
New York Journal of Commerce
James A. Patten
Chicago
William Street
Mr. Patten
Journal of Commerce
Cottarkot
Sully
Texas
Patten
Michar
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted In 1900s Advertisements
An old advertisement sample touts Foley's Honey and Tar for throat irritation and cough relief, claiming it warms inflamed lungs and expels cold. It includes testimonials from W. Bell of Walhalla and G. Fritz of Oneonta praising Orino Laxative for constipation and liver trouble, and notes California dairy production reaching 48,769,585 pounds in the year ending September 20.
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Louis Boon
Norway
Mich
Moley
Foley
J. W. Bell
Woley
G. Fritz
Oneonta
N. Y
Litte
Gil
W. Bell
California State Dairy Bureau
Mine owners pare 11 disappearance mystery ends in coin toss tragedy
Los Angeles October 1. David Eldridge, a mine owner missing in the desert for weeks, reportedly wagered his life on a coin toss with Matapat Mike, the last to see him. They split provisions after losing water and burros. Eldridge won the toss and drank his one gallon while Eldridge headed toward Greenwater for help, but no trace was found. Eldridge was son of Benjamin Eldridge, a wealthy Minnesota manufacturer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
David Eldridge
Matapat Mike
Mfssing
Partos
Eldridge
Mike
Edridge
Benjamin Eldridge
Telescope Peak
Hldridge
Mic
Greenwater
Milo
Rembrandt Masterpiece Likely Owned by Col Simpson
Anderson October 2. Col Simpson of Pendleton is believed to own one of two missing Rembrandt masterpieces valued above fifty thousand dollars. The Apostle Paul writing the epistles is the subject, matching Rembrandt records of the lost painting. Clemson left the picture to Simpson after obtaining it from a Belgian monastery. Simpson sent it to Washington for verification.
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Col Simpson
Washington, D. C
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