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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1902
Page
2
Personal character adverts for obituary notices and tributes will be printed at one cent per word. A cash payment must accompany manuscript. Ads limited to a hundred words maximum. Inquiries directed to the communications department.
A statewide drive launched by Camp Wade Hampton U C V of Columbia seeks subscriptions to fund a grand monument to Gen Wade Hampton on the Capitol grounds in Columbia. The plan calls for an equestrian statue with a central committee to locate a site, raise funds through newspapers, and coordinate auxiliary efforts with the Daughters of the Confederacy and other state groups. Meanwhile Dallas hosts the Confederate Veterans reunion with thousands expected, marching bands, parades, receptions, and a Kaliphate ball at the opera house over several days ending with a queen’s coronation.
Obituary notes the death of former governor W D Simpson with wife Mrs Stobad Simpson and daughter of late Col Henery Youn. She was seven years old at death due to rheumatism and complications. A local testimonial claims Chamberlains Pain Balm eased symptoms and cured a relative, sold by J W Boll.
Local items detail Farley visitors and departures from Seneca including Mrs J P Vernor in Weispaten to Tuscaloosa Ala and Dr G McElroy heading to Pocotlot for practice. Mentions deaths near town of Mya Hoar, illness recoveries, and a large city fire in Utica with injuries and widespread damage.
A Sunday wreck on the Illinois Central at Loond, Tonn., left four dead and one injured among the passengers. The chaotic scene involved a train derailment or collision with the five victims accounting for the casualties.
State of South Carolina and Oconoh County announce a special term of the Court of Common Pleas to convene at Watshatla Court House on Monday May 12 1902 at 10 oclock a.m. Judge KR Oly, commissioned by the Governor, presiding for one week if needed. All persons with business before the court are to appear and comply as directed by the court clerk. Dated April 23 1902 signed C.K. Burns, Clerk of Court.
A vintage warning promotes Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It states kidneys filter blood every three minutes and neglect causes pain, heart strain, and general disease. A free sample and pamphlet offer are advertised from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
A fragmented 19th century narrative outlines a divorce in Irice Superior Court, a former wife remarrying a younger lover who becomes her business partner. The tale notes a depot shooting and a subsequent marriage, with references to Laxative Bromo Quinine ads and a British war cost deficit and proposed import duties.
Miss Eilon Stone is to appear before Judge Bonsonsten in the Equity Session of the Superior Court to show cause why an injunction should not restrain Trancher from delivering a lecture to her in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Cholasa tomorrow evening. The American Lecturing Association filed a bill in equity this afternoon, aided by Clarence W. Rowley, alleging a contract made through her brother on March 22 and seeking an order of notice returnable tomorrow afternoon.
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