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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1901
Page
1
A local retailer touts Bion F. Reynolds Shoes for Men Julia Marlowe Shoes for Women and Battle-Axe Shoes for Everybody. The store claims the line is the best shown and urges customers dissatisfied with current footwear to try their shoes. The stock includes an overshoe selection.
News from Newberry Ob server analyzes Gov. Candler veto of the Georgia Legislature measure to create county dispensaries. It argues the bill would not curb temperance, might worsen underage drinking, threaten rural morals, and fail to relieve local taxes. The piece cites arguments for and against, noting the liquor lobby and political implications.
Democratic United States Senators held a caucus to consider committee assignments, aiming for a united front. Senators Jones and Teller participated. McLaurin was absent. The caucus discussed proposed changes by Republicans to committees on commerce irrigation foreign relations and agriculture, with Democrats opposing several shifts while seeking to retain influence. An advisory note from Senator Tillman urged frequent conferences to maintain unity.
The article claims fruit reduces rheumatic acidity by altering digestive acids in the blood and aiding elimination of rheumatic acid. It lists ripe grapes peaches strawberries apricots oranges very ripe pears figs dates baked apples and stewed fruits as digestible options and suggests a fruit only diet for one or two days weekly with a modified fruit diet deemed beneficial.
An OCR excerpt discusses disfigurement from alin disease and torment linked to pimples eruptions and other skin issues tied to blood impurity. It touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure purging humors from blood and claims no alcohol opiates or narcotics. Also mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as supporting aid.
The Anderson Daily Mail condemns the sensational public clash between Senators and urges the Senate to declare both seats vacant or let the people decide. It notes the quarrel harms state politics and could lead to a costly summer campaign, preferring a final verdict by voters.
The clipping blends ads and political items. It notes Pat Collins winning the mayoral race by a large margin amid Roosevelt policy criticisms. It also promotes laxative tablets stamped C C C and a subscription offer for two papers at a discounted rate, plus a note on 1890s Republican views on Philippine affairs.
Governor Ju Grant writes from Tuiloban Leyte to John F. Tatham recounting life as Leyte Governor, salaries, staff, and a brutal massacre 40 miles south at Ballan wigi where Company C Infantry lost officers and most prisoners were killed or captured. He notes extensive looting, mutilation, and a large native death toll, with ongoing combat across Samar and warnings of further unrest.
A Richmond News letter mocks a South Carolina bill banning pistols under twenty inches or three pounds, effective July 1, 1902. It lampoons class bias, foresees constitutional challenges, and warns of absurd consequences for voters, lawmakers, and the common man. The piece ends with a playful aside on kidney health.
Friends of Court Stenographer Wyatt Aiken of Abbeyille announce his candidacy for Congress from the Third District. Aiken has served as court stenographer for the Eighth Judicial Circuit and is well known among circuit figures. The field is expected to be crowded and the contest likely lively. Three youths from Montgomery faced a penitentiary incident after assaulting a drunken countryman in an alley.
Doraville reports a bloody knife duel aboard the Southern Bell accommodation train bound for Atlanta. James Pierce, a farmer, killed Thomas Collins, a Sheltonville merchant, after a quarrel over land and a disputed marriage settlement. Collins is gravely wounded, Pierce dies shortly after, and several passengers assist as Conductor Willingham and local men intervene.
The December issue of The Southern Field notes the Blue Ridge Railway Company recently purchasing the former Blue Ridge Railroad line from Anderson to Walhalla, SC, a 34 mile route in the Upper Piedmont region. It highlights Walhalla as a growing town with cotton mills and other industries, Seneca as a nearby rail junction, and mentions Oconee County’s timber, soil, and mountainous scenery. The piece also includes a health advert about deafness and a promotion for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Middleton December 9 Ming Nina M Tingley arrived to work at Wingin's jewelry store four months ago and wed Robert Dugdale, a prosperous merchant, after he pressed her to marry. A dressmaker prepared a gown and a ceremony followed within five hours at the Central boarding house where they stayed. The note adds a government expense tally and a quip on the nation’s wealth.
The Riu Tidge Railway Company disclosed daily excursion fares from Pendleton and nearby lines to the Charleston Expo. Rates begin November 1901 and continue through May 1909 with a final holding period. tickets are sold daily at a fixed fare and must be paid aboard.
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