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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1901
Page
1
Spartansville news notes urge Piedmont farmers to plant alfalfa or lucerne for stock feed and higher returns. A Greenville lightning strike injures a family, with details of damage to the home, unconscious victims, and a nearby child recovering under medical care.
Local merchants announce a shift to cash sales from August 1, ending all credit commerce. They thank customers for past support and invite continued patronage under the new cash system. Also printed is guidance from the Post Office Department on how to obtain Rural Free Delivery, including petition requirements and route details.
The document explains petitioning for rural free delivery, box requirements, carrier duties, and setup process. It lists approved mail boxes, funding responsibilities, road standards, and penalties for damaged property. It describes carrier bonds, pay, substitutions, and department control, plus postage rules and station procedures.
Patient testimonials claim Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures chronic coughs bronchitis and lung bleeds with no alcohol narcotics or substitutes. Advert claims emphasize thorough relief from respiratory diseases and constipation cured by Dr Pierce's pills.
Westminster notes listed visitors from Gastonia Habersham and Seneca. Local events include a reception for young guests at the Lesly home, convalescents at home, church and school ties, and a funeral in Rock Springs cemetery. Also mentions a park drive by the Ladies Coleman Circle and a business pitch linking Tillman to a Texas oil venture.
A Georgia woman reports netting $2,000 last year from old fashioned Georgia syrup and maintaining farm viability by raising corn fodder and peavine hay. She credits strict quality, direct samples to retailers, and refusing low prices as keys to success, noting she uses green cane mainly and avoids chemicals in boiling. She also recounts early struggles and the importance of patience to keep syrup well.
A storm near Tallahassee yesterday caused extensive damage including destruction of a house housing four colored residents and multiple fatalities. Captain A C Spiller’s henge suffered damage as lightning struck nearby. John Henderson, nearby, was knocked senseless though expected to recover. A girl died lowering a window and a man died overnight from injuries. Five colored women perished in a cabin on Gen Houston’s plantation. The two hour storm also damaged several outbuildings. The Atlanta Constitution reports its Washington correspondent Josiah IX Ohl will tour China Japan and the Philippines for a forthcoming series.
An 1901 testimonial promotes Halls Great Discovery as a kidney and bladder remedy. It claims to cure gravel diabetes seminal disorders and kidney irregularities in men and women, with mail order, one bottle for 1.00. The letter from Dr. J W Thill or Thivill endorses the remedy, urging testimonials and noting sales through druggists in St Louis and Kinley Tenn. The ad cites a testimonial from a patient near Kipton Ohio.
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