Sale conditions for in-store shoe fittings and delivery
The notice states no rebate checks will be issued and no goods on trial. Shoes will be fitted in the store and packages can be delivered G. O. D. to any part of town if desired.
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
1
The notice states no rebate checks will be issued and no goods on trial. Shoes will be fitted in the store and packages can be delivered G. O. D. to any part of town if desired.
Henry Watterson denounces the Ohio State Convention and Bryanism in a strong editorial. He urges unity among Republicans to win, warns that Bryan’s tactics sow disunion, and signals a new day for the party. The piece mixes political critique with sharp partisan rhetoric.
In New York on July 24 a casing failure on a Brooklyn Bridge support cable caused seventeen girders to collapse and total traffic closure. A panicked crowd surged toward the ends, police and ambulances mobilized as vendors and crowds swarmed the spans amid chaos and injuries.
A dated advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Infallible Prescription as a remedy for womanly disease. It claims quick restoration to health, reduction of inflammation and ulceration, and strength for weak women. Includes patient testimonials and offers free literature on receipt of stamps.
For this sale the price of every article has been reduced and the careful buyer will find bargains rarely heard of in this section. Gash brings the prices down and you will be agreeably surprised to see how much more merchandise a little money will buy.
A scattered column from Oakway July reports Misses Anna Beardan Iva Moore Cordelia Bearden and Nan Maloy visiting relatives in Westminster Greenville and Walhalla. Mentioned are Will Winley Minnie and Mando Zachary, plus a long fake medical cure advertisement for dyspepsia and catarrh. Also notes a July scene in Valdosta Georgia with cotton disease talks and a political jab at Chicago and Kansas City platforms.
An advertisement touts a “Wonder Cure” from Hall’s Great Discovery that supposedly heals life long kidney and bladder troubles in men and women and even children. It markets a two month supply for a dollar plus testimonials and domestic availability. The piece also mentions unrelated notice about cotton twine contracts and a cautionary tale about sensational stories.
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