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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1902
Page
4
The Reptace Courier announces that obituaries and tributes of Teapect will be printed free of charge if under one hundred words. Advertisements or longer notices require payment at one canta word, with cash accompanying the manuscript.
A reflective piece argues parents and teachers must choose between coercion and moral suasion to gain obedience. It warns punishment harms inner motivation, urges tailoring discipline to each child's character, and endorses voluntary obedience over force. The text contrasts consequences of fear with outcomes of kindness and steady guidance.
A disputed meditation on child discipline urges moral training, restraint, and honest reward to shape will and character. The piece cites imitation, parental mood, and truthful promises as keys to upbringing, then reports Major E. P. McKissick of Asheville dying of apoplexy at Monticello Hotel in Norfolk, with remains sent to Union, Washington for interment.
One in four has a weak heart and may die without prompt treatment. The ad asserts Dr Miles New Heart Cure tones heart action enriches blood and improves circulation, recounts a testimonial from Mrs L J Cantrell of Waxahachie Texas, and notes availability from all druggists with a free book offer from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Ind.
Penelope and Justine discuss a planned marriage prompted by a suitor's persistent calls. They joke about increasing visits and family beliefs, concluding that marriage will occur once the calls reach seven, ending their evenings together.
Land for sale two tracts totaling about 204 acres with dwelling and barn, Crawford occupant, two miles south of Clomaon College. Adjacent land features woodlands of about 30 acres one mile southwest of Pendleton. Prices by inquiry to J J Sitton, agent, Pendleton. Also odd entries about a “one year for the sum of 2” fragment.
A reader from Bamberg County details a pit storage method that preserves potatoes with minimal rot and weight loss. Dig before frost, place on cool damp earth, avoid straw on the bottom, use a roof of boards and earth cover, and fill pits three by six by five feet. The system, praised as superior to drying, suggests potential for apples and other fruits.
In Corinth Mississippi on September 28 a mob of over five thousand burned Tom Clark alias Will Gibson a young Black man at the stake after he confessed to the murder of Mrs Carey Whitfield and other crimes. The execution followed intense public pressure though some officials opposed the burning citing due process. Clark claimed he killed two men on an excursion train in Mississippi and described other crimes including an assault on a Black woman and theft from a physician. His relatives in Memphis were granted a farewell visit before the stake burning.
Alexandra Joseph a young Syrian girl driven by separation from her lover attempts to cross into the United States but is denied entry over immigration concerns. After multiple setbacks the couple’s hopes end when she leaps from a moving Michigan Central train near Newport, killing herself. The tragedy follows years of effort by her suitor to bring her to America and marry.
Notice excerpts the twenty third annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the South Carolina Conference held at Sumter South Carolina June 8 to 10 2002. It shows totals of 274 societies 6533 members 7276 for year ending June 6 1002 and cites the 2th annual report of the Woman's Board with fields China Korea Brazil Mexico Cuba and the far west. Conference societies 2216 adult auxiliaries 1178 youth and juvenile 3304 total members 43144 and 28580 youth 71724 with 5870 new members. Mission stations 29 missionaries 64 teachers 170 boarding and day pupils 488 etc.
News from Rome and London report continuing disaster in Sicily with hundreds of dead. Recovery totals rise as storms and eruptions affect Mount Etna and Stromboli. Observers cite lava flows, steam plumes, and possible regional volcanism near Stromboli. Wariness over official notices follows.
Notice given for land sale to the highest bidder at Walhalla Court House Oconee County South Carolina at 11 o clock a m on Salesday in November next. The W C Stone deceased homestead tract lies about one and a half miles west of Seneca containing 117 acres more or less. Terms cash. TL SYONE agent September 24 1002.
An advertisement from Dr J Newton Hathaway M D in the Inman Building at 2248 Broad Street Atlanta Georgia promises personal attention and a unique mealeal treatment. It claims Hathaway offers confidential assessments and prepares booklets and question blanks for potential patients seeking care.
The report lists assets including cash real estate and supplies totaling 170,770,040.14 and liabilities of 004,010.20 plus personal accounts 530.44. Net profit figures show gross profits 1,735.85 and expenses 78,023.09 leaving 10,712.26. State treasury balance and quarterly receipts total 464,368.52 with 408.61 months. disbursements leave 885,700.21. The article notes 1800 New Orleans Street Railway workers struck after wage and hour dispute, causing business standstill with no disorder.
A satirical verse dedicated to Father Widemann of Birmingham recalls a pest wagon scene and declares emancipation after discharge. It notes a Grand Army parade in Washington on October 8 to be short, with veterans passing the White House and possibly Pension and Treasury Departments included in the line.
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