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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1900
Page
6
A seller advertises cheap school supplies including writing pads crayons pens ink and drawing material claiming prices are about one twelfth of past costs. The note mentions a fresh line of candy and offers lot pricing for bulk purchases with a courteous sign off.
Eastoy visitor, Jaynes opening sale for dress goods on Friday and Saturday, hints of hardware and wagons. church announcements at Westminster Baptist and Evangelical Lutheran services. various local notices about illness, travel, and business openings. Bridge project ad and local notices about mail and post office letters.
An old advertisement extols Scotts Manulsion of Cod Liver Oil as nourishing fat for nerves and brain, claiming relief for nervous, irritable people by supplying fat from usual foods. The copy urges use to curb nerve cravings and improve health through fat intake.
J B Sanders died at his home near Oaleway on Wednesday October 3 after brief illness. Born January 8 1830 he was in his seventieth year. He married Mary Mc Donald and had five children. she and his second wife Elizabeth Herbert predeceased him. A respected surveyor for nearly fifty years he served as trial Justice and Magistrate for over thirty. A loyal Methodist, he gave one tenth of his income to church causes and attended quarterly conferences reliably. Funeral at Center Methodist Church on Thursday at eleven, interment in Coulter burying ground.
A prominent contractor added 450 feet of shellings to our store room, but the space is already deemed insufficient for the many beautiful items purchased.
Edwin W. Marsh a prominent Atlanta merchant died at his home last Sunday after a long illness. He was highly regarded as one of the citys wealthiest and most influential citizens. The notice also mentions Confederate veteran appeals and local charity efforts, with references to medical ads and a large endowment to Trinity College and Meinity College funded by the Dukes. the fragmentary text includes recovery remedies and public notices.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, long in a Virginia sanatorium, has traveled to Baltimore for specialist care and potential surgery. While her senoral health improves, her relative suffering from neuralgia prompts concern, and removal of the supraorbital nerve may be considered by the Baltimore expert.
Land to rent on Twine-horne farm with good improvements and fertile soil suitable for cotton and wheat. Apply to Dr. McClanan, Westminster, October 5, 1000.
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