22 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1902
Page
1
Sailors may copyread, but this ad promotes Battle-Axe Shoes for all ages. It claims American making and honest patterns, urging buyers to compare, buy for cash, and choose Battle-Axe Shoes for value.
J A Adams, a Georgian with a noted family, was convicted of bigamy in Hampton after fleeing before trial. He was captured and brought back to hear sentence. He received two years in the penitentiary and a $500 fine. Adams’ lawful wife, learning of his Carolina marriage, had him indicted.
October 10 reports from multiple cities about the Daughters of the Confederacy forming a compact at Carnegie library in Atlanta to defend a Confederate flag display. Janitor Boyd, under orders from Secretary Albert Silva, attempted to remove the flag but was blocked by trustees and attendees, with Mayor Nolan ultimately allowing the flag to remain as the convention proceeded. A brief address by Jamon M. Arnold defended the flag as a memorial of the four years of struggle amid strong loyalty to the American flag. In Rutherfordton, Henry Campbell, a local planter, died by suicide in his barn after family trouble, aged about 62, leaving a widow and several children.
A St Louis report details a proposed nationwide grocery combine to buy out wholesale firms, centralize leadership in New York, and slash costs. The piece also notes Southern Railway round trip fares to the South Carolina State Fair with specific travel dates and contacts, alongside a lengthy Mount Vernon travel narrative describing tours, artifacts, and historical glimpses.
A letter from Rebecca Doyle Alexander urges a Mount Vernon visit as a cure for trouble and haste. It counsels sitting in the flower garden, listening to growth, and inviting the soul to options. The note ends with reflections on memory and returning feelings.
A literary meditation travels from a tiny Alleghany spring to the Mississippi and sea, tracing a river’s vast journey across landscapes and peoples. It extols nature as a reflection of divine order, linking water, geography, and eternity in a grand moral vision.
Mrs Josephine Ward a friend of Dolly Madison and Mrs Julia Grant widow of Gen Grout dies at her daughter's home in New York aged nearly 80. Maiden name Harria Thor grandfather Gen James Taylor Newport Ky Onal of the hellow of Kentucky related to three Presidents including James Madison Zachary Taylor Thomas Jefferson Dolly Madison. A Cleveland man dies after dentist removes two false teeth swallowed during operation. teeth later found under his bed.
Mr Boona R Mom of Walhalla appointed as special census agent to gather cotton ginning data for the county. Officials urge ginners to cooperate, noting reports go directly to Washington. The effort aims for prompt, uniform returns and early publication of October figures, with county agents visiting gins to record quantities.
Secretary of State issues ban and commission on Watts will of Laurens County. Company project for textile mill plant in Laurens County northwest of Laurens town. Corporators listed: W.K. Tinane, We A. Wate, J.D. Wau, JO, O. Ploming, W.W. Ball all of Lanrone. Capital stock to $200000.
County Auditor books list numerous property transfers dated Aug 13 and Aug 18 1902 across towns including Seneca Whitewater Walhalla Keowee and Pulaski with buyers like R M Wright South Lumber Co J B Jarred and Mrs M A Watkins. Amounts range from 50 to 900 and acres from fractions to 171 reflecting varied deeds and interests in multiple parcels.
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease with internal use and direct action on disease foundations. It offers a one hundred dollar reward for any failure to cure and directs readers to send for testimonials from FJ. Cmenry Co in Toledo, Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills as best.
Evansville Ind October 1 a suit has been filed to petition the estate of John Burger who died three months ago Burger never spoke to a human being for forty years after a jilting in love He lived with his brother A Burger a tailor in Petersburg and amassed a fortune in the tailoring business At his death he owned a large farm and other real estate in Pov aralong No will was found and his two Princeton brothers have filed a petition in Pike county Circuit Court for probate The exact value of the estate is not known The wife of A Burger is said to seek a claim for board lodging and support for forty years
Lloyd Nelson Young, a white man, drank heavily and attacked at least two people with an axe after being ejected from a wall. He fatally wounded Rebecca Mackay and wounded Joseph Landy, then terrorized townsfolk for hours before being overpowered by a posse and held for lynching fears.
Circular requires rural free delivery patrons to use approved metal boxes built to strict specifications. Boxes must be square or oblong, 20 gauge or heavier, galvanized iron or steel, with reinforcement and at least No 10 gauge wiring. Boxes must be accessible from the carrier without leaving the vehicle and may serve only one family except close relatives. Noncompliance means loss of rural delivery and the department will enforce promptly yet firmly.
Physicians at Bellevue and New York Post Graduate Hospital report the smallest living child ever born. The boy weighs one pound seven ounces and measures 14 inches. Taken to Bellevue by John Gluyk, he carried the infant in a bag of hotton and claimed his wife was too ill to care for the child. Doctors then placed the baby in an incubator at the Post Graduate Hospital.
An old advertisement claims kidney trouble affects both women and men, harming mind, ambition, and vigor. It promotes Swamp-Root as a remedy, stating quick relief and offering samples and testimonials via Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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