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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
3
Walhalla area reports a string of community items from visitors and travel plans to church services, school notes, property sales, and local business changes. Residents mix news of illnesses, marriages, obituaries, and upcoming events with notes on farming, land sales, and a new courthouse project.
A jumble of names and errands from Columbia area society and county life fills a page. Mentions include Mrs Doaug Sanborn visiting Pendleton, Miss Liz Oxborne visiting near West Union, and Mr John O Neill in Spartantivus, plus election registration notices and a county fair in progress. Local business, church, and road work items mix with travel and family updates, painting a lively snapshot of daily rural life.
A memo of a family reunion at an old North Carolina homeplace on October 27 honors a father who died, describing the home, mother, and children. The narrative blends memories of the past with reflections on family ties and a medicinal anecdote about Electric Bitters. It also mentions public notices about post office matters and King Edward's illness, alongside local civic notices and advertisements.
Advertisement from Gilow & Company Philadelphia hawks a cure for catarrh with Drs. claims of permanent relief. The misspelled, sensational pitch promises simple, low priced treatment and a guaranteed remedy, urging readers to send one dollar for full particulars and a prepaid sample package.
Miss Daisy Wright of Anderson attended to greet friends and relatives as a community gathering under Prot. Wodlugha faced low turnout due to windy weather. Davie Ja recovered from typhoid fever. Mr Thomas Wooten suffered a hand injury packing cotton. Friday was a rough day with a buggy accident near Oren Roads injuring Mr Will Knox, delaying mail service until a special Westminster carrier could arrive. Mr M C Barton plans to teach in Anderson County. Dr J I Moore plans to move to Walhalla for practice and Dr Sooty receives local support for a medical move westward.
A garbled fragment describes a remedy for a cold, suggesting soaking the foot in hot water with Perry Davis Pain Killer and praising simple measures. The text seems to urge avoiding penalties by following this folk remedy rather than more costly options.
Local notes praise October weather and crop prospects while reporting on library leadership and annual meeting plans. A Vermillion vote elects officers for the coming year, with mentions of community figures, the Vermillion library, and a notice of apologies and thanks to a subscriber.
October weather brings calm farming days as Roy Andrew McGuilin recovers. Mins Pol Norris and Lorena Pool visit Mrs S Smith and Mr Wills Smith on Sunday. Myra Loy visits Westminister kin. Supervisor Pool works on road changes and bridge projects amid cotton mill rate talks. A handful of regional names appear in community notices and committee appointments.
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