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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1901
Page
1
A rambling vignette follows a cash driven grocery store, entangling a peculiar customer asking for pickled kidneys and kale. The narrator recounts a weeks long dietary experiment, escalating menus from alphabet meals to fish days, facing wifely protests and comic quarrels over meals and money. The piece blends humor with reflections on food scarcity and domestic logistics.
An old American advertisement touts a “salt bottle of Tints Gremt” as a universal kidney and bladder remedy. It promises pain relief and restored health, cites testimonials, and urges readers to mail order a bottle with a money back guarantee. The letter imitates a medical endorsement and claims endorsements from physicians and medical societies.
The article notes health strains among working women and mentions doctors advising on treatment and how some patients seek guidance by letter. It references remedies, examinations, and the role of physician Dr Pierce in promoting certain prescriptions, with broader commentary on public health and medical advertising in the period.
Philadelphia Press argues Southern industry could thrive if direct steamship lines to Argentina and South America were built. It notes Argentina buys large amounts of cotton goods while U S supply is small, and urges government aid to create cargo routes from the South. The piece envisions coal and cotton goods flowing both ways, boosting regional manufacturing.
A historical note recounts President McKinley becoming a Mason near the end of the Civil War while serving as a major in the Federal army. He was initiated May 1, 1865, at Winchester’s Hiram Lodge No. 21 after befriending Confederate prisoners and was later affiliated with Canton Lodge No. 60 and Eagle Lodge No. 48. The piece cites three surviving witnesses and mentions subsequent Masonic advancement. It closes with Knights of Pythias confirmation of McKinley’s death.
In a Baltimore letter United States Senator John L. McLaurin recalls a meeting with President McKinley early in the Spanish American War. He quotes McKinley praising the South while pledging national reconciliation and portrays the president as a unifier. The missive also notes other scattered items from Alabama and New York, including a cough remedy anecdote and lynching context.
West Westminster notes reveal visits and homecomings in Lynchburg and nearby towns, with Dr. F McConnell’s family, Dr T M Meriwether’s return after months away, and social visits by Mina Payne and Louise Broazvale. The item also mentions public enthusiasm for Dr M Walker’s recovery and local attendance at an excursion, plus a digressive insertion on Kodol Dyspepsia and remarks by Senator McLaurin on anarchists and criminal reform.
The Carolina and Northern railroad project aims to run from Knoxville through Rabun Gap to the sea, touching Greenwood. Prominent contractor Mr. J. Strother says the line could begin work early next year with a route that would place Greenwood on a ridge between two rivers, enabling advantageous connections. The Greenwood Journal notes Capitol progress in Columbia with the dome taking shape, brick and granite visible on the grounds.
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