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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
3
The writing urges local citizens and merchants in Pickens county to support neighbors, advertise goods, boost commerce, pave sidewalks, and unite to uplift the town. It calls on residents to take action and show outsiders their town’s value.
The Sentinel offers Keen Kutter pocket knives to those paying one year in advance. The deal ends no later than the 81st day of the month, and customers are urged to act quickly to receive a knife before then.
President Wilson signed the Underwood-Simmons tariff bill at the White House Friday night, marking the first Democratic tariff revision since 1894. The ceremony featured two gold pens given to Representatives Underwood and Senator Simmons, followed by an emergent call for currency reform and a nine month legislative effort. The bill halves the average tariff on foodstuffs and farm products, frees raw wool, reduces woolen and cotton clothing tariffs, and cuts sugar duties with aims toward eventual abolishment.
The article outlines broad tariff cuts on meats, fish, dairy, flour, and more, plus a general tariff reduction aimed at boosting competition. It notes Republican opposition to low rates and Democratic support for reforms. It also discusses Treasury duties in enacting a new income tax with corporate rates fixed at one percent, to be collected by special deputies and agents.
A Wickens Drug Co advertisement features a Pickens druggist endorsing Dodson's Liver Tone as a purely vegetable remedy that replaces calomel and suits both children and adults. The ad guarantees satisfaction with a 50 cent bottle and warns buyers to seek genuine product, not imitations, for reliable results.
About 100 bushels of very select appler seed oats offered at 90 cents per bushel. Also around 125 bushels of extra nice appler oats offered at 75 cents per bushel. A. M. Morris.
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