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Newspaper
Aiken Recorder
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1890
Page
3
A surgeon and residents advocate Aiken as malaria-free due to elevation and dry soil, arguing consistent atmospheric conditions aid healing for malarial, pulmonary, and other ailments. They cite personal experience over years, urging readers to consider climate and residents’ testimony when seeking relief or residence.
The census shows Southern states with marked population growth over the last decade, Texas leading with about 600,090 increase and Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee posting gains. On the current basis each state gains representatives in Congress, with the South advantaged under new apportionment. The age of the Civil War is noted, and a New York Sun comment links table trends to potential congressional reapportionment.
The article surveys Homestead exemptions in South Carolina and the broader industrial progress of the South. It notes tax levels, mentions the Bostah Herald’s defense of justice and order, discusses Florida crop resilience, and highlights substantial Southern steel and textile investments from Norfolk to Savannah, with new mills, quarries, packing houses, and town developments. It emphasizes renewed sectional prosperity driven by railroads and manufacturing growth, forecasting continued expansion and economic gains.
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