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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1909
Page
6
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The report highlights falling cotton production with a decline from 1908 to 2007, especially in Mississippi and Louisiana. It notes weather and disease factors, reduced yields per acre, and overall weaker profits despite some regions showing pockets of resilience amid ongoing economic and agricultural pressures.
A garbled OCR paste lists numerous personal names, places, and fragments from various contexts. The text reads like an incoherent collage with scattered references to people, locations, and terms, offering no clear event, date, or cohesive narrative to summarize.
An admirer from Oconee extols Clemson Agricultural College as a pillar of local growth and moral instruction. He cites daily chapel services, student Bible study, and broad church involvement as core to the college’s mission, comparing its religious life with other American and Canadian institutions.
Miss Marion Hamilton Carter argues for compulsory education as a cure for hookworm disease among rural children in South Carolina. Dr. William Weston reports 1,200 examinations with about 700 positive cases, linking sanitation to disease control and noting state limitations in data. The piece cites McClure's and quotes officials on prevalence, prevention, and the economic impact of hookworm on mills and productivity.
Townsend Townsend Twine Mills buys 10 bales of Indian cotton while Pelzer mill owners place large orders. prices and freight affect costs. Several Piedmont mill men are said to follow with purchases as shipments may move direct from port to Charleston, boosting margins. The Indian cotton crop is the prior year’s tail end with February delivery looming.
A fragmented report from yesterday's Episcopal diocese gathering shows women urged against polygamy and men urged restraint. The discussion touched on social roles, reformist ideas, and potential changes in community norms within the state.
In New York on October 2, James Ayers Patton dominates trading on the Cotton Exchange as prices rise. News media amplify a market run with forecasts of 17 to 18 cents, lifting cotton to new yearly highs while other months advance 20 to 22 points. profit taking at five o'clock moderates the surge but prices stay firm.
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