06 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
1
A dense dated letter extols bees as vital to fruit crops and pollination. It argues bees do not damage grapes but aid ripening, drinking up spoiled juice after berries crack. It links bee activity to fertilization and honey production as secondary, asserting bees sustain orchard and vineyard yields.
A garbled report cites March May timing and mentions impurities to be removed from a substance. It discusses financial figures, health claims, a person named Roseell Sage, and a Kansan regiment entering a city with references to incomes, treatments, and wartime events.
The Holly Springs column notes moonshiners may get to work on farms as planting season nears amid road and tax concerns. It mentions local figures such as McKinley era references, comments on road paving, and a cautious view of Philippine events and a local crime case involving a jail escape plot.
Baltimore positions itself to finance Southern expansion as a new wave of banks and trust companies forms a powerful financial network. The Mercantile Company, Baltimore Trust, Maryland Trust, Continental Trust, and others create over 26 million in cash capital, underpinning rail, industry, and port development across the South.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled with stray phrases about prayers and a person named Mottilay. Core readable elements mention a wolf and a request for care, plus general dialogue about being an old scholar. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities form a coherent news item.
Fragmented OCR describes Ayers bar saparilla and a home remedy for making a bland drink. It mentions steps to dissolve starch in water, heat, and combine with boiling water to form a paste or drink, with remarks about appreciation by fellow men and heavenly acknowledgement.
Clemson College opened its season with a 14 to 8 loss at Cornell University in New York. Errors by Clemson helped the visitors extend the score, though the game was closer than the final margin suggests. Cornell arrived by train and played well through the contest.
Dayton Lovard argues counties push road work onto inexperienced officials, leading to poor supervision and waste. A New Smyrna Freer note laments local labor costs and suggests better use of public funds and expert supervision for railway and road projects.
A Birauxamann March 81 report notes Western and Southern Iron announces plans to operate its own pig iron production in the Birmingham district. The merge includes Alabama and Gate City mills with about 25,000 workers, a furnace plant, coke ovens, coal and ore mines, and dolomite quarries. The aim is to mine iron ore, produce coke, and manufacture pig iron domestically, reducing reliance on external suppliers.
A fragmented old lament recalls a reckless youth chasing sinful paths, prompted by a mother’s memory and the moral undertones of loyos and home life. The piece relies on garbled OCR for names and contexts, preserving the emotional core.
The correspondent for the State of the Young discusses candidacy thoughts for governor next year. A temperance advocate Axbley is praised for reform work, with platform ideas including low taxes and anti-disorder proposals.
The Agricultural Hall in Columbia will be remodeled and opened by week’s end at the Albemarle Hotel. A fire destroyed the Columbia City Hall building last week, with opera house, council chamber and armory lost. insurance covers 36,260. Winds on March 27 damaged Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and Marion counties with no deaths but injuries and property loss. Reports on wood alcohol deaths, a Georgia accident, and a Toledo fraud claim are included along with local notes and home remedies.
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