13 Apr 1893
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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1893
Page
1
A defense by Dr. W. E. Hatcher urges Christian women to earn money for church purposes by making and selling foods and garments. He argues that if women can run dressmaking or other trades, they may bake, stew, roast, and sell items to benefit the church, provided prices are fair and proceeds go to the Lord.
Spring goods arrive with discounts on goons aptions and mats and shoes. Wio promises savings and urges readers to visit.
A garbled reminiscence lists presidents and ages at death, noting youngest to die and long lives, then shifts to agricultural advice on dirt roads and farming transport. It includes a recipe snippet for Saratoga chips and a general notice on preventing poultry pests with powdered sulfur. The piece mentions George Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Lincoln, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and others in a fragmented historical sketch.
Special reports detail a heated hearing in Washington before Postmaster General Bissell with South Carolina lawmakers and ex representatives including Irby Butler Shell Latimer Strait and Hemphill. The men debated Democratic loyalty Third Party charges and patronage influence amid Cleveland's nomination, with Irby delivering a forceful defense of the state Democratic posture while Latimer Strait and Talbert faced scrutiny. Posthearing, Bissell signaled likely postmaster appointments aligned with conservative factions.
An tale recounts Jay Gould and Sidney Dillon touring a Texas Pacific Railway site. A Texas ranger persuades an auctioneer to settle a contractor’s lien on the church sale for 1500 dollars, keeping the parson's project alive as Gould intervenes amid plans to knock it down.
A Boston Glob writer recalls Col John Underwood of Kentucky whose Confederate badge sparked talk. A romantic moonlit escape from Federal riders follows a young woman's warning and a perilous ride, ending with a daring, bullet-scarred survival as he clings to life after a kiss.
A patchwork page features a humorous exchange about a new preacher, church growth through conversion, and a plan to wed bachelors. It blends farm tips on poultry laying with a note about a miniature steam locomotive by Henry Case, a Gloversville jeweler, and ends with a quip about open mouths signaling emptiness.
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