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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1900
Page
4
A garbled advertisement lists wholesale textile items including yardages of heavy choviots and crepe, white and colored piques, and various lace, embroidery, and dress goods. It mentions wool dress fabrics, broadcloths, and many price points from cents to several dollars, with references to shoes and children’s apparel in a bustling midmarket department store catalog tone.
An OCR damaged page fragment from the Che Veowee Courier shows garbled advertising and listing text. It misspells multiple names and sections and includes stray phrases about subscriptions and ads. The readable content hints at a weekly schedule and various business notices scattered across the sheet.
Correspondence from Keowee Courier notes the South Carolina Presbytery convened at Greenwood on Tuesday, with Woodrow opening in prayer and Monnet elected moderator alongside Rev Burgess of Ninety Six as temporary clerk. The assembly addressed doctrinal matters, reported mission work, and heard that several counties lacked Presbyterian churches.
Reverend Len G. Broughton of the Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta denounces the South railway telegraphers strike, urging workers to organize for arbitration while condemning corporate greed. The sermon also notes a remedy for rheumatism and records numerous local social and church notices through the week.
Westminster notes a mix of social visits and community events as residents discuss telegraphers strike disruptions on the Southern route. The piece highlights local arrivals and departures, church services, school activities, a municipal election push, and concern over communication outages impacting daily life.
A long account details Mr. Samuel Medunkin of Tugaloo celebrating his eighty seventh birthday. Family turnout included three generations with sons Dr. John Medunkin Tonea Ga and Medita family members. Dishes praised, guests, and responses noted. Also lists political notices and several local candidacy announcements for Oconee county offices. The Morgan column notes United States Senator election results in Alabama.
Prices and notables list fabrics by yard with colored prints at various cents per yard. Includes tie of prints, chalks, drilling, wide sheeting, unbleached sheeting, cottonades, scrim, sateens, lawns, and masling with multiple price points and per yard notes.
Fragmentary OCR item describes a Colton shop advert listing towels hosiery mitts and hats plus various fabrics and household goods including curtains braids combs brushes and cologne in a bustling mixed goods display with uncertain punctuation and quotes. The readable bits show a vendor promoting a wide range of textile and novelty items with no clear dates or prices.
A grocery ad touts Flow at four dollars per bale, Hi record breaker, nsack at forty cents, and a wide range of items including Dove and California hams, Bologna Sanango, canned tomatoes, pies, peaches, apple butter, preserves, and jellies, urging shoppers to compare and buy.
In town a local tobacconist advertises a full line of smoking and chewing tobacco. The display includes cigars cigarettes chewing products and related accessories with emphasis on popular brands and options for customers seeking variety.
The advertisement proclaims a wide shoe selection in Walhalla with all sizes styles and prices. It touts women’s Dongola Tage and Button Shoes at 10 cents and a best Chikt’a Show at 20 cents, plus Oxfords and Sandals for summer wear.
An old style hardware notice lists plows, plow stocks, mower maidies, handles, lines, hooks, clevises, repair parts, reins, snaps, rivets, nails, buggy whips, collars, belts, sashes and many other items. It invites readers to ask for desired hardware and tools.
Foreclosure sale advertised by court order for property in Oconee County Westminster on Main Street. Auction set at public sale under Holleman master for Peanee County with one third cash and balance in one year. Purchaser to pay costs and papers.
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