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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
2
The text describes advertising rates and obituary policy, noting free printing for short notices under one hundred words and a charge of one cent per word for longer items. It emphasizes payment with manuscripts and mentions a personal character advertisement area.
Fragmentary report from Walhalga on August 10 cites Admiral Mob Eyona allegedly preparing charges against Admiral Sobloy in a court martial. The tale claims Sobloy was drunk at Barbago, with speculation about Sobloy’s role and possible Navy action against Nko man, amid unclear authorities and temperate wording.
A long, garbled page from a 19th century newspaper includes political rhetoric on social reforms and homos, personal anecdotes from various towns, court and crime notes, medical anecdotes, marriage notices, an industrial accident, and local editorials. It mentions August 18, Dublin press excerpts and a mix of public notices, community events, and a deadly railway collision.
A long local notes page reports social visits and family news from Townville and nearby areas. It mentions Mr Leo Davin Lodge of Gooper Limyatono College at Gaitney delivering a speech at a Baptist church, and various residents such as Mrs T W McCarley, Mrs M D Gaines, and others visiting relatives, attending reunions, and celebrating. A drowning accident involving a two year old near Alphno is noted, and agricultural conditions hint at improving crop prospects after rains.
The page records oblique items from Whitewater on August 10 including Mr Elisha Bargona’s illness, Mrs Ay Nicholson’s hospital visit, and civic matters. It notes farm meetings, cemetery association plans, and Alabama women’s voting rights, with details on local council actions and planned reorganizations.
A garbled report mentions a May hearing at a chapel, names like Hii May hist and Molon HaeT, and references to a judge, a beaver story, and a town scene with families in Win sae fiony. It all points to a local court or community event with scattered names, activities, and tension across an unsettled narrative.
Seneca, August 20 reports social visits, church notes, and family news. Frengements of the Studenta' Missionary Canvass are to begin with services announced by Rev. W. B. Hemiter. Charley Hopkins of Philadelphia visits his father Dr. John Hopkins Mes while Lavoula residents and Greenville visitors are noted among other local movements and upcoming events.
Southern Railway announces unusually low round trip fares from numerous stations to Cincinnati Louisville Cleveland Norfolk Chattanooga and other destinations for events and conventions. Dates range August through September 1901 with special half fare rates for first class tickets and extensions possible by deposit at Cleveland or other joint agents.
An explosion at the Olio plant of the National Stock Company in Youngstown Ohio yesterday caused a massive molten metal spill. Fourteen workers were killed or fatally injured, with several others injured. ambulances transported them to the city hospital as investigators probe the cause of the blast and subsequent water quench.
The readable text hints at a discussion of Latimer and the Titans in a rough, garbled sports context with unclear actions and names. No coherent event, score, or outcome is determinable from the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR from a late 19th or early 20th century report describes a lynching incident involving a white candidate named Cool near Kiinghan. The narrative details threats, pursuit, and a chase into woods, with suspects and family members reacting as law enforcement seeks to capture the perpetrators and protect victims.
News notes describe wind and rain from a Gulf hurricane last week, with property destruction less than feared. Mobile area impacts include flooded homes and damaged railroad tracks, plus a stalled steamer and isolated wrecks near New Orleans. Reports also cite a ship grounding near the bay, a trolley collision in Chicago, and weather data across Atlanta, Chattanooga, Memphis, and Nashville.
A bale of cotton from South Carolina arrived in Charlanton Lane Saturday from Connorn. The bale weighed 628 pounds and was full middling. It was not from Lumnan & Co for 10 contas per party. The bale arrived later than the first bale.
State of South Carolina Blot County D A Smith Probate Judge notices Lothar of Administration for Martha Thopkis Haes estate to be granted in Walhalla Court on September 5 188? at 11 00 am. All kindred and creditors urged to appear and show cause why administration should not be granted. Witness D A Smith Judge of Probate dated August 20 20?. County newspaper Keowee Countian.
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