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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
3
A long, garbled OCR text lists names, places, and scattered items from a local newspaper page. The readable bits mention Walhalla, West Virginia, a wedding, a notable death, and references to residents, buildings, and events, all in a jumbled, partial form. The piece resembles a collage of notices, community names, and stray sentences with no clear single story.
A Walhalla letter celebrates semi centennial progress and community growth. It notes a planned $200,000 addition to the Waterally Cotton Mill, an electric powered future mill, and a granite dam unveiling funded by subscriptions, with local leaders invited to attend a memorial for Gen. John ner.
Storyline fragments recount missing money and a chase in Unicornia, a brace of young locals from Novolta and the Empire State visiting Tugaloo, and a Georgia criminal pursuit. Community fear rises as Kindley’s reward and Holt’s alleged theft trigger vigil, with local school officials and religious calls interwoven amid social turmoil.
An advertisement proclaims a kidney and bladder remedy called Swamp Root by Dr Sibir' Sewage, promising cures for kidney disease and related disorders. It asserts many successes, lists a price, and offers a free sample by mail from Di Kihner & Goo Uliguavitan.
Weersmaren and Mrs J White return from Marietta with Westminster friends welcoming back Mr W J White of the Deapur Cogging company in Greenville Miss Maud Gaines visits to attend sister Memie’s management matters in Augusta. Capt Neil donking reports hog kill. fertilizer shipments arrive. oyster plant substitute discussed. unsettled farm work after Christmas. weather mild for outdoor tasks. Build progress at a local factory includes excavation, 218 by 80 foot main building, 100000 bricks bought from Atlanta firm. five cottages completed. local fire narrowly avoided. MBOS hosts Shakespeare evening with notes on Sikespeare’s beneficence.
The Seneca Chronicle notes a committee led by Prof. J Ward and Rev Wardlaw to draft a constitution for a Library Association with student club members and others. It mentions social events, visitors from Boston and Lockhart, and plans for meetings, plus updates on local school activities, a theatre drawing for discussions, and public notices about a medical cure advertisement.
The condemned Doulin murderer, described as dangerous, was executed despite appeals. The convicts faced multiple charges including murder, with killings linked to a broader spree linked to a gang. The verdicts and sentences reflected regional judicial actions and reported public reactions.
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