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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1902
Page
2
The notice describes advertising rates and services offered by the Meetwee Courier, including obituary notices and advertisements. It lists charges per word and per year, with free obituary notices under a character limit, and mentions payment terms and printing policies.
A long discussion in the senate and county commissions centers on letting the county public printing to the lowest bidder. The Columbia State reports price fixing and distribution of work to the Keowep Courier and Oconeo News, while critics question monopolizing arrangements and justify advertising charges as standard practice.
Irregular OCR fragment references Chamberlains, cough remedies, and multiple names. Mentions a remedy touted as best on the market and a product called IVER. Includes fragmented notes on farming, revolvers, and various individuals in distant places. Overall, appears as a mishmash of medical claims and scattered local items with no cohesive single story.
The report describes a heated session with extensive debate on the tax and voting measures, including a bill to allow women to vote for president, and various committees handling state reforms. It notes adjournment prospects, a joint session for a St. Louis exposition, and debates over reapportionment and representation while detailing bills on homestead protections and corporate charters.
Needyork February 11. Trustees and teachers urge district support for Reedy Fork School. Complaints against transfers to Return school note distance, enrollment and potential harm to neighboring districts Speed's Heel and Shiloh. Mentions illness at Reedy Fork, local staff W A Brower SP Sanders D J Morgan and O W Hayes S A Williams J I Morton. Also reports July Rowen horse accident and local tradesmen. Chamberlains Cough Lyu praised by London photographer J B King offers job. local sentiment on remedy.
Richland news from Highton reports Miades Soppie McDonall and Cara Dalia visiting relatives, Barna of Anderson visiting kin, Hattie Milam of Autin visiting parents. Liva Mattie McDonald plans to move back near Richland after two years away, Arddy Rallenger returns briefly, and Tehaw finished grading in South Couringand contemplates work in Alabama. Socials mention a Ne tle dining event with several locals and a long list of attendees, reflecting close community ties.
A fragmented reminiscence attributes a cure for rheumatism to a winter period, mentioning joints, headaches, and an ill year. The garbled text references a calendar of months and places, with unclear names and actions.
Readable fragment reports a fatal fall by two painters while interior work was underway on a building. Names appear garbled, but the incident involves workers and damage on a Monday. The text indicates injuries and a collapse during wall ironing near the interior surfaces. Authorities or subsequent details are not clearly provided in the fragment.
Senators clash over county advertising bids with arguments on fair cost and newspaper reach. The Yorkville Enquirer notes the bill would favor low bidders and potentially shut out smaller papers, while defenders urge open publication and public access to notices.
In Hebruary 8 Red Bloff county white man John Graven shot and killed Mark Jones after a dispute on Graven's plantation regarding moving a family. The coroner inquiry was pending. Salem H Rowe, 65, a local family member, was found dead in Salem town this morning, likely from a congestive chill after an unsettled health history.
Editor Jeff Richardson of The Greenville News seeks confirmation as Greenville postmaster amid strong opposition from Senator Tillman. Senators Tillman and McLaurin remain split and the White House has pressed for a compromise. Tillman accuses Richardson of personal attacks through his paper, while Richardson says he bears no responsibility for editorials. The dispute ties to a broader clash with A B Williams over anti Tillman articles and public conduct. Meanwhile calls grow to sell state farms and use convict labor to maintain roads. liquor and fertilizer debates surface in the legislature. A pharmacy ad from Attleboro notes Kodal Dynpepsin Cure for indigestion and dyspepsia.
The piece notes General Wade Hampton’s interest in an award for Major Meal Jonking and mentions statements by Wade Hampton’s supporters praising his gallantry. It references a reward of 400 dollars for brain robber arrests on the Southern trail near Beanohuille and a $100 transfer by the Governor to the railroad and express company. It also contains an unrelated line about a Model Byspepsia Cure.
Mrs Coleman pursues silk culture in Oconee with Miss Henrietta Kelly of Charleston returning from Lombardy Italy to lead the project. Congressman Latimer plans to present the scheme to Secretary Wilson and seek department support, including silk worms and mulberry trees, to establish a local silk industry.
Washington reports that two soldiers, Edmond A. Dubone and Lewis Russell, both of Company E, 6th Cavalry, were executed today in the Philippines for deserting to the enemy. They were found to have deserted during operations near Albay in August and later rejoined the opposing forces. President Roosevelt declined to intervene.
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