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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1900
Page
4
The Heotace Courier publishes weekly with advertising rates described as reasonable. Personal notices and tributes under one hundred words are printed free. longer notices cost one cent per word. Submissions require cash with manuscript.
A late nineteenth century reflection chronicles the approaching end of the century. It notes steam power, railways, ships, telegraphy, electricity and chemistry as defining advances and predicts future progress, contrasting infancy and old age with a broad sweep of scientific and industrial milestones. It surveys rail mileage, global reach of steamship and cable, and the transformative power of electrical developments shaping commerce and daily life.
A Methodist Sunday School Magazine reflection credits scriptural doctrine with freeing labor, uniting people, and shaping a future where peace congresses, humanized war, and lasting religious reforms mark the century's end. It foresees continued progress, revivals, and the Lord’s reign as guiding forces.
The Cotton Plant notes several hog cholera outbreaks in the state and seeks reader guidance. Advice covers pen relocation, isolation of sick hogs, cleaning, bedding, feed additives, and early vaccination efforts, stressing that disease spreads like measles and can kill most affected hogs.
An enthusiastic Clemson College football meeting in the chapel elected leaders and appointed committees for the coming season. Prof 0 signed a contract while Coach Dowthit and Prof WaOM Lin presided as officers plan team leadership and clerk duties for next year.
A warehouse blaze destroyed roughly four hundred bales of cotton. The blaze began at night causing extensive damage to stored merchandise and triggering alarms. Fire crews responded promptly, but containment took hours as smoke filled the area and investigations will determine the cause.
A Charleston News and Courier summary cites D A Wompkins of Charlotte saying U S cotton spindle capacity will rise, with the South adding about 5,000,000 spindles in ten years and possibly surpassing New England and the Middle States. He advises Southern towns to capture mills, warning overproduction fears are unfounded if markets expand.
News item reports W. W. Watt was seized from a station house by a mob and shot dead for allegedly assaulting Mrs. Simpson, wife of a shipyard employee. Also mentions Henry Stevens found guilty of inciting a riot on April 10, 1800, with seven killed and several wounded.
The Attorney General of Mississippi begins proceedings against thirty one insurers doing business in the state under antitrust and related regulatory provisions. Actions focus on compliance with state laws and potential legal remedies for alleged unfair practices.
The Atlanta Constitution advertises a $3,000 prize contest running January to March 1900 for subscribers who correctly estimate New Orleans cotton receipts during the period. It details entry methods, payment of prizes totaling $4,000 in all, and notes prior winner Mr. Poole of North Carolina who donated funds to his father’s home.
In a semester overview, Grthie by Talhetin bd Uheepattpiesn outlines taxation and events. Saturday marks a key date with several meetings and calendar notes including January 20th and 25th milestones, plus college schedules and weather notes affecting campus activities.
The fragment mentions passenger service and rail lines between Columbia and Charleston in South Carolina with references to stations or routes such as Spartanburg, Hendersonville, Newberry, Sumter, and Clinton. It notes Emerson as passenger agent and general manager, indicating railway administration details of the era.
An OCR fragment from The Charleston Daily with timetable data for the Charleston Line, Camden Branch, Augusta Division, and Augusta and Washington Branch. Includes station pairs like Charleston to Columbia and Branchville to Camden, with times and daily exceptions noted.
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