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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1904
Page
4
The Courier writer attacks mill owners and investors led by Boggs over cotton prices and mill trust tactics. He argues mills pressure farmers, manipulate seed costs, and distort profits, urging fair pricing and farmer independence while warning against charity that masks profit. The piece cites price manipulation, stock schemes, and wage pressures as harms to rural workers.
A scanned column criticizes figures like Mr Boggs and Thomas Jefferson while noting a 19th century push for public highway funding. The excerpt discusses a postmaster row, medical ads, and a federal roads act proposing joint state and federal financing with commissions, personnel, and regulated construction across states. It emphasizes political contention and the technicalities of the Dill Act funding plan.
Washington rulings state state prisons may manufacture tobacco for inmates tax free if produced within the institution and used entirely inside the state. Any outside sale allows seizure. Also notes Foley’s Honey and Tar ad claims and Secretary Hitchcock’s proposal to abolish the Railroad Commission with duties folded into the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Manufacturers' Record notes a surge in Southern mill growth in 1903 with 817,820 spindles and 1,613 looms added at about a $16,000,000 investment. Oct–Dec brought 105,000 spindles and 1,067 looms, $2.1 million estimated. About 526,010 spindles, 64 percent, came from established Southern mills, signaling $10.5 million added to expansions.
Notices reveal bondholders have filed suit against Greenwood county for the bond amount plus interest after township charter annulments shifted liability. Suits target the county treasurer, seeking payment from general or township funds, amid legislative actions affecting Laurens, Abbeville, Greenville counties. Eight men arrested for Mayday whiskey incident. Greenville Journal proprietor G W Gardner sued for 5000 for publication. Also mention of a medicinal quack product and local pharmacy.
John B. Gordon, famed Confederate leader and later Georgia governor, is portrayed as a brilliant soldier and political figure. The obituary recounts his Civil War campaigns from Seven Pines to Wilmington, his crossing of the Potomac, and his famous York actions, then traces his postwar political rise, Senate terms, governorship, and role with the United Confederate Veterans, ending with note of his eloquence and enduring memory in the South.
In a dialog between Aunt Margaret and Ruth, a discussion unfolds about striving for greatness, facing temptations, and the idea that virtue resembles a wind‑seen flower visible only in hardship. Quotes from biblical and literary sources echo the need to pursue pure thoughts and relentless effort, with figures like Paul, Gates, and Thorvaldasen cited to illustrate steadfast striving.
The Augusta Chronicle and The Andorah Daily Mail debate public support for a Wade Hampton monument. Citizens are urged to canvass for donations while noting prior attempts and a 1908 contribution of 25 dollars to the fund. Debate centers on whether Charleston and state residents will contribute to honor Hampton in light of his death.
The readable portion lists names and terms in a garbled medical context with references to malaria, colonization, and various odd terms, names, and places. readable segments resemble a damaged historical medical note with unclear claims and no cohesive narrative.
The Atlanta Constitution salutes living Confederate major generals and other officers, noting 83 still able to attend reunions among names like Wheeler Gordon Hampton and Rosser. It recalls their ranks at war end, the uncertain Senate confirmations, and the enduring loyalty of the South to its defenders and memory of the Lost Cause.
Free to You reports South Carolina ginners harvested 747,828 swales of cotton this past year, up from 863,889 in the prior year, reflecting continued output growth and industry activity despite challenges.
New York January 12 Edmund Driggs former Brooklyn congressman elect was sentenced to one day in Raymond arrest jail and fined 1000000 for accepting money to secure a government contract for automatic cashiers for the post office department He will not appeal and must pay the fine immediately He retains citizenship but cannot hold federal office again The judge praised his past character but condemned the illegal gain and urged reform The ruling noted the judge’s view on the defendant’s future conduct and career longevity.
An advertisement promotes Rydale’s Tonic as a specific remedy for malaria, claiming it purifies blood by clearing disease microbes from intestines and veins, boosts blood and nerves, and outperforms old treatments like quinine and iron. Also notes local notices on Capt W J Kirk’s death and a State Democratic Convention gossip item.
A missing 18 year old, Stephen Mowell of Columbia, was last seen after hiring a stranger to fetch holly for his mother. His headless body was later found under a holly tree two miles from the city, with an axe nearby. The stranger returned to Howell's home later, claimed the work and money, and said Howell would be along. The case prompts a city police and citizen search. A cough warning ends with a sales pitch for Yoley's Haney and Turafford products. Deputy Sheriff James White appointed Spartanburg Sheriff to fill a year term after Vernon’s death. bond set at 16000. Ohio House and Senate vote for Hanna in U S Senate race. Clark earns minority support.
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