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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1901
Page
1
The ad promotes JULIA MARLOW SHOES at 3.00 and AMERICAN GIRL at 2.60 with a note that stock includes leading styles. It invites customers to try a pair if their shoes aren’t exactly what they want.
Fragmented text discusses changes to the jury system in South Carolina. It outlines a bill authorizing juror panels drawn by lot from attendees, with strikes by parties and attorneys. It also notes delays, panels of 24 jurors, and waiver provisions, plus mentions constitutional amendments and public notices.
A garbled OCR recounts a Texas Wonder tale with names and places blurred. It mentions a Kneye dw Widder case and references to political figures in a verbose, fractured style. The piece hints at a local exhibition or discovery with scattered names like Louis and May, leaving the core facts unclear.
A long poem by Morton Hunt Jackson opens with blind spinning and fate themes, then switches to Bill Arp describing youth inquiries to the Atlanta Constitution. He laments not answering all letters and praises local efforts to fund small libraries, citing Carnegie and the Atlanta Womans Club. The piece then shifts to a genealogy and etymology lecture on names, Welsh origins, and common nicknames, with anecdotes about John, David, and other ancient names.
From New Orleans, five American contractors return with divers to bid on raising the Maine, proposing a cofferdam enclosure and pumped outer water to expose the hull. Twelve bids total, Chicago firm accepted, with 3 percent of proceeds to government. Estimates range 200000 to 800000 dollars, possible value cited up to 1710000, while two magazines with 800 tons powder found aboard.
An article urges Piedmont farmers to plant a large corn crop to combat shortages. It stresses thorough land preparation, deep plowing, seed selection from heavy full grains, and early planting. It notes the value of moisture retention, proper cultivation, and using small cob prolific varieties for higher yields.
Minister Conger is coming home from Pekin after a sixty day leave. Commissioner Rockhill will conduct negotiations during his absence.
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