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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1900
Page
2
The text presents a jumbled OCR page with numerous misspellings and nonstandard phrases. It references crime, trials, and various legal actions amid a chaotic sequence of garbled names, places, and numbers, mirroring a newspaper page in disarray.
In Westminster area March 1 items note visits by Miss Ruth Pot of Anderson and Miss Host TaletL ne Mak brove, with other local figures including Miss Vina Tearden of Oakland and Misses King. Mentions recruitment to brigades, new stock of goods sold from a wooden stove house, and local school affairs. Reports reference to banquets, church events, and upcoming meetings at Westminster hotel with elections of new officers on the program.
The New York World promotes a thrice daily edition at a weekly price, claiming 18 pages per issue for $1.40 per year. It touts wide circulation, global coverage, and presidential campaign relevance. Also notes Federation of Woman's Clubs convention details in Charleston with invitations for delegates. A sensational murder story is teased.
The inquest into the death of Thomas Reynolds, a Woodville area farmer, concluded that he was fatally wounded by his son-in-law Jos Monte with the butt of a double-barreled shotgun. Reynolds died Wednesday night from brain congestion after a Monday incident fueled by liquor. Witnesses included family and neighbor Howard. Reynolds’s wife testified to prior threats and injuries. Coroner Willbanks attended. Moore, Reynolds’s assailant, remains under investigation amid conflicting accounts.
A jumble of notices reports postponed services at the Presbyterian church due to weather. It lists township assessors meeting dates for personal property and a county board of equalization. Also mentions revival plans at the Presbyterian church and prayer meetings at the Baptist church, plus various social visits and entertainments in Seneca and surrounding towns.
A promotional note touts Tutt's Liver Pills claiming clear head, good digestion, sound sleep, and appetite, labeling them an absolute cure for multiple ailments. The text then reports a local death in Russiaville where a woman named Lida Uvoveratt died suddenly at home after an eventful evening, mentioning her husband Joseph Greycratt and odd weight details, with references to a large family context.
Fragmentary OCR mentions 1000 bushels in county, shelled oats, cotton seed meal, and brands Guang Aci and Ston Dwall with references to Georgia State Grange Palmer Standard and a vague tease of a sale or advance. Names and details are garbled but indicate grain trading context and vendor mentions.
A radiant ad touts spring goods from Wells Pokas and others, promoting lawn fabrics, embroidery, and baby elotion items. It highlights factory direct pricing, low costs per yard, and seasonal stock like molasses, greens, and barrels, inviting customers to visit before hot weather.
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