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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
1
A local store announces an exhibition of Ladies' Trimmed Hats shipped from The New York Millinery and Supply Co. The hats, deemed out of line for the store, will be offered for sale at unheard of prices for the next ten days. Come and see them.
The column notes Hubert Linley’s death in Bustos and relatives in Savannah, Charleston, and Seneca. It lists local residents visiting, health prompts, and scattered society tidbits including attendees at Georgia colleges, Mrs. Gignilliat’s family visits, and a Sunday school convention in Pickens. It also mentions legal notices about Col Neal and Senate expenses, with broader political notes on Montana and Clark.
A 1900 notice outlines May 12 county meetings and May 23 state conference in Columbia South Carolina to nominate Prohibition candidates for governor and lieutenant governor and to define party aims, urging county representatives and a county chairman. It includes endorsements and critical views on dispensary issues and college appropriations, urging unity for victory.
A garbled report details a violent crime case with names such as Walton and Brown, a conviction of a Daviogy vo eight, and mentions of Lonnie Crane and a neighbor. It references a confession, complicity, and a murder context with Mary and a Plicatine, plus a political note on liquor dispensary debates and upcoming campaigns.
Aonow wathon mill has been organized in Picksns with a capital howl in tabes HUOU snk Benn Thaentond as president.
Joseph Le Bailey received the nomination for Senate, while the incumbent Tye Chilton withdrew. The article discusses the forthcoming twelfth census, its questions on residence, race, age, marital status, birthplaces, and employment, and notes its scale and cost. The piece also quotes health remedies and commercial pitches amid the U.S. census discussion.
A reader letter recalls Gaines Mill and Wrainor’s Farm, praising Taylor and three associates while recounting a Civil War charge led by Gen. MacGowan amid a chaotic, dusk battle. The page then cites London financial perspectives on Southern cotton mills, noting growth, labor, and capital trends, followed by local testimonials praising DeWitt’s Witch Hazel products amid a sea of commercial ads and town anecdotes.
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