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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1901
Page
1
Local retailer touts a broad display of shirts shirt waists collars cuffs neckwear underwear hose and shoes. Promises fit style and price with up to date fashions and a wide assortment of furnishing goods for men.
Telegraphic reports from Jacksonville Washington state list Mrs Cornelia Thompson widow of Gen Worthy Thompson among those burned in the blaze at the Thompson place. She was a well known civic figure in Greenville and daughter of Col David Fone. The article notes her age between seventy and eighty, her Congregational ties, and her late husband’s prominence as a former congressman and minister to Mexico.
A veteran farmer argues sheep on rough farm ground provide manure and high grazing value, suggesting one sheep per twenty acres on 100 acres with returns of 150 to 200 dollars yearly. He warns against feeding corn to breeding sheep and stresses good shelter and water. recounts a sudden animal attack incident.
A rambling editorial style piece advises readers to take action now, avoid procrastination, and develop backbone. It urges daily effort, self-discipline, and self-reliance to shape one’s life, warning against laziness and dependence on others. It includes scattered references to fitness, digestion, and personal health as well as a didactic tone about maturity and responsibility.
A strange patent remedy claim from Texas featuring Hrowl Macayery promoting a kidney and bladder treatment. The text asserts dramatic cures and benefits, mentioning labor relief, deduced health gains, and repeated endorsements. It reads like a sensational promotional note with bold claims and personal testimonials.
A critical notice questions Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Halter Constitution on Grant memoirs and horse surrender after Appomattox. The piece argues Grant did not prize the surrender as a trophy and that Union officials let Confederates keep their horses, disputing sensational claims about magnanimity and the handling of paroles.
A condensed reminiscence recounts the 1860 61 South Carolina Secession Convention held in Columbia and Charleston. It describes the election of a president, the push to declare secession, chaotic departure of officials amid smallpox fears, and the public celebrations and strife that followed. It notes key figures, committees, and the signing of the ordinance, plus subsequent Confederate alignment and notable attendees.
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