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Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1902
Page
4
The page lists advertising rates and free obituary notices for short tributes, with charges for longer texts. It contains miscellaneous items from Columbia and Chicago, including poems, local notices, and various dispatch snippets on whiskey purchases, Port Robbery actions, a Chicago hospital note, a farming anecdote, and a giant tree report in San Francisco with measurements.
A summary notes a parliamentary paper detailing South Africa troop counts from start to finish of the war. It lists 861,081 troops total by May 31, with 6,771 killed, 28,020 wounded, and 11 discuss deaths. a Greenville to Spartanburg trolley plan is mentioned alongside a violent robbery involving a gun and a Black suspect.
A haphazard digest notes an explosion at Tredegar ironworks injuring workers, coal miners ending a strike, and varied crime and political moves. Reports discuss rising typhoid cases in Chicago, Dam construction in Columbia, and political shifts in Greenville and Washington. A mix of local incidents, economic data, and public notices reflect a turbulent period with multiple named places such as England’s Tredegar, Columbia, Chicago, and Greenville, alongside figures like Gov. Tom and university actions.
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Lieut Wallerson Rosiges Theatron of Fimk Lieut was accepted by the War Theater for service with Henry Wi i wit. He faced a $100 shortage after leaving Scrape for the Philippines. He offered to resign to repay money, which the War Department accepted. He later served in the Regular Army, rising to First Lieutenant and transferring between units.
The article argues cotton seed oil mills benefit farmers by returning meal and hulls to farms, boosting fertilizer and stock feed value while expanding cattle fattening. It notes oil mills create markets for surplus seed, lower costs, and support Southern agriculture, with extended regional impact and cooperative advantage.
A lengthy survey details the United States nearing a world leading corn harvest of about 2.59 billion bushels. It notes favorable weather, expanded mechanization, and large acreage in Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and other plains states. Prices, exports, and farm profits are discussed with regional production dynamics and historical comparisons.
Sunday evening at 0 o'clock four shots were fired from Mofeo Terrace near the river after Mrs. Thurman and family, at church, heard a window break. She seized a pistol and fired while a burglar attempted to raise the window. Two more shots followed. the intruder fled into the night. Race of the burglar is unknown. Greenville Mountaineer September 6.
A fragmented report discusses infant baptism as a contested doctrine, arguing it condemns infants unjustly if they die unbaptized and labeling baptismal regeneration as dangerous heresy. It cites pastorals and historical critique, noting debates within Protestant circles about salvation and sacred rites.
A proposed railway service between New York and New Orleans aims to cut travel time to about 22 hours. The schedule, not yet final, would have a fast through train leaving New York after 2 AM and arriving in Atlanta around 11 PM the same day. The service pledges limited interference with existing lines and promises to foster closer ties between Atlanta and New York, marking a historic business milestone.
The Board of Registration will be at Mount Tabor on Saturday September 20 for the purpose of registering a veteran for Table Merccinet. Contains 177 acres, two story dwelling, timber, water, and farm outbuildings. Terms to K P Jaynes Valhalla. Location Guyane on Cano Creek two miles west of Walhalla on both sides of Stump Hont Mountain road. Late W J Neville homestead.
A fragmented notice outlines national Baptist convention gatherings in Birmingham Omaha and Charleston with dates from September to October and a single fare. It lists contact agents for information and subscription instructions amid erratic OCR text.
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