This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pickens Keowee Courier
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1900
Page
1
The article mixes political talk with personal notices, listing campaign mood, local residents, and scattered ads. It mentions candidates and officials, market rumors on cotton, and a string of brief notices about sales, appointments, and legal matters, all in a crowded 19th century town context.
Government announces scholarly appointments for the Medical College in Charleston. One notable appointee is Miss Annabella K Urontian, a young Charleston woman, with the zeal to pursue medical study. A carnival is planned in Spartanburg with proceeds expected to exceed two hundred dollars, and subscriptions are already rising.
The State Board of Education met in Columbia and agreed upon text books for public schools. The record lists prices to dealers and exchange prices for Johnson's Readers and Histories, Wentworth arithmetic, Frye geographies, and many other works from Johnson Co., Ginn Co., Brook, Macmillan, and others. The governor and superintendent set adoption dates, contract terms, dealer freights, and temporary use of old books until November 15, with uniform substitution rules and protection of school funds.
Richmond reports the death of Dr. Hunter McGuire, chief surgeon on Stonewall Jackson's staff and a leading Southern physician. He served in the Confederate army, led the medical department of Jackson's brigade, and helped bring 800 Southern students to Richmond. McGuire contributed major medical works and chaired surgical matters at the Medical College of Virginia.
In the latest Spartaculture Journal excerpt, young men won key race seats, notably in Oconee and Greenville, while seasoned figures like Capt. A. L. Dean and Col. Robert A. Thompson retained influence. The piece praises experience and chastises factionalism, noting elders joining the legislature with dignity and merit.
A Yale influenced venture led by Rev. George J. Catton of the Howard Avenue Baptist Church New Haven explores practical and scientific uses of hypnotism to aid liquor and tobacco habit cessation amid broad public interest. The project seeks medical and social insight into behavior change and addiction treatment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.