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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1893
Page
3
Yellow fever reported in Florida. Many local visits and meetings noted. Governors, fairs, and court actions referenced with community updates on protracted meetings, road changes, and county business.
Protracted Baptist services start next Sunday at the church with Hester S. Almere and Datlergrer preaching in the Methodist place for a fourth salary. Mr Hawes from Domeen will preach after Christmas. Plans to erect a church are mentioned. Residents travel to visit relatives in Brevard and Clem son, with several names listed among attendees and visitors.
Well known Columbia lawyer Mr W Mon will urge Congress to extend time for lawsuits under the Tucker act for South Carolina and Georgia cotton seized and sold during and after the war. He notes over 210 million dollars in Treasury from sales undisbursed and that 100,000 belongs to affected citizens. Representative Shell plans to present to the House next week and seek a general bill to aid these claims. The report also notes four neighbors visiting Texas to plan a future move.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Asheville North Carolina and Knoxville Pennsylvania with references to trains and daily Pullman car service to Chicago. Also includes an unrelated ad line about Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething.
Fragmentary OCR text from a weekly publication contains scattered names and phrases. No clear event or main fact is discernible beyond general references to a sister, tones of publication, and scattered terms.
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