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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1890
Page
2
The Pickens county area presses a dummy railroad route to Liberty, with surveys and cost estimates under way. Backers vow progress by summer, promising job creation, higher property values, and renewed regional commerce.
A note from the TMAT convention chairmen urges farmers to attend the Columbia meeting on the 27th to nominate officers and delegates. It asks all counties to be represented and emphasizes support for current officers while condemning rumour and aristocracy talk.
A tale set near Deertor Alabama recounts a mule drawn alarm from a bee hive owned by Colonel Clark. An old man, Reuben, fears the swarming bees may threaten his household and livestock, prompting a tense scene as the hive moves toward the Clark place. The narrative blends rustic dialogue with a cautionary message about misfortune and communal vigilance.
A scattered feature describes paper’s potential to replace wood and metal in many items. It notes paper’s use in railcar wheels, a paper house in Allita Chooypin, and fireproof, weatherproof paper constructions. It also mentions a paper organ and demonstrations of paper made into durable, paintable surfaces, with debates on feasibility and quality.
Fragmented OCR reads like a general merchandise sale with tools furniture and household items. Mentions include hoes mattocks shovels spades rim knob plows pots ovens kettles spiders and a hardware goods shop. No clear dates or identifiable entities available.
A disrupted timetable shows schedules for the Greenville and Columbia Division with trains daily except Sunday, Nos 6 4 20 and 61, main lines 51 and 55 between Columbia and Attons, and Bid directions. The document names service managers Conchwised Schedule, Sol Maas, Jas T Paylor, and D Cardwele as officials responsible for passenger operations.
Train times listed for the Richmond and Danville Railroad dated September 20 1889 run by 75th Meridian time, one hour faster than 90th Meridian time. The schedule reflects era timing conventions and regional railroad operations within the southeastern United States.
No. 60 runs Pullman sleeper from New York to Atlanta No. 62 covers Washington to New Orleans and Washington to Birmingham No. 5 offers Atlanta to New York No. 53 travels New Orleans to Washington and Birmingham to Washington Names Waylor P A Washington and Meleskey DP AL Atlanta attached as signatures.
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