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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1890
Page
6
Pickens route plans to Liberty with survey data and estimates, signaling railroad progress and local political momentum. Texas smallpox reports and a new board house in Spartandore stir public debate amid broad national news including Astor’s death and congressional actions.
A lengthy call from Chairman Shell urges farmers to attend a convention in Columbia to nominate delegates. The piece argues the effort requires unity among interested locals and warns against relying on current officers to drive change.
A long, jumbled article proclaims paper can replace wood in building and stove components. It extols strong fiber paper as fireproof, weather resistant, and warm in cold and cool in heat, citing experiments and various claimed applications across furniture, roofs, and heating devices.
Damaged OCR shows a passenger and freight timetable snippet for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad with route mentions between Charleston Columbia and western North Carolina, plus station names Hendersonville Asheville and Greenville. The fragment lists times, numbers, and agent names including Emerson and Warrers.
Trains run by 75th Meridian time, one hour faster than 90th Meridian time. Sept 20, 1889. Schedule shows railroad timing adjustments for passengers and freight operations.
An old railway notice promotes sleeping car service on routes from New York to New Orleans via Washington and New Orleans. service details include Pullman sleepers and connections to various cities. The fragment mentions names such as LO TAYLOR and Melissy with unclear roles.
The notice describes work by an unnamed operator using the instigitantaneona process and creating enlargements from old pictures in water colors India ink oils and plain photographs.
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