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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1893
Page
2
The report covers plans and progress at a college project including water works and farm experiments. It praises the university garden, modern college buildings to be lit by electricity, and opening preparations for July. Observers describe the site layout and critique the placement of housing blocks amid extensive construction.
The Greenville News reports incidents of racial violence alleging an assault by a sixteen year old colored boy on Emma Brown and separate confrontations with black men near Piedmont and Whiteland, with witnesses claiming mobs may have executed suspects. The piece reflects era fears and sensationalized claims about white women and black men, including rumors of executions and vigilantism.
The article recounts a storied weather forecast and folklore linked to past conflicts, with extended predictions for storms, warm spells, and solstice activity. It also urges more South Carolina weather observers to improve climatology records and forecasting accuracy for farmers.
The notice invites readers to assist as observers for weather data collection with no pay, offering only copies of Weather Bureau publications. Loaner instruments include a maximum thermometer a minimum thermometer and a rain gauge and training materials and forms are provided on application. Interested individuals or institutions are urged to contact J G Harmon Director Columbia C C.
In a tense finish on May 4, 1892, TSE RLGIMOND and Danville battled Wo Hobluhopar a Heubin Fomer in the Air-Line division, with Reeely Atienta Chavictt securing key points as the crowd watched the outcome unfold.
Groceries flour sugar coffee beer canned goods crackers and candies. Dry goods includes cottonades cassimere pants shirts cravats lies suspenders notions coats spou l cotton plows hoes rakes axes nails bolts tacks files traps. Tobacco kerosene oil castor oil turpentine spices offered. Come to see me.
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