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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1894
Page
3
Readable items describe agricultural activity across Pickens county including Plow work, wheat and cotton prospects, and local improvements. Mentioned are Rev Thomas Looper’s colt display, Pickens Minstrels finance in Easley, and marriages and health updates along with railroad section houses and county officials.
Public notice by J. Graveley disclaims responsibility for any debts contracted by his wife Josephine Graveley, stating she has left him. The notice appears as a formal declaration of separation and financial non-liability.
The notice invites bids for building a school house in Hagood's School District No. 88 on the public road about a half mile north of Hagood's mill. Bidding day is Thursday March 22, 1894 at 10 o'clock a.m. Plans and specs will be made known on letting day. J M Welborn, Chairman.
The obituary recalls Mrs Bolt as faultless in life and manners, a sweet temper and devoted Christian mother. Her loss leaves a young girl and boy bereaved, with many neighbors and friends offering care, though none can read the children's yearning souls. A wreath on the grave signals the community’s sorrow.
The passage asks readers to supply the missing word in a dated sentence about a serious error in the navy of today and offers a random draw prize. Subscriptions fund a prize pool where one fourth of net receipts are shared among correct solvers, with amounts scaled by the number of correct entrants.
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