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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1890
Page
2
Reports from the 7th District note G W Shell facing a tough fight for Congress and local rifts in Berkeley County as factions call for negroes to vote. The Mississippi constitution debate prompts literacy and tax property tests. A Salisbury rail wreck, a county convention, and nominations for state offices are also mentioned.
The Sans Souci Living Association of Greenville announces an October program from the 8th to 10th with planned exercises. The schedule promises engaging events and competitive offerings during the gathering.
Voters in Greenville county see a countywide appeal as four bona fide candidates announce themselves for the South Carolina House, pledging to oppose Tillman methods and seeking the Democratic primary support. The resolution required names of four qualified candidates to count a ticket.
The Seventh District sees a real political split as the Straightout Democracy bolts the Alliance to nominate ex congressman W. H. Felton for Congress. Felton vows to defeat Everett, the Alliance candidate, in November while praising the Alliance’s aims in other areas. Rube Thanvows surfaces in Florida as a famed Alabama outlaw and a Pensacola train robbery is linked to his hand. Radical factions within the district feud over the Democratic contest, with Russell and Bryce jockeying for leadership and a fierce battle anticipated.
The piece discusses farm price alliances, northern and southern farmer power shifts, and a parade inspection of Third Battalion South Carolina Volunteers with orders for Greenville on September 22. It also touches on local political humor, campaign fodder efforts, and a light note on cheese microbes in a Buffalo Times aside.
A concise reflection notes that honesty and straightforward argument are often presumed easiest, yet pressure for rhetoric can complicate plain truth. It cautions readers to weigh simplicity against accuracy in public discourse.
An 1880s Warsaw Georgia notices woman advertises for marriage proposals listing her traits, including ownership of real estate. A striking reply claimed cemetery plots and a future family. she chose the writer, deeming his foresight worthy. Also contains adage on cigar character traits and smoking styles.
The article notes 1880 census data showing 55 404 water wheels generating 1 225 879 horsepower and 35 percent of industrial power, with 2 000 000 potential river horsepower and 5 percent should be used with electricity. It cites Col Whittemore's plan to transmit power from 41 wheels to distant shops and mentions local power development prospects in Rochester Kearney Spokane Falls and Niagara Falls. A fly deterrent based on dried clover is claimed to repel flies, replacing papers and poisons. Mrs Partington quips about health and cloroform.
A Boston note comments that the first week a man has a telephone in his office he is apt to suffer a yellow fever-like illness, a humorous warning about novelty and distraction in modern work.
Sleeper car options listed include No 56 New York to Athunta, No 62 Pollan to Washington to New Orleans and Warhoreten to Bir nia, No 5 Athunta to New ark, No 95 Pidliumia New Orleans to Washington and Binineham to Washington. JAS. L. TAYLOR G P A Washington D C L J MeLESKKEY D P A Atlanta.
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