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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
4
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In Walhalla on April 15 1908 the Andrew Pickeny Chapter D A R urged collecting facts to locate unmarked Revolutionary War graves for government markers. Readers were asked to report known grave sites and assist the effort, with other local notes and a prose item about Anna Gould.
A damaged obituary style notice pays tribute to Miss Stonecypher, longtime member of the Woman's Missionary Society of South Union Baptist Church, mourning her death and praising her loyalty and service. The piece also notes community remembrances, a wedding, and local social updates alongside the tribute.
Washington April 14 President W W Finley of the Southern Railway Company reports that Southern business is not as favorable as desired yet shows potential for early revival. He cites sound banks, rising farm prosperity, and ready credit, though retail and industrial sectors face a cautious mood and reduced stocks. He stresses creating constructive sentiment and faith in the future to restore prosperity.
Passage extols shared benefit when one discovers good fortune or remedy and urges communal sharing. Letters praise Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for relief from colds and coughs, with anecdotes from readers like W Beth of Walhalla and W J Lunney of Honvea.
Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, ex-wife of Brodie L. Duke of the American Tobacco Co., was held to await the grand jury with bonds set at 2000 after last night’s forgery arrests. She failed to post bail and was jailed, claiming illness and persecution by the tobacco firm, offering to restore the forged amount of 75 dollars.
A Salem community note from April 11 thanks editor Keowee Courter for publishing gratitude toward Mike Mattve Bruce’s teaching. The letter hails her as one of the best instructors ever, with broad community praise and trust in her future service for the summer term.
The Supreme Court refused a stay of proceedings in the State v H Rudolph Rabens case. Rabens, a Charleston resident, was convicted of receiving stolen money from a safe robbery at Courtenay Manufacturing. He will begin a three year sentence in the State penitentiary after appeals failed and the stay motion was denied.
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Salve for burns sores sore nipples and chapped hands claiming instant burn relief and healing without a scar. Separate item notes a violent wind storm causing five deaths missing boatmen and many injuries with winds 40 to 60 mph and debris hazards. Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted for sores boils burns wounds and cuts with a 25 cent price remark.
At the New York State Republican Convention on April 11 Governor Hughes was endorsed as the party’s presidential candidate. Four delegates at large and alternates were instructed to use all honorable means to secure the nomination at Chicago. The platform backed the Roosevelt administration strongly.
Notice to teachers states the next Teachers Examination will be held at Walhalla Court House on Friday May 15 1908 opening at a m and closing as work allows No certificates will be given to those not following examination rules County Superintendent of Education L Craig signs April 8 1908 The second notice advertises a public sale of the estate of Nancy Beilling King in Oconee County South Carolina to the highest bidder on May 4 1908 in front of the Court House door with eight hundred acres more or less levied as property of Nancy Emiline King Sheriff W M Kay Oconee County 1908 instructions dated 18
Farmers urged to plant LissMing's Improved cotton claiming two years of field trials with yields of two bales per acre on bent sand and one bale on ordinary land. Sample stalks shown at The Courier office. Seed sold at $1.00 per bushel with 100 bushels available. CHARLES BURNSIDE offers a Spanish Jack at his Walhalla stable, service $7.50. Route 1 Walhalla, S. C.
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