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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1911
Page
3
Collier's Weekly notes that early church leaders adapted pagan rites to Christian use during Saturnalia and Saturnian season. It traces Christmas to December epact and Easter to lunar rules, linking both to pre Christian and solstice festivals and to early Judaic Passover timing.
Joe Wiggins confesses to abduction of two year old Mulns Stone Rodgers in Las Vegas New Mexico. Will and John Rodgers considered accomplices as $12000 ransom was paid and later recovered. Wiggins claims money was collected via a law firm linked to John Rodgers and the plan began in Madd New Mexico with Wiggins traveling to Las Vegas. Authorities guard the prisoners as city reacts with renewed tension over the case.
J J Southers of Hall Claire Wisconsin reports sleepless nights from back pain and kidney soreness. After a short use of Paley's Kidney Pills his sleep improved and general condition greatly improved. Baye ron's Pharmacy Valhalla and Seneca are connected to the claim.
In Cleveland Ohio on April 12 co Kopp aged 21 and Richard Dooley aged 28 were found dead in a boarding house after asphyxiation during a tarda game last night. The door was broken in and both men were discovered this afternoon with ecards clutched in their hands.
The article contrasts Jewish scholars and French savants on Exodus celebration linked to a festival tied to the full moon after the vernal equinox. It notes that some claim the festival existed before Moses while others argue it dates from ancient agricultural societies and unfolds as a long-standing human tradition.
The article describes a total solar eclipse on April 28 visible across much of the United States, with strongest visibility from the southern limit to parts of the northeast. It notes varied obscuration by location, mentions the October 22 annular eclipse, and highlights Mount Wilson observatory preparations and the study of the sun’s corona and its composition through spectroscopic observations.
An advertisement proclaims rheumatism caused by excess uric acid and promotes Rheumacide as a complete internal cure. It warns against external rubs and ointments, claims the remedy tackles root causes, and offers tablet and liquid forms sold through druggists with mail options from Norman Company, Walhalla, South Carolina.
Fragmented dispatches describe violence in Mexico with rumors of mass executions. Accounts claim President Diox prosecutes enemies by firing squads, tallying dozens killed in Balitlo Chihuahua and other locales. The jails reportedly overflow with suspects as rumors of brutal purge spread.
The Columbia Record reports Clemson College will see greatly enlarged income due to a 26 cent per ton artificial fertilizer privilege tax. State Treasurer Lyon cites 1911 receipts at 227,229 and projects current year totals near 275,000, a rise of about 36,000 from 1910. Fertilizers will be used year round and new processes promise further growth and product variety. Ample demand grows with corn farming and electrical treatment may debut ultragenous fertilizers from Great Falls plant operations.
A flowing obituary tribute lauds J J Davis as a Christian gentleman and Confederate veteran, while a later note references Patton’s brother dying of the white plague and a large donation from Patton’s estate. The piece blends eulogistic reminiscence with local civic notes and sparse biographical details.
At Algowa Wisconsin on April 14 six sailors drowned after abandoning the schooner Ottawa in a violent swell miles offshore. The vessel capsized while the captain and one seaman alone reached the shore.
Notice of township elections in Oconee County South Carolina to Elect township commissioners on the fourth Saturday in April 1911 with polling places at Seneca Oakway Westminster Walhalla Salem Little River Long Creek Mountain Rest and others. Ballots include for Township Commissioners and for a one mill additional road tax. Polls open 8 am to 4 pm. Signed N Phillips County Supervisor. March 4.
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