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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1907
Page
1
This is the first shipment of dry corn suitable for bread, secured after much effort from Virginia through trusted friends. Each sack is guaranteed, priced at 90 cents per bushel.
Sunoon April 23 reports a major engagement by the Parland Newhall Company at the local opera house Thursday night the 25th instant. The piece is billed as a premier lyceum attraction, high priced yet pledged to elevate entertainment. readers are urged to attend in large numbers.
John F. Oates, a dairyman from Chostar, was nearly killed when Joy the bull charged him Friday afternoon. He was hurled from the forearm by the bull’s horns and sprained his arm, but a securing chain kept the animal from finishing the attack. Oates escaped unconscious danger after the chain held and he crawled free. The bull had not shown such temper before, leaving Mr. Oates unprepared for the frightening assault.
Westminster on April 2 reports visits by Mrs. John A. Terrell and children to Rev and Mrs. Hlott of Easyr, Greenville College students Ada, Anna, and Pearl Marett returning home, and Omega Madden joining from Taurens. It notes May commencements with Rev Wm G Neville and Hon J E Boggs as speakers, church events, local elections, obituaries, and a car purchase spree tied to local businessmen, plus a detailed account of the South Carolina Presbytery meeting and church affairs.
The ad urges housekeepers to prefer ROYAL Baking Powder for top cake quality and digestion. It warns against alum and cheaper alternatives that contain unsafe phosphate or corrosive ingredients, arguing such powders harm the stomach liver and kidneys. Royal Baking Powder Company of New York is cited as the product source.
An explosion of dynamite at the corner of Ashby street and Mariotta road wrecked a streetcar under the Georgia Railway and Electric Company. Passengers and employees faced serious danger though no one was seriously hurt. An investigation and police inquiry are underway to identify the responsible party.
Washington April 23 secretary of agriculture warns that false advertising by manufacturers of food and drugs will prompt the department to expose offenders. he notes the pure food and drug act requires serial numbers to mark products and vows action against deceptive claims to protect honest manufacturers and consumers.
Wm Trenry of Anattanooga recites his cure for rheumatism using Chamberlains hair wrap at night and Pan Bollon remedy. He states pain faded in three weeks and strength returned, with no rheumatic recurrence since. The advertisement lists Bell and Lunney as suppliers in Walhalla and Seneom.
In Santiago on April 1, Puyohue volcano remains in fall eruption. Numerous calite were killed and outer areas damaged. A Nabiew region suffered destruction as lava flows reached about 150 miles from the volcano.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a storm event with references to Omaha Nob April and several place names such as Keown and Kaogus. The text is garbled but suggests snowfall and unsettled conditions across multiple western locations including Colorado, Wyoming, and Midwest areas.
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