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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1906
Page
4
The Reptore Courier lists weekly publication on Wednesdays with Jaynes Sheldon Smith Steck. Subscriptions at 61.00 per year. Advertising rates described as reasonable including personal character notices charged as ads. Obituary tributes up to 100 words printed free. longer texts billed at one cent per word.
R J Redding of the Georgia Experiment Station writes to the Atlanta Constitution praising J S Newman late Clemson Agriculture professor and Alabama director. The 212 page practical gardening guide costs $1.10 postpaid with a special subscription offer for Courier and the volume at $1.75.
The Georgia fruit growers face ruined crops as railroads fail to provide cars for shipment. Weather damages top and 8,000 to 35,000 crates rot waiting at stations in Marietta Calhoun Menlo and other shipping points. The editorial argues railroads as public carriers must handle traffic and offer fair rates, so growers deserve full value for ruined peaches if justice prevails.
State farmers institute at Clemson runs August 7 through 10 with prominent speakers and practical demonstrations. Experts will share methods, experiences, and experiments to help farmers master the latest machinery and techniques, emphasizing real results over theories. All local farmers are urged to attend.
A large county turnout heard Senators Tillman and Latimer along with Congressman Aiken and Solicitor Boggs. The speakers touted dispensary debates, praised local roads, and defended records while a quiet, orderly crowd listened, with no notable demonstrations or drunkenness.
A Spartanburg Journal note discusses Collier’s frontispiece titled Rouge et Noir. The image shows a young woman studying her fortune with cards spread on a table, highlighting ace and six of hearts and spades. The piece questions the frontispiece meaning and cites Hoyle on banks and red and black stakes in card games.
A fragmented readers’ letter cites William Randolph Hearst seeking a New York governorship nomination and an earlier Presidential bid. It condemns heiress marriages as schemes and warns of a drunken sighting in Valhalla. The note recalls Sage’s burial preparations costing over $25,000 and labels him a dear old fellow.
A compact sketch of Georgia politics and social notes, including Tom Watson’s return to the Democratic party, pressure on bucket shops, water and light propositions, and endorsements for M F Ansel. Mentions Kingston burr woman, Tri-State Odd Fellow, and local civic concerns with a period voice.
The ad promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove stamps the box with a signature and the price is 25 cents.
John G. Longstreet eldest son of Gen. James Longstreet appears in Atlanta police court charged with drunkenness and cursing a Greek restaurant proprietor on Decatur Street. Recorder Broyles condemns the conduct and fines him seven dollars fifty or eleven days in the workhouse after an emotional scene with attorney A. B. Smith appealing for release.
All persons indebted to the estate of John L. Adams, deceased, must pay the undersigned. All persons having claims against the estate should present them duly attested within the legal period or be barred. William P. Anderson, qualified executor, estate of John L. Adams, deceased. August 1, 1906.
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