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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1909
Page
6
A fragmented speech by a Christian speaker in Anderson decries coming divine wrath unless repentance. He cites Bible verses including Revelation 2:5 and Matthew passages, warns of candlestick removal, and urges honest living. The speaker, Mr. Nettin Wood Katsus, claims to have visions from God and urges community heed.
A garbled report notes widespread street disrepair with sewer issues and obstructed utility lines. It mentions Dr Thomas' Pain Remedy and Winthrop College applications, outlining housing limits and competing options.
A fragmented OCR record notes sections of the 1962 Civil Code of South Carolina detailing county authority to erect road boards and charge costs, penalties for defacing public markers, and duties of overseers. It references section text about public work funding and the role of county commissioners, with ad hoc mentions of a Cortright Metal Roofing Co. and a separate advertisement for metal shingles.
A testimonial letter from Mrs. M A Wheaton of Vienna West Virginia credits Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with reversing years of illness. The ad asserts cures for female diseases and urges women to seek the remedy, noting confidential advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
Fragmented ad style notice touts Sidney s Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney issues in men women and children claiming relief from back pain fatigue and urinary problems. It cites testimonials from towns and dealers and lists Buffalo New York as a sales point with 0 cent pricing and agents for the United States.
From Round Rock Texas a reader recounts a long trip and letters from home noting no rain and a poor cotton crop. He describes scorching heat, early planted corn and cotton yields, ginned bales selling for 12 to 24 1/4 cents, and a disappointing season ahead. The piece closes with a funeral mixup story from Kentucky.
Kirk, a Columbia missionary in Brazil, contracted leprosy and was sent to a pest house in Aiken where smallpox patients were kept. The health board sought isolation, but the State Supreme Court ruled in her favor, saying isolation was too harsh for a refined blind elder and that her leprosy was not sufficiently dangerous to justify extreme measures.
Advertisement extols Tutt's Pills claiming they cure dyspepsia prevent headaches aid digestion and build flesh with a sugar coated form. The text shifts to violent events noting Alonzo Hardin killed by Mary Bennett in Banner Elk North Carolina after long running bad blood and a drunken confrontation. It also mentions moonshiner John Brinson shot by Sheriff Ticker and deputies at an West Pitt County distillery with two accomplices captured.
The Beaverdam Union meets August 28–29, 1909 at Cameron Baptist Church with Rev. J. Iston delivering the introductory victory sermon. Debate topics include heathen responsibility, withholding members’ letters for non-payment, church fellowship for drinkers, and the effects of intemperance. Sunday services feature a mission sermon by Rev. Blackburn and a morning lecture on Sunday school. Also includes committee notes and a 26 cent ad for Dean's Regulants.
Following Georgia governor Brown signing a bill making it a felony for negro secret societies to use white organization names, Philly Werlein refused to speak at New Orleans dedication ceremonies for the Knights of Pythias 200000 eight story building. In a letter read at the event Werlein praised negro achievements but condemned stealing the established society's name.
The State of South Carolina Oconee County Court of Common Pleas issues a revival judgment notice against Cy Reid and Charles Reid. The final 1899 judgment for 167 dollars 48 cents plus 12 dollars costs is revived. defendants must appear November 25 1909 at Walhalla Court House to show cause why revival should not proceed.
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