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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1909
Page
9
Walhalla community notices mention drug purity ads, meetings of lodges, rental offers, church services, and personal news. Names include J G Roehwater, Dr Fahnestock, J B Colliers, W M Brown, and Rev J A Bond. Local happenings cover real estate, lumber jobs, weddings, funerals, school and municipal updates.
Special from Fair Play notes last week featured ideal spring weather with warm sun, followed by a cold freeze that froze everything and forced residents to shiver. The piece mentions residents visiting, social events, travel plans, and a serious accident involving an arrow discharge. The note covers church activities, returned visitors, and upcoming Woman's Mission Society meeting.
Identified as Ed N Parker, once boarding at Nighster's in Duncan, with ties to Phoenix Bridge Co of Pennsylvania. Witnesses: G M Moore and Mya Hughes confirm Parker’s identity, noting past actions and Buffalo, NY origin. Authorities press for clues linking Parker to a recent death as officers pursue suspects in Augusta. Over $200 raised for the widow of Mallestone. recorders court holds $100 note offense case.
Fragmentary text mentions betting terms and several proper names but lacks coherent facts or events to summarize into a clear report. The readable parts reference a chamber and various individuals, yet no definite action, date, or outcome emerges.
Douglas Robinson, Roosevelt’s brother in law and president of the Panama Canal project, plans to be the complainant in the proposed case against The New York World and others. The government lost ground when J Agnus Shaw of the Press Publishing Company refused to testify, citing self incrimination concerns after questions and counsel advice. Lawyers argued there is precedent for refusal citing Judge Wright in cotton leak cases.
A 1909 church note for Fair Play Presbyterian records the death of Thomas H Harris. It lists resolutions praising his faithful service and upright character, offers sympathy to his family, and directs copies to local papers and the bereaved family. Also includes an advertisement for a washing machine and a mass mail offer from Birvee-Baker Co.
A major fire in Nesecith across the Hiefron area nearly wiped the town from the map. It burned thirteen houses, two banks, and the county courthouse, which held all records of Hat puotion of Oklahonin. The loss totals around $200,000.
Washington July 80 The definite statement is that Jas R Garfield secretary of the Interior will not be a member of the next administration. If he is not an ambassador to a foreign country he will return home to Ohio and resume law practice. There is wide talk of a cabinet clean sweep unless Secretary Wilson or Postmaster Meyer remain. An Associated Press man says Garfield will not be in the next cabinet.
A garbled OCR style snippet touts a health remedy named De Kia's New Life Pills promising relief from constipation headache nausea and low appetite. The ad lists a price of 260 and claims broad health benefits available at drugstores.
Report from Asheville N C describes a secret moonshining settlement at South Mountain where a girl and a boy aged six to ten helped produce brandy using improvised equipment. Revenue raiders halted the operation as the children fled into the woods upon approaching officers.
Advertisement offers a solvent opportunity for a family to earn money by introducing and selling a remedy widely advertised for household use. It requests responses from teams, not individuals, and directs inquiries to Look 2, Martin, Box 110, Tuehmond, Va.
The Gourier family of Valhalla thanks the community for kindness and support during the illness and loss of their mother and grandmother. May God’s blessing brighten their days. Butler and Family express gratitude for the help from neighbors and friends.
Demonstrations against the Posiga election in Inwa led to a clash between socialists and police. Police used force as 20 to 30 protesters were wounded and many arrests were made. The scene remained tense in Hanover.
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