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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1908
Page
3
A scrambled clipping recounts early American industry and tools, noting a 19th century shift from slave-labor agriculture to progress. It quotes political and technological hurdles, contrasting 1800s life with modern advances while praising Dr. Shoop Health Coffee.
John Beard of Roberts district Hall county was found guilty of murdering his father in law W C Hammond in 1904 with a recommendation to life imprisonment. He had earlier been committed for insanity but regained sound mind last November and was retried at the current term of Hall Superior Court where the jury ruled sane and guilty.
An advert promotes Orino Laxative Syrup as a cure for chronic constipation. It claims the syrup stimulates the liver and bowels and offers natural action without nausea or griping. Available through druggists with no substitutes.
Fielding plans carload buzzard shipments from the Southwest to Maine to restock rural districts after laws against slaughter reduced supplies. He argues buzzards aid carrion disposal and health vigilance, envisioning a two to three year recovery funded by a general campaign. Also ads for Pinesalve Carbolized by J W Bell and W J Lunney.
Rev F H Wardlaw, after evangelistic work in Florida with Rev R Mcleos, has been chosen by the Presbyterian church of Chester to prepare for Cuba mission work. He plans to depart within weeks and has resided in Greenwood for three years, leaving many locals praying for his success.
A pasted medical advertisement describes back pains from pelvic organ displacement and other female weakness symptoms. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pelles as proven, non alcoholic remedies with printed ingredients, endorsements, and claims of historic efficacy. The text urges avoiding unknown substitutes.
A long discussion on diet and health urges Americans to eat less meat and more balanced meals. It notes reduced meat consumption over 30 years, links proper nutrition to energy, sleep, and work, and suggests moderation, modest meals after work, and caution against stimulants. It references lectures on digestion, public health, and even ties dietary habits to broader social and political implications. Doan a Ointment Colo
Prince and Cardinal Benjamin Richard archbishop of Paris died today in Paris after a short illness. He was born in Nantes on March 1, 1819 and was elevated to cardinal in 1889.
Two masked men robbed Adams Express at Mansfield Ohio Union station shortly after midnight taking 3000 dollars from agent William Depew while about fifty passengers waited for trains. A gold bag near the 2000 dollar stake was left behind. Police captured John McCue and Joseph Stevens in New London, Ohio based on the recovered sack.
Mrs. Lydia B. Pinkham's remedy is praised by Mrs. Mrs. A Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs. Alvina Sperling of Chicago for curing female troubles and avoiding surgical operations. Both women claim life improving results after three months and without operation.
For thirty years Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills and has cured thousands troubled by displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities relodic pains backache bearing down feelings natulence indigestion dizziness or nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites all women to write for advice with address at Lydia Masse.
A fire swept through a business block in Big Stone Gap Virginia destroying the Hotel Eugene Goodloe Brothers John Williams store Mann grocery Ambergosa jewelry store Kelly's drug store Ayers building Western Union and Southern Express offices. Estimated loss exceeds 100000 with insurance under half. The blaze began this morning and leveled multiple establishments.
A Victorian era discussion notes many missing ships, including the Nicaraguan, with 1882 having a record of 147 sailing vessels and 36 steamers posted as missing. The piece explains causes such as overloading, underballasting, and heavy deck loads, while acknowledging many disappearances remain mysteries. It cites the Nicaraguan’s likely cargo of phosphates and hints at possible passenger on board, alongside other notorious vanishings like the White Star Naronic and Allan Hner Marontan.
The account claims Alexander the Great wed Statira, daughter of Darius, uniting 10 000 soldiers with 10 000 Persian and modern brides in a vast pavilion. A ceremonial kiss by Alexander started a chain of bridal unions, followed by a five day festival of unmatched grandeur.
An Odessa plague outbreak traced to an Austrian ship crewman who died at sea and was buried with an Austrian flag. Sailors carrying the flag later drank in many saloons, leaving the flag in taverns. Soon the plague spread through Odessa houses visited by the men, attributed to plague bacteria on the flag.
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