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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1906
Page
3
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Lorenzo Dow a Methodist preacher famed for quizzing crowds and predicting guilt with signaling gestures. Anecdotes include finding a lost axe by exposing a thief and a rooster prank involving a blindfolded crowd. The writer draws moral contrasts with modern pretensions.
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The item notes Rev. George F. Harman preaching a strong sermon to a large congregation last Sunday. It mentions Misses Maude and Rossie Richardson hosting Dora Mason, visits by Marshall Mason to T. K. Gambles, and Rev. Mr. Ligon’s appointment at the Presbyterian Church. A health line advertises a product sold by Dr. J. W. Holt.
Thomas Looper, the county's oldest minister and perhaps oldest in the state, died at his Clement area home at 8 80 o clock in his 92nd year after over a year of frail health. His funeral was held at Peter's Creek churchyard with a large attendance. Looper, a Baptist minister for sixty years, married about 500 couples. He leaves one brother, Jerre Looper of Pickens, and many nephews and nieces.
The Greenville county grand jury urged indictments for persons tied to recent county defrauding investigations. Named are two sons of the late supervisor FR Speegle, magistrate F B Molseo, constable Jail Kyai dlan Bramlett, Poor House Keeper Rev Talley, and numerous others.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Nervine as a tonic that restores nerve energy and overall health. It claims weak nerves impair heart, stomach, and kidney function, causing disease, and cites a testimonial from Ginningt Lam about recovery after using Nervine. The copy notes distribution and money-back guarantee through Miles Medical Co.
An elderly correspondent chronicles a January Carolina visit to Charlotte. He describes Carnegie Library, local offices, churches and homes including Mrs Stonewall Jackson, with vivid scenes of hospitality, street travel by improved roads, and a reminiscence of Davidson College ties among local families. He also notes a court case and medical advertisements tied to aging and prostrate issues.
A fragment from Charlotte notes ex Governor Frankl J. Moses of South Carolina lives in relative success after a checkered Reconstruction era life. Once a weekly paper founder in Winthrop he faced opium and legal troubles, later joining a Boston outfit and achieving stability. Moses’s son Franklin J. Moses Jr. serves in the navy. The piece hints South Carolinians may find interest in his tale.
An earthen card proclaims Foley's pen as a universal remedy curing coughs colds grippe and pneumonia, claiming no opiates, with bold assurances of fumbling cures and refunds. It touts genuine products in a yellow package and cautions against substitutes, naming Bell and Contatus.
A committee of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina Knights of Pythias met in Columbia to explore a permanent castle hall. They adopted resolutions urging the town to submit sealed bids, to be opened April 18, with a report expected for the grand lodge meeting. The treasury holds about $16,000 for this purpose, with more sought to satisfy Pythians statewide. Committee members include George S. Mower, Mawbert S, Chas. Carroll Sito, Barneywell, and Henry T. Thompson.
In Arlington on January 20 a large funeral for Gen Wheeler features veterans from both Confederate and Spanish American war units marching with the coffin. President Roosevelt and cabinet members attend the service at St. John Episcopal Church, with Army and Navy officers, and the Wheeler Cavalry Camp A of Confederate veterans from Atlanta providing the escort and military honors. The scene reflects a nation honoring a leader who served under two flags across two wars.
In Athens Ga on January 2 a petition circulated to abolish the Athans dispensary, led by Rev W G Crawley of Oconee Street Methodist Church. Many women have signed. petitions will reach every county district and city. Dispensation opponents plan a strong fight, while supporters say the majority of white county voters will back the measure.
A memorial notice laments the death of Mrs. Ogaton Stribling in early January 1006. The piece reflects on the soul’s departure, invokes religious imagery, and expresses community sorrow while praising the departed’s purity and the pain of loss.
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