This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1907
Page
2
Reports from Providence and Brook Island describe the Larchmont collision with the Joy steamship off Rhode Island. About 150 on board, 72 bodies recovered by Feb 14, with 19 saved overall. survivors recount chaotic lifeboat evacuations and alleged captain’s abandonment.
February 14 item recounts neighbors presenting gifts on returning from supper at the parsonage. Gifts and a freight box from Easley First Baptist Church include groceries linens towels and other useful items. The pastor notes these acts deepen community bonds and reflect shared devotion over salary offers from other churches. Boo's Laxative Cough Syrup advertisement appears with local pharmacist and Seneca Walhalla Drug Co listings.
A kid asks what makes popcorn pop and gets evasive replies. The article notes that different corn varieties have varying oil content, with popcorn containing substantial oil that expands and causes kernels to explode when heated. Popcorn is described as inexpensive and nutritious if not overused.
Advertises Foley’s Honey and Tar as a remedy for la grippe coughs and to prevent pneumonia. Claims content includes a genuine golxew (goose?) pack and mentions W. Boll as publisher.
Bob Burdette comments that a man owes more to the town he lives in than to the town he was born in. He adds that this depends on where his credit was better and where he worked the most, reflecting on roots and merit.
The South Carolina dispensary system ends after a 28 to 15 Senate vote led by Senator Tillman. The Carey Cothran bill creates a local option between county dispensaries and prohibition, with elections to decide each county's status next year. Eighteen counties stay dry for two more years. an executive seven member committee will wind up state affairs with pay capped starting January 11 1908.
An anecdotal tour through American geography notes Texas size comparisons with states and counties, Chicago street lengths, and multi-state viewpoints. It highlights Western Avenue Chicago as the longest street, Halstead Street’s rail crossings, six language colonies on Halstead, a four-state corner near Durango Colorado, Harper's Ferry views into Maryland Virginia and West Virginia, and California’s superlatives with Mount Whitney and Death Valley.
An ad-promotional note touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea as the highest quality tonic that cleanses the system brightens the eyes and provides vigor to all. It references Dr J W Boll and suggests tea or tablets as delivery forms.
A garbled old OCR fragment touts a tixane builder who vows a powerful effect. It claims you will realize a wonderful benefit after using Hulkatee and other products, with mention of Ten or Tablots and a bell. The text is incomplete and unclear.
A public, earnest speaker questions a street boy about home love and moral welfare. The boy asserts he has parents and is cared for, then reveals he is the speaker’s own son. He protests the mother’s unfamiliarity as she asks him to invite her to a talk at Lyceum hall next Saturday at 8.
The People’s Oil Mill at Anderson lost 827000 by the burning of the hull and seed houses last Monday. The mill is well insured.
The Supreme Court sustained the lower court in the George Hasty case. He was tried and sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of Milan Bennet and Davidson of a theatrical company in Gaffney just before Christmas in 1905.
Andersons new $35,000 Methodist Church project moves forward with a nineteen member building committee to be appointed at St Johns church conference. An executive five member committee will meet to discuss plans and determine a realignment for the new building as the Methodist denomination gains strength in Anderson.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.