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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
3
A local discussion highlights rising costs for garden produce and essentials. Farmers complain about extortionate prices for beef, vegetables, and rent while town bosses pay higher wages, sparking debate over farm remuneration and cost of living.
The famed inventor Thomas A. Edison was asked about the electrocution device used in New York and Ohio prisons. In a perturbed state his tone softened as he stated he did not invent such an instrument and expressed sorrow that electricity had been used for that purpose. He recalled visiting Sing Sing during installation and noted his regret.
Representative Legare of Charleston, cited by the Washington Post, recounts his Michigan trip as an orator at three patriotic banquets. He declares returning from the north pole frozen zone and claims discovering three aboriginal settlements named Bay City, West Branch, and Ausable meaning ice and snow, with temperatures below zero.
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