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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
4
The Keowee Courier notes Wednesday issues published by Jayne Shelor Smith and Steck with annual subscription of one dollar. It states personal communications and obituary tributes up to one hundred words are free, with longer notices charged at one cent per word, requiring cash with manuscripts.
A Charleston petition drive urges state lawmakers to restore the license system and curb the liquor dispensary, claiming broad public opposition and calling on citizens to sign petitions through local organizers led by John D. Cappelmann and others. The letter explains past support from Charleston papers and references the 1892 system and 1895 constitution modifications as context for restoration.
James I Abernethy of Rutherford College NC extols Sloan's Liniment and Maimont after curing a brick mason's partial paralysis. He notes eight years of medical experience and claims the remedy restored the man's ability to work and to sing its praise widely.
A Philadelphia Bulletin piece recounts a barber saving clipped hair for reuse. The barber explains short human hair becomes syrup strainers and other items, noting high demand for handwoven strainers prized by makers. A patron asks about its use while a boy collects the hair.
A vintage patent medicine notice offers Ring's Little Liver Pilla for biliousness and headaches at 260. Sold by J W Bell of Valhalla and J Lunney of Seneca, with a claim to wake and cleanse the system.
Honea Path records a fatal accident as Sherard L. Callaham, a well known merchant, fires a pistol in his bedroom unintentionally. The ball strikes his wife, Mrs. Callaham, in the temple as she remains alive briefly before dying. She is identified as a Craytonville area native, about 36, with several young children. The couple were highly regarded and the community offers sympathy. The incident occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock this morning.
An old ad advises mothers to keep children healthy in winter using Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. It claims the tonic is pure and harmless and provides the greatest good. Dr J W Bell endorses the tea, available as 35c tea or tablets.
A Chicago physician with a long record attempts to swap night duty with a younger colleague in a Wisconsin hamlet. When two farmers seek aid for a seriously ill wife, the veteran demands $10 cash upfront. The farmers debate the fee, and one says the funeral would cost more than that.
Reader note on disturbance during Sunday service asks the cougher to buy Foley's Honey and Tar. Advised to purchase from all druggists.
A Cleveland Leader item notes a goose guarding a New Jersey farm house while Washington sees volunteer guards of the treasury tied to the same order in the animal kingdom. It mentions blood health, and promotes Hellier’s Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents and Dr. J. W. Bell remedies as effective.
A Greek Cephalonia shoreline feature draws water inland through four coastal entry points forming a little river that vanishes in limestone. For centuries it powers two undershot mills before disappearing, likely returning to the sea via underground channels. Researchers find no conclusive explanation.
In a Midland hotel dining room a discussion on longevity centers on Montana relatives who live long. An American recounts his great uncle Jake at 93 and Aunt Mimashe a 76 golf champion, noting many Montanans reach venerable ages. A quiet man mentions a death hoax about Uncle Zekiel from Montana Magic, correcting it as an ancient reference in the Aeige of the Apostles.
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin is mailing out free trial catarrh treatments on request. The so called scientific prescription known to druggists as Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy, is sold by J W Bell.
A stranger in Applegate Warwickshire asserts he had the best dinner in the country but is told the landlord’s rule omits the mayor. He’s fined ten pounds for offending the town lawn and, after paying, proclaims himself the biggest fool, except the mayor.
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