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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1908
Page
3
The Keowee Courier announces free obituary notices and tributes of respect up to one hundred words. Notices beyond that length are paid advertisements at one cent per word with cash accompanying the manuscript. Subscription remains one dollar per year and advertising rates are described as reasonable.
Anson Huggins, a Chattanooga firm representative, was found guilty in Athens for distributing liquor samples at a depot on January 3. Judge Howell Cobb sentenced him to the maximum under the State prohibition law, with a fine of 1600 dollars and potential jail or chain gang service. The case marks a landmark in enforcing the new statewide ban.
Historic note from Prather's Bridge dated Jan 8 reports Toxaway as prosperous with farmers and teachers like Miss Hughs in good standing. It recalls the 1860 Baxters tragedy, a hangings tale, and lists notable families and residences including the Collins home valued at 1900 dollars. The item ends with local business and medicine advertisements.
Mail advices from South China report a terrible Canton blaze at a crowded restaurant where 300 lives were lost as the building collapsed after a film exhibition sparked a panic. An exhibitor from California showed moving pictures to the crowd before disaster struck. Advice to mothers urges Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a winter tonic for children.
The Central Federated Union reports 160000 unemployed in New York City with 40000 building trades unionists out of work and 100000 non union men seeking jobs. Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin offers free mailed catarrh treatment tests proving the remedy’s value, sold locally by J W Bell.
Spinners associations and the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association call a January 18 meeting in Charlotte to address the cotton goods market, with 2,000,000 spindles expected to be represented and action to protect manufacturers.
The 8.0. Pythian in Anderson is in danger of suspension due to a Post Office ruling that it lacks bona fide subscription status. Grand Lodge officials hold a meeting but lack a quorum, and they may seek a rate modification to avoid higher postage.
The excerpt surveys family decline and ambition, noting dead wood in every family tree. It argues a man seeks more than dust and condemns hollow dignity masking an intellectual vacuum.
Danville M Jan 10 Willam Jennings Bryan at a dinner said his belief Joseph G Cannon of Danville will be the Republican candidate for president and that he will oppose Mr Cannon.
In Auburn New Hampshire yesterday James Moulton and his wife both over 75 were killed when their residence burned. Fire officials say the pair perished inside as the blaze tore through the dwelling.
Incomplete text fragment mentioning names Serre Tray and Esseed bar Sena EAL with blurred context suggesting a legal or event record. No clear dates locations or actions available.
A poetic tribute by Ralph Methuen extols a child’s joy and luminous heart seen “through your eyes” as nature’s blossoms lift in response. The page also includes an advertisement for Dean’s Regulars promising gentle relief from constipation and a simple call to ask a druggist for them.
In Frederickaburg a renowned Irish magistrate hosted a mock wedding for Jim and Bet, a colored couple. The squire recited odd vows with lines about love and death, ending by declaring them man and wife as the couple left, amid laughter at the humorous improvised rite.
A humorous Jacksonville Times-Union item extols a red headed beauty from Houston Texas with vivid, rhymed prose and playful praise. The piece highlights auburn hair and Florida sunshine in a lighthearted, stylized description.
A long provincial meditation on aging in the U S Senate traces William Loyd Allison of Iowa toward a seventh term and notes presidents, editors, and historians discuss the growing trend of seven-decade service. It contrasts early era resignations with modern tenure and cites multiple New England senators.
New York January 8 Nearly eight million dollars were spent in 1907 on motor cars in the United States according to the licensed automobile manufacturers association. The group will hold its next show in Madison Square Garden in January instead of November as previously scheduled.
A note requests the person who repeatedly coughed during last Sunday's service to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar from any druggist. The call seeks a remedy for coughing and directs the individual to obtain the product.
Four masked men entered a passenger train at dawn in Kansas City and tried to rob passengers. Conductor Drew intervened, smashing a lantern over one attacker’s head, forcing the robbers to flee. Police pursued but the men escaped in separate directions leaving no clue.
A squad of soldiers with a Gatling gun arrived in Lexington, Kentucky, to quell possible disturbances tied to the tobacco war. City authorities anticipate night riding outrages in White tobacco regions and Governor Wilson has dispatched militia squads but will not deploy the entire force to any single area. Continuous unrest and suppression measures are expected as authorities act to restore order.
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