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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
4
Personal character tributes and tributes of the deceased may be printed free of charge up to one hundred lines. Any amount beyond that limit requires payment at one cent per word, with each contributor’s manuscript accompanying the notice.
WALHALLA January 8. Congressman Wyatt Aiken has done more than any other to aid rural routes. He introduced House Bill 13 272 to require district representation approval for changes and to require twelve months notice. The measure aims to protect weaker routes and equalize carrier work.
J M Culp, president of the Southern Railway, spoke at a Columbia banquet on the planned through line from Charleston via Columbia over the mountains to the Tennessee and Ohio valleys. He argued the project, delayed by natural obstacles and the Civil War, remains vital to South Carolina, linking interior markets with sea ports and expanding access to the Gulf and beyond. The speech asserted state pride in railway development and predicted growing prosperity with improved transportation and park development, Panama Canal completion, and broader railway access. He called for cooperation between South Carolina and railways to advance Southern resources and restore business confidence. The speaker noted no direct allusion to the old Blue Ridge survey but implied the railroad aims to use that legacy for future commerce.
The letter critiques state borrowing costs versus taxpayer borrowing, noting high 8 percent rates for taxpayers. It requests rural carrier roads to become public highways, discusses visits to the state prison and hospital for the insane, and highlights Mrs. Schaffredt's condition. It warns of tuberculosis care demands and describes a newly diagnosed polagra disease linked to hookworm, with remarks on its noncommunicability and fatal course.
A Denver woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health after severe female troubles and an unsuccessful operation. The note touts the product as a standard remedy for displacement inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related pains urging other sick women to seek Mrs Pinkham's guidance and remedies.
Verner writes from Columbia on January 20 about the Legislature’s moved to repeal prohibition and redraw districts, and notes the House resolution to buy Glenn Springs water. He praises Winthrop College but criticizes the Kindergarten and public speaking for women, urges better preparation of teachers, and comments on women’s roles and training.
A notice states that a new home sewing machine was sold in 1907. If not satisfactory, return it and the factory will ship a new one, and take back the old one at no cost. This offer is valid for the days only.
Notice to creditors of Seck Reid to present claims within one month under court order. D A Smith judge of probate to hear application for J E B Hoopes estate final settlement and discharge by administrator J F Morton at Walhalla Court House on January 11, 1908 at 11 AM.
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