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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1911
Page
8
SaturDay bargain sale at 1236C features ladies and men shoes at 1.49 each, large decorated bowls, pitchers, cups, saucers and other wares discounted from 2.00. Men’s pants 1.49, assorted china, glassware, enamel and tin items. Many ladies goods, notions, millinery, wallpaper, window shades and household staples offered at bargain prices.
In Walhalla a mix of local items appears including ads for Cash Grocery Co while noting repairs, personal visits, and arrangements. Individuals such as J. B. S. Dendy and Mrs. M. A. Merritt are mentioned alongside calls for hardware, sewing machine service, and property sales.
Special edition notes a pious New Year motive urging noble deeds and gratitude for benefits from the Lord. Local clergy and residents are described, including Rev. I. BE McDavid leaving for Pelzer, Rev. J. E. Carter serving at the Methodist church, and Clinton L. Kerris recovering from typhoid in Fayetteville. Community members Miss Kate Isbell, Miss Pearle Marett, Miss Aeliashell, Superintendent W. L. Dobbs, Mrs. B. E. Olympmph, and Rev. P. L. Crawford are mentioned with travels, visits, and service notes. A blind tiger is demolished, and health updates for Bettie Barron and others are given alongside social and church life updates with various local residents and families.
A large Afro American gathering twelve miles south of Anderson ends in disaster as Jerry Pressly Watt and Alice Bozeman die of gunshot wounds. Eight others are injured including Charles Hall with a shattered hip and Sam Clinksenles shot in the leg. The shooting began when shots fired at a dancing couple from outside sparked a fusillade of over a hundred bullets at the Jackson plantation.
Daily reports show more deaths and injuries as society grows with rails cars towns and elites. The ad urges protection for home and loved ones with Life Accident and Health policies at nominal cost and easy terms.
A vendor advertises crop mortgage blanks and related forms in bulk. The note lists pricing per dozen and a quantity offer with cash on delivery. Language is fragmented, but indicates availability of various blanks and handling services for orders.
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