Clerks salary and office costs spark Oconee tax debate
A June 2 letter from Valhalla questions Clerk of Court pay and office expenses in Oconee County. The author argues salaries and fees exceed work value, proposes a $1500 year salary, and suggests channeling office fees to the county treasury to cut taxes and debt. Several local men are urged to comment.
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Oconee County
Oconoe County
Clark
Tam
Tom
Mamditon
Gary
Lenvendo
Tallonger
J. P. Striking
Richlands Mo
Terrell
W. FP. Anderson
Sullivan
Cook
Ison
Valhalla
Ge Tayines
Noah's Liniment expands to Richmond and Atlanta markets
The Noah Remedy Co announces Noah's Liniment, a celebrated pain remedy, now moved to Richmond at 610 Font Cary Street on the third floor with plans to open a stand in Atlanta, Georgia in the fall. The product is marketed as pure and guaranteed to refund purchase price if it fails to deliver claims. It is already sold by over fifty wholesale houses and hundreds of retailers across the South.
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Noah Remedy Co
Richwond
Font Cary Street
Heston
Beaneh
Atlanta
Noal
Oor
Condition at Cotton Crop Shire meeting report
At a Memphi Tennessee meeting of the Mariners Educational and Co-Operative Union the cotton acreage totals were listed at 28,822,000 acres versus 21,000,000 in 1907. Reports warned of unsatisfactory conditions and suffering among planters from overflow. Replanting deemed impracticable as the season ran about fifteen days late due to weather, with wet conditions hindering growth and causing fatigue among workers.
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Mariners’ Educational and Co-Operative Union
Mempti
Tenn
Davids
Supreme Court orders attorney in contempt case over forged affidavits
Columbia June 4 The Supreme Court issued a per curiam order directing Attorney John Duncan to show cause Monday why he should not be admitted for contempt or disbarred for submitting false and fictitious affidavits in a case to secure a new trial for Jesse Hunter charged with assault. The affidavits shade light on claims of conspiracy among local lawyers as Duncan alleges lost or stolen records and forged documents.
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Columbia
Supreme Court
John
Duncan
Columbia Bar
Josse Hunter
Gircuit
Jeff Taylor
Jesse Hunter
Hunter
Washington Clark
Ueltor Benet
Clark
Hegre
Leiceitor
Thamerman Aise
Dratts
Lexington
Timmerman
Timmermat
Dunwin
United States Senate
John Gary Evens
Fuec
Evans
Marrion
Steh
Lund
Muli Ee
Tykes
Jake Liunter
Mystery Surrounds Coal Company Superintendent Disappearance
In Wilke County Virginia, Belstol area is shaken as coal firm superintendent Belstol, a Wilke County executive, vanishes near Dig Stone Gap. Investigators search for clues in a case that has drawn early attention from local authorities and residents.
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Belstol
Thema Boo Kolley
Coal Mits Ink Company
Wilke County
Dig Stone Gap
Phiadaphia Wulonehre
Mill Girl to Marry Millionaire After River Rescue Romance
In New York a factory worker Jennie Clausen, who saved a wealthy minor nobleman from drowning in the Lehigh River at Allentown, is living in a prominent hotel and preparing to marry the man. He is among New York’s wealthiest families, and she rose from mill hand to a life of luxury, education, and social standing, with plans to join his world after marriage. The tale follows how a chance rescue led to a planned union amid questions of wealth and happiness.
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New York
Lehigh River
Allentown
Jennié Cliusen
Pennaylyagia
Fifth Avenue
Hite
Lehigh
Misa Clausen
Jennie Clausen
Mme
Thomas
Supreme Court Sets Dates for November Term Circuits
The Supreme Court in Columbia on June 4 fixed the circuit dates for the November term. The Tenth Circuit including Anderson Greenville Oconee and Hickens will begin Thursday January 14 and be allotted four days for hearings.
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Columbia
Bupreme Court
Anderson
Greenville
Oconee
Hickens
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised By Sufferer
Mrs. T C Willadsen of Manning writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life after years of female troubles and costly medicines. She credits following her instructions and the remedy with restoring her health and avoiding death, urging other women to try it.
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Lydian
F. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Town
Lydia
Pinkhan
Ithan
Sir Henry Buller Dead in London War Hero and Record
Gen Sir Redvers Henry Buller, born 1839, died in London after weeks of illness. His career spanned 1858 to 1900 with service in Ashanti, Kafir, Zulu, Sudan, and the Boer War, commanding forces in Natal and at Ladysmith. The notice then shifts to a Spring Fever reflection and promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative as a tonic.
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London
Redvers Henry Buller
Buller
Hydery
China
South Africa
Te Kebir
Ireland
Africa
Oicer
Natal
Ladysmith
J. W. Bell
Sting to Death by Bees at Claussen
A horse belonging to Stewart Gregg near Claussen was stung to death Sunday by a swarm of bees. While passing a hive, a bee stung the horse, causing it to kick and topple the hive. The swarm then covered the animal, causing it to suffer and die from the poison after agonizing moments.
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Plorence
Stewart Gregg
Claussen
SHNECA Hardware Ad Promotes Fireproof Exterior Coverings
A hardware retailer advertises covering options described as fireproof, stormproof, durable, and long-lasting for country buildings. The pitch emphasizes ease of installation and lasting protection, inviting customers to visit the store.
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Shneca Hardware Compa
Cotton Congress Ends With Resolutions on Harmoning Curtailment
The Cotton Congress finished its sessions and adjourned to a date in 1909 at Milan or Rome. It invited all confederated cotton associations to join to curb distress from production swings and approved a plan to propose net weight purchase standards to European exchanges. American delegates hope for benefit while foreign delegates see a possible break of the monopoly. Delegates were authorized to study establishing a cotton experiment station in the Southern States under Foreign Industry to determine real production costs and methods to lower them.
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Porla
Milan
Cotton Contract Commission
Europa
Europe
America
Congress
Staten
William J Bryan Nears Delegates for Democratic Convention
New York June 4 The Herald reports William J Bryan has secured nearly eighty eight delegates and is within eighty eight of the two thirds needed for the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Allied Johnson and Gray forces are noted as stalemated while Bryan gains momentum toward the pivotal threshold.
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York
The
Herald
William J. Brym Gag
Denver
Mindu
Johnson
Mr. Brayn
Bryan
A Lesson in Health Kidney Cure Claim
An 1890s style health ad touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney and bladder disease. It promises stronger overall health if the kidneys are properly treated and claims the product will positively cure ailments, with availability from druggists.
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Foley
No More Presiding Elders In Methodist Conference
In Baltimore last week the term presiding elder was abolished and replaced by district superintendent by a vote of 322 to 210. The change stems from a desire to denote the office more accurately and reflects a broader effort to modernize church terminology.
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Baltimore
Regision Committee
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Cure
For thirty years Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been touted as a standard remedy for female ills. The ad claims it cures displacements, inflammation, ulcers, fibroid tumors, irregularities, and related pains. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at her address in Massachusetts.
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Lydia & Pindham
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