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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
6
A historical notice states obituary notices and tributes over one hundred words will be printed free of charge. Manuscripts require payment at one cent per word with cash accompanying the submission. Names Steck Shelo Schroder appear in the curtain of the notice.
Walhalla June 10 1908 Senator Gore of Oklahoma is hospitalized at the Episcopal Eye and Throat Hospital after thirty years of blindness. Doctors hold faint hope for vision return, noting past injuries from a bow arrow and an accident. Mrs Gore will stay with him during his hospital stay.
President Roosevelt had a narrow escape after his horse reared on a bank in Rock Creek Park. The horse fell back into the creek with the President, who landed beside the animal and escaped injury. He remounted, rode for an hour and a half, then returned to the White House with Mrs. Roosevelt.
A portable stage act features a knife thrower who aims at a plain middle aged assistant. The missile misses, the audience gasps, and the knife lodges in a board as a spectator exclaims that he has missed her.
The text describes a chaotic scene surrounding Feiner's presidency and a Cabinetlike crisis. It mentions officials including Gregort and Major Alfred Beeytis, with references to elections, protests, and notable tensions among leaders. The passage is fragmented and retains limited clear facts.
Lincoln Nab Jun 4 William J Bryan responds to a New York article alleging a campaign contribution from Ryan and Sheehan. He disputes the charges, asserts open support for Parker, and demands proof. Also notes his independence from favors from corporations and defends his Nebraska campaign stance. A health note praises Foley's Kidney Cure from Sidney Bold.
A lecturer criticizes corporal punishment and sugary diets for children, arguing such methods harm brain development and future behavior. He urges moderation and constructive guidance, noting that rockings and excessive treats disrupt growth and foster cruelty in later years.
Walhalla resident Mrs. Rhoda Downs testifies she suffered back pain headaches and nervousness from kidney troubles. After using Dean's Kidney Pills per directions, her back pain diminished dizziness faded and kidney secretions returned to normal. She recommends the product to friends. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for US. Remember the name Dean's and take no other.
Senator D. T. McKelthan of Darlington was seriously injured late evening when a lamp exploded on his automobile near Morenco while preparing for a trip home. His injuries appear severe, with potential loss of an eye. other injuries are confined to the face and head.
The note asks if a label should read 1 Jun 09 instead of 1 Jun 06, claiming the reader is two years behind and would welcome two or three big dollars. It emphasizes updating the label format to reflect current year and suggests the apparent target date.
The Fort Lawn area farmer, a well known Chester county citizen, died last Friday night at his home after contracting blood poisoning from a cut on his foot. The wound reportedly came from a corn knife used in a previous operation and may have been aggravated by an improperly cleaned blade. A recent medical note mentions Fairy's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy, while a local druggist advertises Wolley's Honey and Tar.
The President made a recess appointment naming Thomas Hester postmaster at Gaffney South Carolina. The nomination had not been confirmed due to division among Gailley post office patrons and expired early in the congressional session.
The text touts glycerine as a superior solvent in Golden Medical Discovery blending Jack Cherry bark Bloodroot Golden Seal root Stone root and Queen's root. It claims nutritive antiseptic and antiforgment properties aiding coughs bronchial throat and lung ailments and building up flesh strength. It cites Prof Finley Bningwood praising glycerine as producing hydrogen in solution and enabling efficient action in inflammatory and stomach conditions.
A dispatch describes Southern travel scenes with embankments red with strawberries in Virginia and the Carolinas. It jokes about hotel dining car strawberries on sponge cake, compares sunbonnets and pompadours, and notes Richmond’s Ry anitis. Rumor claims Thomas I plans a fourteen story office tower to loom over Richmond, with a nod to John Skelton Williams.
The clipping notes scarce farm hands in Virginia and North Carolina with farmers set to court petty cases to retain labor. It highlights shifting prejudice, measles, crop notes, Mecklenburg County’s roads and saloon absence, plus a patent medicine ad for Dr. Shoop including Night Cure suppositories and a free Book No. 4 for Women offered by Racine, Wisconsin, brokered by J. W. Bell.
A Black man, Washington, fatally injures Oln Willams near Ware Shoals in Laurens County after a confrontation. He later injures a woman at work and surrenders to a police officer. He is jailed as investigators probe motive and context.
C W Pitchford Co report Lackawanna Railroad plans to switch from telegraph to telephone for train dispatching. Poles and wires are being installed between Scranton and Binghamton with work to expand on other sections. Officials expect full road adoption within a year as the system proves more reliable for issuing orders. Western lines already use telephone for dispatching and many foresee telegraph superseded.
Fragmentary text describes a medical claim about restoring kidney strength. References to Dr Bhoon and a product named Dr. Shop's Restorativne promise relief from distress and fatigue. The passage questions efficacy and cautions about time and cost.
Denver will host the Democratic National Convention with the most elaborate auditorium decorations yet. The design features large banners showing United States imagery placed behind the speakers, plus a theater curtain containing 8,000 yards of sewn cloth with a seventeen by fifteen foot shield centerpiece and eight five foot flags attached to the shield.
A historic ad for The City Market Valhalla promotes fresh meats, produce, and household staples. It highlights beef pork mutton hams sausages fish and other goods with delivery, cold drinks, and a note that they pay top prices for hides and a call to sell frying chickens.
George West Wilson, president of the Jacksonville Timesonian Company, dies today in Jacksonville. A prominent Democrat, he led the Semi-Tropical Exposition, served as commissioner to the Parla Exposition, was collector of internal revenue, and chaired the University of Florida board of trustees.
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