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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1905
Page
2
The Anderson Mail argues dispensers ignore the law and sell whiskey freely, claiming public indifference shields mismanagement. It questions enforcement, local sentiment, and the path toward prohibition, noting county whiskey sales rival preprohibition barroom levels and urging clear public stance.
The paper notes a claimed $100 reward for any case of catarrh that Hull's Catarrh Cure fails to cure, presenting it as a constitutional remedy taken internally to reach the blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions a Union Meeting of Beaverdam Lower Division at Kant's Grove from July 20 to 30, 1905, with Rev. W. J. Wilson opening at 10 o'clock and a discussion program led by several ministers and lay members.
A wandering philosopher classifies poverty into God's poor and the devil's poor and adds the poor devil as a cautionary figure. He recalls a tale of hiring a man during hard times, raising wages, and later watching him fail, debt, desert his family, and spark sympathy for God's poor while scorning the devil's poor. The narrator's own churchgoing attempts and prodigal imagery frame his evolving faith.
A clipping arrangement between the Charleston Semi-Weekly News and Courier and The Keowee Courier offers three papers weekly for 1.00 per year. The Keowee Courier is praised as a leading paper in Oconee County, South Carolina, while the News and Courier is a prime journal with Wednesday and Saturday issues and full Associated Press dispatches. The combined offer provides two of the state’s best papers at the price of one, just 50 cents above each paper’s regular rate.
An 19th century style advertisement asserts that dyspepsia or indigestion means lack of popain in the stomach and offers Rydale’s Stomach Tablets as a guaranteed remedy. It promises an 8 trial box for 25 cents and directs buyers to Walhalla Drug Company.
The piece notes Native American comments on white laborers in Montana and reports on the Knights of Honor convention in Atlanta, including leadership elections, rate changes, and a vote to admit women as members of the Supreme Lodge. The report covers the shift to a new insurance rate system and a September rollout.
San Francisco wires recount a brutal pirate attack along the Siberian coast with 140 residents killed and cut into pieces. Pirates, possibly including Japanese members, seized valuables under a pretense of friendship and looted the settlement before departing by boat amid smoke and cannon fire. The letter from Moorogravionos warns of further danger to Petropavlovaki as authorities investigate the incident.
The Boston Herald recounts Daniel’s witty response to his father who challenged the boys about their work. Ezekiel admits idleness and “holding down whniry” while Daniel fluently answers that he has been “Helping Zeke,” illustrating a humorous family tale from Concord, New Hampshire.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles New Heart Cure as a cure for chronic heart trouble and related symptoms. It includes patient testimonials, a money back guarantee, and an offer of free trial pamphlets. The copy cites hopes of diagnosis guidance and emphasizes the product's reputation in medical circles.
Washington reports the Japanese government has given serious consideration to President Roosevelt's note and will appoint plenipotentiaries to meet Russia for direct negotiations to restore peace on terms ensuring stability. The plan aims for timely mutual agreement at a place and time suitable for both belligerents.
An advertisement proclaims a professor's discovery of a germ causing “Jazinesa” and touts Hydale's Liver fableta and Rydele's Liver Tableta as cures. The small chocolate coated tablets are described as pleasant to take and guaranteed effective, with a money back offer from Walhalla Drug Company for 60 tablets at 25 conte.
Harvey Smith John Collier and Will Jackson colored were hanged in Decatur Alabama jail yard with troops present as a precaution. Smith and Collier admitted innocence while Jackson said he killed Officer Stole in self defense. A second hanging occurred after a knot slipped on Smith.
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