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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
7
The Lancaster News notes a large mule and horse shipment flow from St Louis to the South. It cites January rail traffic of 735 carloads and Gregory Hood Company deliveries into Lancaster and nearby points. The piece asks farmers to start raising their own stock to keep money at home.
A rugged Alabama circuit rider, revered for condemning sin and praying openly, died recently. His memory carries many anecdotes among Methodist ministers including a log meeting house incident where he questioned whether kneeling youths were penitents, joking that they did not smell like penitents.
New York February 24 Twenty two trunks of gowns eight hat boxes and other baggage left by Mrs Katherine Clemmons Gould as security for her bill since she left the Hotel St. Regis nearly two years ago will be sold at auction on March 8 Mrs Gould who won a separation suit from her husband Howard Gould living in Lynchburg Virginia Plague Killed Every Citizen of Town St Petersburg February 24 A telegram from Harbin reports the grave discovery of a Chinese village near there in which the entire population is dead from the plague More than a thousand students in Toronto University are in Bible classes for systematic Bible study
A persuasive Southern regional ad urging shoppers to buy Craddock Shoes made in the South to keep money circulating locally. It argues most shoe money leaves the region, worsening prosperity, and promotes purchasing domestically produced footwear to support Southern labor, factories, and communities.
Greenville Piedmont reports Chef Kennedy Sheriff Poole Deputy Sheriff Hunsinger and Sheriff Kay with a posse returning from Pickens after visiting a cheap show to locate OMeer Gunnels's killer. They sought leads from the elrens but found none.
A Foley medicine called Foley's Kidney Remedy is advertised as a swift and permanent aid for kidney and bladder issues and urinary irregularities in seniors. Isaac N. Regan of Palmer Missouri reports a complete cure and urges others to try it. Barton's Pharmacy is named along with Walda W. Lunney of Seneca.
London February 22 A sub committee of the London County Council education panel proposed removing several titles from Liverpool and London libraries. Biographies of Abraham Lincoln Benjamin Franklin and George Washington and the volume From Log Cabin to White House were deemed objectionable for their American style and perceived vulgarity. The report was sent back for revision.
A long list of named women from numerous cities and states endorses Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement asserts their use of the product for female ailments and notes no compensation for names, claiming honesty and truth in its claims.
A South Carolina horticulture bulletin outlines February planting for cabbages cauliflower English peas beets lettuce kale onions pars nips parsley and turnips. It notes frost risk early sowing methods seed depth thinning spacing and recommends Celery seed sowing in cool moist sites.
A brief note claims the phrase So Tired increases an earnings capacity by a full hundred percent, suggesting a bold or humorous assertion about productivity or pay scales.
Capt W G Smith known as Cpl Billy, longtime Southern Rail Way servant, oversaw the passenger train involved in a fatal incident on Friday. He testified at the sheriff s office Saturday morning and noted he last visited Newberry 35 years ago, praising the town s growth since then.
Jan 20 EBenezer notes common colds and grippe in the community. School under O C Lyles shows 93 pupils enrolled. Trustees praise the excellent teacher. Mrs H Huff is recuperating. Miss Mamie Bischoff of West Union visits relatives. Mr and Mrs Lee Abbott of Newed visit at the Tollison home. Mr and Mrs Lecroy and daughter Heulah from Anderson stay with Wesley Lecroy family.
Vienna confirms the death of Baron Albert A. Rothschild head of the Austrian Rothschild branch. Born in 1844, his passing recalls the earlier tragedy of Oskar Rothschild who died in the palace in 1909 after a broken engagement with Olga Menn of Chicago. The family attributed his death to apoplexy, not suicide.
An old advertisement claims rheumatism stems from excess uric acid in blood and must be expelled by an internal remedy. It warns against external liniments and touts Rheumacide as a complete cure that targets the disease from within, claiming to cleanse poisons, regulate the liver and kidneys, and restore health. The product is sold in tablet and bottle forms with mail order details and a free booklet.
New York report states General Alexander Stewart Webb, chief of staff to Gen. Meade, who repulsed Pickett at Cemetery Ridge and held the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania, has died at his city home. Born in New York, he served as West Point instructor and led the College of the City of New York as president from 1870 to 19.
An advertisement for Foley's Kidney Pills claims to cure backache and urinary irregularities, strengthen kidneys, restore worn tissues, and remove excess uric acid to prevent Bright's disease and rheumatism. Barton’s Pharmacy in Valhalla is named as a point of sale.
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