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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1908
Page
2
An old Parmer’s Union notice urges farmers to organize, share literature, and recruit in districts while warning about prudent land preparation for droughts. It includes advice on debts, acreage, and avoiding untrustworthy agents, with home remedies and health tips interwoven.
The message urges action through the Farmers Union, claiming the union offers a better path and will silence opponents. It suggests quitting self-pity and focusing on productive deeds to trigger changes and curb the souring effects of prior failures. The text expresses a call for reform and collective effort.
Beaverdam Association sets union meeting with South Union church on March 28 and 29 1908. Devotional by Rev JJ Stone discusses church relations to Furman and Greenville Female Colleges. Other topics cover Christian life temperance and revival work with several speakers. Buckion's Arnica Salve advertised as best salve in the world.
A continuous wave radio telephony system by Waldemar Poulsen enabled clear long distance audio between Weissensee near Berlin and Lyngby near Copenhagen. The test reached 200 miles with music heard in Copenhagen, and experts expect future links to London though cost is a barrier.
A Redistributed Range policy under Interior rules ends furced fenced pastures. Cowboys survive as cattle roam free, requiring roundups and brand-based segregation. Ranchers foresee a need for more trained horses and experienced riders to handle increased open-range cattle movement.
Announcement states Foley’s Honey and Tar cough remedy is not affected by the Pure Food law and safe for children and adults sold by druggists. The notice then shifts to bereavement messages for Viola, with expressions of sorrow and references to heaven and resurrection.
A fragmentary item notes Beers showing kindness to a Ha Ai Bo OS pede in an unclear local event. Further readable details are unavailable in the surviving OCR portion.
A white man named Fleming was reportedly assaulted by a group of Black men as he walked near Greer in Greenville County. He was beaten with rocks and clubs, knives drawn, and seriously wounded in the abdomen at his home area by the river road toward Allpalache Cotton Mills. Local reports say the assault occurred after he stopped to speak with a colored woman, with relatives quoting the attack as unprovoked.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoops Cough Cure as gentle and safe for all ages, claiming it loosens coughs quickly without opium or harmful substances. It emphasizes wholesome leaves, lung healing properties, and urges mothers to choose Shoops over others.
B F Taylor president of the State Audubon Society warns that rumors of a general change in the states bird game and fur laws are false. He notes only two minor amendments affecting Lexington county season and opossum mating. The society will publish the full bird game and fish laws for distribution and violators will be prosecuted.
Washington reports United States Senator Refield Proctor of Vermont died late this afternoon of illness. He was 77 years old.
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