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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
2
The KEoOwErE Council establishes rules for obituary notices and tributes of respect. Notices up to one hundred words are printed free. longer notices incur a charge of one cent per word, with cash accompanying the manuscript.
Washington reports that South Carolina and North Carolina were the only states to reduce turpentine and rosin production in 1908. SC produced 9,800 gallons of turpentine and 72,125 barrels of rosin, down from 1907, with most turpentining still done by the old box system. The report notes gains in states using cup and gutter or cup and apron methods, and cites total industry values exceeding 14 million dollars for turpentine and 18 million for rosin.
The report details state by state turpentine and rosin production across eight Southern states led by Florida with 17 080 000 gallons of turpentine in 1908 and 15 572 700 in 1907, followed by Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana North Carolina South Carolina and Texas. It notes an overall 2 108 200 gallon rise in turpentine and 288 062 barrel rise in rosin from 1907 to 1908, but a drop in product value due to price declines. Prices averaged 0.8857 per gallon for turpentine in 1908 vs 0.5249 in 1907. rosin averaged 4.14 per barrel in 1908 vs 4.33 in 1907.
Sharon, March 18. Two men posing as Italians abduct William Whitla, son of prominent attorney James P. Whitla, from Hast Ward School. A ransom note for ten thousand dollars was delivered later as a nationwide search spans western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, and West Virginia. Millionaire Prank H. Buhl offers up to 100000 to aid recovery as relatives pursue leads.
A 1908 style ad warns La grippe coughs can become pneumonia and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough remedy that strengthens the lungs. An Augusta, Georgia note mentions a boy at the Bon Air Hotel inheriting 4 million dollars blocked by his father A G Dickinson amid a confusing tale.
Boston reports the death of George Thorn dike Angell, famed advocate for animal welfare. President of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and long-time head of the American Humane Educational Association, he launched Our Dumb Animals after witnessing cruel racing in 1886 and printed over 17 million pages of humane literature in one year.
Bedell Bros. of Mount Carmel Illinois and Colby Bros. of Mineral City Fort Dodge Indiana extol Sloan's Liniment and Veterinary Remedies. They claim no veterinary visits needed as long as Sloan's products are in the barn. Sloan's Treatise on the Horse offered free to horsemen.
A belated dispatch from Lake Lakano reports Moros attacked a constabulary detachment near Manilla on March 8. Eight constabulary soldiers died, with several wounded, and one civilian injured. A company of the 26th Infantry and scouts moved to assist Purlong’s force. The next day a constabulary soldier deserted with five rifles from the detachment.
An American steamer named the Coronet arrived at night unannounced in Sydney harbor. It carried a crowd in odd dress and few people aboard knew any passenger besides the government medical officer and the harbor master. Reporters link the vessel to a new American sect called Holy Ghost and Us, whose head Stanford claims to be the reincarnated Elijah. the ship had been cruising Pacific Islands for months.
Chicago Woman's Club debates whether women's organizations fuel race death by own action. Mrs Henry Hiestand argues nervous squeaking in meetings distracts and warns against involvement of young girls contemplating matrimony and motherhood.
A historical advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for female troubles and the change of life. It asserts widespread success for 30 years in relieving inflammation ulceration displacements fibroid tumors irregularities and backache. It invites readers to write to Mrs Pinkham for confidential, free advice.
Montgomery March 18 Capt George Todd a National Guard officer was shot by a police officer at Todd's residence shortly before two. He was not seriously hurt with a wound in the left side. The shooting followed a dispute over occupants in a house owned by Todd.
Notice of an application to D A Smith Judge of Probate for leave to make final settlement of the estate of Pown deceased and discharge as administrator Whith Administrator. Hearing set at Walhalla Court Friday April 24 at 1 o clock in the forenoon.
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