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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
3
The Fenpost announces pricing rules for obituary notices and tributes. Notices under one hundred words will print for free. longer notices incur charges at one cent per word. The policy applies to personal notices and advertising content.
At a Greenville conference of the South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association, leaders unanimously decided to extend a 25 percent production curtailment through April May and June. The measure, in place since January, aims to ease market conditions, with two and a quarter million spindles represented out of three and a quarter million statewide.
Fragmentary text discusses label appearance and proposed earnings, mentioning a ton figure and vague encouragement of two to three big dollars. The garbled content implies a sales or labeling discussion without clear context or concrete details.
In the passing away of Willan Ashmead Courtenay the State loses a man worthy of deep affection. Capt Courtenay modeled high ideals in politics and statesmanship and inspired youth toward honor and principle. His influence on history and poetry in the State surpassed many, with a lasting legacy for future generations.
The article describes Dr. V. Pierce of Buffalo publishing a bold public dissection of all ingredients in his medicines. It notes his claim that his tonics contain no alcohol or narcotics, are made from native plants, and draw on Indian knowledge. It highlights his favorite prescription claims for aiding overworked nervous individuals and debility.
Journal reports Clemson College board meeting reorganizes the Agricultural and Experiment Station staff, sets new department heads, and plans a new coast station near Charleston with a Clemson railroad stop. It approves church appropriations tied to daily chapels and pastoral work, plus hotel annex and staffing for the campus.
Ambiguous text describes a local board dispute over payments related to a billboard. The fragment mentions a person named Bill, a board member, and a payment bill, with confusion over who is responsible for costs and ongoing agitation among participants.
J McAbee shoots John Fowler at his Log Shoals home after years of rent disputes and threats. McAbee surrenders to authorities claiming self defense as Fowler allegedly refused to leave and threatened him. McAbee, a young man described as honest, expresses remorse during police interview.
Physicians advocate counter irritants to treat pneumonia, avoiding internal remedies. Noah's Liniment is touted as a safe, quickly penetrating treatment for congestion, pain, and inflammation with immediate perceived effects.
A Rome dispatch reports that Mie Hiking will be created a royal highness in her own right upon marriage to the Duke of the Abruzzi, granting her succession rights. The Corriere Della Serra notes the potential shift in royal status and succession.
Fragmentary text describes a laxative product named Bratt Syrup with claims of improvement over earlier medicines. It mentions nausea relief and ease of use though wording is unclear and imperfect.
Columbia March 20 The State dispensary real estate will be advertised for sale. The Sinking Fund Commission decided to dispose of the property with directions from the General Assembly. The upper figure is set at 75000 dollars. the block includes a large building formerly the Confederate mint and several cottages and warehouses. Proceeds were to go to the school fund, though the fund does not exist. surplus disposition remains uncertain. The commission may auction valuable filing cases to the State House offices. Additionally the paper warns subscribers in arrears to pay by April 1.
The board proposes increasing capital to fifty thousand dollars by issuing twenty thousand dollars in new shares of one hundred dollars each. The preferred stock would have a ten year dividend at seven percent, payable semi annually, with cumulative dividends and priority on liquidation. Voting rights and terms of retirement or conversion are outlined, with a stockholders meeting set for July 18 1908 at 3 pm.
Columbia reports the State Democratic committee met in the Secretary of State's office and issued a call for precincts to meet April 26 to reorganize county conventions on May 4 and the State convention on May 20. Senator Blease offered a resolution to change the primary date to the third Saturday in August, but it was tabled after discussion.
W. C. White as administrator observes sale at the residence of the late Preston Brown at 10 a.m. on April 8, 1934. Items include a one-horse wagon, tools, fodder, hay, a shotgun, plows, and farm gear with cash terms. Proclamation dated March 28, 1908.
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