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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1911
Page
6
Advertisement policy notices state that communications of a personal nature may be printed free if under one hundred words. For longer tributes, a penny per word applies with payment due on manuscript submission.
Clemson College entomologist explains causes of Southern pine bark beetle outbreaks affecting forests in Me country. He warns of tree mortality, outlines damage patterns, and recommends removal of infested wood and brush to reduce fire risk and spread.
Readers are urged to recruit new and renewing subscribers for The Courier in a May voting contest. Participants earn votes for each subscription counted, with additional prizes for the top bringers of new yearly subscriptions and renewals. Four quarterly months equal one yearly vote, and two half years equal the base votes, encouraging widespread effort through store visits and personal outreach.
In Cordova Alaska residents react to failed surveys and delayed federal news with a mob forming on the Alaska Steamship Company dock. Armed citizens, led by Adair and ex-Mayor Chase, threaten shovels to seize coal shipments, while officials scramble to restore order and call for troops from Fort Lipton and potential naval or wireless repairs. Local merchants and workers resume routines as tension lingers over Canadian coal and governor responses.
Fragments offer horticultural guidance on CHURYVSANTHEMUMS cultivation including soil preparation, trenching, layering, and fertilization. The piece also advertises kidney health remedies and a travel note about a train schedule and a plane giveaway.
Reports describe a Naval Academy incident where a young officer faced rejection over inviting an unemployed private tutor from a family of a senior officer. Congress led to a public apology by the academy superintendent. The tutor’s daughter, a teacher at a top county college, sought a local post but faced snobbery. The piece critiques officers’ class prejudice and notes education costs funded by government and public funds.
An old style health claim asserts Burdock Blood Bitters build up sound health and keep you well for both men and women. The copy contrasts a healthy man as a king with an unhappy man as unhealthy.
An agricultural extension train from Clemson College will tour the state during summer under Prof D Darrow, visiting multiple counties with exhibits of fine stock and lectures. Bartow will announce topics later. Also contains an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure, claiming constitutional cure and poison-free formula.
Notice is given that J. W. Moss and W. W. Moss will apply to D. A. Smith, Judge of Probate, Walhalla Court House, for final settlement and discharge as administrators of the estates of Craft and Mund Pugh, deceased. Hearings set for May 16 and May 21, 1911, at 11 o clock in the forenoon. Creditors and claimants must present claims within legal periods or be barred.
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