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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
7
A New Year tale from early settlers tells of a frightened enslaved fiddler chased by wolves through deep snows to a deserted hut. He uses music to delay the pack, then escapes, and neighbors later trap thirty seven wolves with rifles and axes, praising the fiddler’s night of courage.
A Boston based discussion outlines William Pickering and peers proposing a novel communication method using a sequence of mirrors to flash images toward Mars. The plan imagines a telegraph like code, timing with short intervals and telegraphic signals, claiming potential to transmit complex data across space.
A fragmented hotel scene shows an irate old lady arguing with a bellboy over her room. The exchange reveals misunderstandings about charges and accommodation. The overheard dialogue hints at broader confusion and a humorous misfit in the lodging.
A garbled courtroom scene shows judges and lawyers debating murder cases with absurd excuses. An accused underage youth receives a questionable pardon, while experts diagnose a “cyclonic cerebral blear” and a moral community refrains from leniency. The exchange ends with a harsh sentence threat for future offenses.
The convention will convene at the Stucca Tawtist church on Saturday at 10 a.m. Devotional exercises led by Wo bk dit are planned along with organization and discussion topics. Panelists include Brinkley Noah Ollison Rey W. Wingo J. J. Stanvey phn and others, focusing on Sunday school improvement and teacher qualifications. Hermon Sunday will feature a 11 a.m. sermon by Rev. J. W. Wingo D. D. All discussions are open for general contribution with a flexible order of topics.
A four man gang looted C. F. Sonneborn's store in Laporte and escaped with a thousand dollars in goods after dynamite blew the building. They were soon pursued by Sheriff Anshan and Chief Cochrane near Galena Woods. Three escaped, one, Jos. Sabesky, was captured as a mob threatenedlynching. Sabesky, 26, claimed Chicago origin.
A garbled letter voices anti-suffrage views and mocks women voters. It asserts women lack political sense, should not influence crowds, and jokes about a woman running a business while blind to women’s rights and appearance. The piece hints at local public sentiment and gendered disdain.
An old advertisement proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar will cure coughs and colds and prevent pneumonia and consumption. It guarantees refunds if the remedy fails, warns of no opiates, and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Record story depicts a colored applicant for a potion or butler role in a fashionable household being tested for service. The dialogue shows the applicant seeking approval and the employer emphasizing strict service expectations and propriety. The piece reflects racial language and social judgment of the era.
Fragmentary dialogue suggests a religious or civic meeting debate. A Deacon probes willingness to agree on a path, mentioning a public or communal matter. Names or exact roles are unclear. the scene centers on consent and collective stance amid uncertain context.
Mrs. Sarah Dawson of Charleston died suddenly in Paris. Widow of Capt. Pranels W. Dawson former proprietor of the Charleston News and Courier. She leaves a son Prancis W. Dawson a writer and a daughter living in New York.
Capt Toney Setar of the Mowar Washington Mle Crpartiannitte in Hosausion al reports a peculiar yellow egg with a shell showing red white and blue markings. He says the color came from natural pigments after flying his flock, which he mixes with portions of parrot. An exhibition of the engine house features a large brood of chickens.
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