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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
2
A prairie diary excerpt recounts Bennie, a Confederate soldier, returning home after a long trek on foot through shattered towns. He faces Union patrols, is mistaken for a spy, finds family joy, and recalls Sherman’s devastation and the wait for exchange. The narrative ends with Appomattox and a reflection on lost independence.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Vaewnuila Vollows at Maloy's Money and Tar with Henry AMT strengthone Metina and pneumontary events. The readable text names places and people but lacks a clear event or outcome to report.
In an October 20 issue the Enterprise reports Leroy Brown died in a city jail fire when the building burned to escape. Another prisoner, Aorta Golts, reportedly set the fire to flee. Brown died locked in a cell as guards attempted rescue, with a sheriff’s notice issued after Gains allegedly escaped.
The 1907 sermon argues consecrated teachers are the greatest need in Sunday schools. It warns that negligent teachers dampen interest, calls for devoted preparation, and urges parental support and prayer to sustain pupil engagement and Christlike service.
Robert O Burks of Binora Nebraska says he suffered nightly with twelve to twenty awakenings, severe dropsy, and blurred vision from Bright's disease. After using Foley’s Kidney Cure he notes dramatic relief after the first bottles and complete remission after the third, with all symptoms gone.
In Orange Texas on October 30 Mrs W Patterson was killed when a lamp exploded burning her and her home. She saved the child by tossing it to a bed near by as the lamp drenched her with burning liquid. The report notes residents of pine forests suffer kidney issues and promotes a patent remedy Pinoulos with a night dose and a 60 day plan sold by Dr J W Bell and W J Lunny.
The Franklin North Carolina paper reports good authority that the steal rating for laying the Tallulah Falls Railroad from the Phillipa bridge to the new depot near the Indian Mound has been chipped and will arrive soon. Depot work races to finish by tenek ta inld with bands at full force. Also notes the Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup agency promotion and a brief local ad ending with farewells from W Belt.
A collection of letters discusses costs of paint and whitewash, wheat and daley crops, and weathering fears in Walhalla and Seneca markets. Mentions F W Devon Co and Seneca Mercantile, with a tragic death near Hennemer Mity, N G, where Templeton died from electrical current while testing a telephony wire.
Walter Allen, who escaped from the State penitentiary on October 16 with Jim Sudduth, returned alone yesterday and surrendered. He said the escape was to visit his dying wife in Greenville County and that he planned to return all along, a voluntary move that pleased authorities.
The commission winding up the State Dispensary directs withdrawal of 60000 from Palmetto National Bank in Columbia and notifies alleged creditors to produce all books related to Dispensary transactions within the commission’s jurisdiction, with no claims paid until compliance.
An advertisement proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best salve in the world, touting its healing powers and broad use for skin ailments and injuries in a historic market listing.
An announcer touts a home-made mix claiming to treat rheumatism and kidney issues. The recipe calls for Pluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargon, and Syrup Sargaparita mixed and taken after meals and at bedtime. It urges warm clothing and dry feet as weather worsens.
Wreck on the Wabash road near Venice in Washington County results in four deaths. Reported in Pittsburg news from October 80. Dr Shoop’s Catarrh Remedy advertisement appears, claiming free trial treatments and wide availability through J. W. Boll.
In Bokhari region Karatagh town was destroyed by a landslide after a recent earthquake. About 16,000 residents were buried. Only the governor and his mother survived. The event saddles Karatagh with enormous loss.
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