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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1908
Page
4
The notice states that obituary notices and tributes of respect under one hundred words are printed free. Notices exceeding this length are charged at one cent per word, with cash sent alongside the manuscript. The policy is by Steck, Shelor & Schroder, Communications of a personal character charged for advertisements.
National Democracy suffers a defeat but notes gains elsewhere and sees a brighter future. The piece argues Democracy remains strong despite losses, questions Republican promises, and urges continued effort to shape national policy with justice and reform. The tone is reflective, emphasizing resilience and call to duty.
A fragmented plea requests Thanksgiving contributions for deep sunshine work. It urges support for the less fortunate, directing readers to send items to Miss Sholar Route No 1 Westminster for comfort and pleasure. The letter mentions scrapbooks made by children and asks what readers will do this Thanksgiving.
A fragment from the Tarbore Southerner questions a missing dollar with a sarcastic line, noting that five of something were found or misplaced. The snippet reflects a humorous or rhetorical exchange typical of the era.
The column argues cotton prices will rise as election jitters fade and business recovers. It notes Atlanta’s uncertainty over leadership, mentions Marietta origins of Mayor Woodward, and forecasts strong orders for immediate spinner delivery, suggesting holders will reap rewards.
Fair Play notes farmers near end of cotton picking and corn harvest in Oconee County. Locals share social events, visits, and family notices including the Marett obituary tribute, plus a promotional tale on prices and a recipe of local fare. A short medical endorsement for Electric Bitters closes the item.
Auction in Walhalla on December 7 1908 offers 207 acres known as the Finkenstadt Place in Oconee County four miles NW of Walhalla bounded by Lee Kuemmerer Cleveland Kuhtmann Wagener and Burklein. Cash only purchaser pays papers. Also notices to debtors and creditors for Emma A. Anderson estate and a separate sale in front of Walhalla Court House for a seventeen and one quarter acre tract previously owned by J B Cary and Eugene G Whitten with railroad crossing included.
Prof. Peter Kramer of St. Louis was killed when struck by falling brick debris after a balloon ascent near the Methodist church during a windy Mariner's Carnival. Seven year old Glen Haydon was injured, his skull fractured, and he may die. the aeronaut reportedly refused to abort the jump, saying he would break his neck.
In a clipped Philadelphia Ledger piece a quoted remark shows a quirky exchange. A man jokes about a hookle waist while his wife notes her supposed expertise in hooking them, revealing a humorous domestic exchange about fashion or devices.
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