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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1911
Page
4
The Keowee Courier indicates subscription terms and ad policy. Personal character advertisements and obituary tributes under one hundred words are printed free. longer items incur one cent per word with cash accompanying manuscript. The notice lists publishers Steck Sheiar and Schroder and marks the paper as established in 1649.
A local call urges farmers to sign pledge forms authorizing holding cotton for better prices. Signatures are sought at the Court House and at clerks offices in various towns. The note emphasizes community solidarity and asks neighbors to participate, noting the pledge is voluntary and aimed at bolstering market leverage.
A fragmented wartime era piece urges producers to unite and push for fair prices amid market pressures. It underscores the risk of inaction and frames collective effort as key to improving cotton earnings.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Grace and Wowback with unclear names. A cautious card notes a local item or notice with sparse, unreadable details and no clear event, date, or attribution available for reliable summary.
A garbled report describes a school opening this morning under supervision of officials including Mrof and Mydur. It mentions November and a newly started term, with sparse details on attendees, location, or events beyond the opening.
Hon. Geo W Wickersham addresses whether government should prosecute bear pool manipulation of cotton prices. He notes a New York court ruling on corners, potential criminal action against teachers, and urges government weight with citizens to aid cotton producers. Includes call for further information and legal context from the Attorney General.
A 19th century attorney general correspondence discusses how a group could depress prices by controlling supply in interstate commerce. The memo analyzes how a corner might operate, the methods to depress prices, and the legal ambiguity in proving designated individuals colluding to restrain trade.
The notice urges residents to collect prices and dates for the Liver Health remedy sale in Walhalla and nearby communities. It promotes a safe laxative for women and the elderly, claiming gentle digestion aid and bowel strengthening, with sales through all dealers.
Notice to all persons indebted to the estate of William Riehle deceased to pay the undersigned and for those with claims against the estate to present them duly proven within the legal period or be barred. Rosa Ruehle, Admistatrix, November 5, 1914.
Pursuant to court orders the sale of land will occur at the court house door in Walhalla on December 4th. The tract lies in Oconee County South Carolina on the waters of Richland Creek Concross Creek and Seneca River, adjoining property of Jande Gittison. Plaintiffs Martha A Wilson et al versus Defendants John R Wilson et al.
The notice outlines terms for a sale with credit payments bearing interest from the sale date, secured by a bond and a mortgage on the premises. Purchasers may prepaid the credit portion, with interest adjusted at payment. If a buyer defaults, the master may resell on a convenient date at the original terms, at risk to the former purchaser. W. O. Witte is master for Oconee County.
Auction notice lists multiple farm tracts for sale by Pickens in Pickens S. C. offering 20 to 65 acres each with rich water, woods and spring, terms include $10 down and yearly payments. Also mentions an orchard and a school near Six-Wile Academy, with buyers needing to act by November 1.
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