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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
7
At the request of M. L. Smith, mother of the House of Representatives from Kershaw, Polfea Hall reports 4215 arrests from 1904 to 1906 with 1668 for drunkenness and 4002 arrests from 1906 to 1908 with 780 for drunkenness. Mr. Smith seeks comparative tallies across counties that voted out the dispensary.
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker by coughing loudly. The text promotes Poley’s Honey and Tar as a quick cure for coughs and colds, naming vendors Bold 1 Wy Boll and Stonecypher Drug Co. in Walhalla and Weatniteter.
Three wire peril in Youngstown Ohio as a three story department store burns and collapses. Five firemen are hospitalized after a basement blaze spread to upper floors trapping crews and collapsing the interior. One rescuer is badly burned. two bodies remain missing as debris is cleared.
State veterinary bulletin reports the fatal horse disease called blind staggers reappearing in Barpwell, Hampton, and adjacent counties with outbreaks in 1901 1902 and again in 1908. The text outlines probable causes, clinical signs, and strict prevention including cleansing stables changing feed and water, and notes limited efficacy of medicinal treatment.
Advices indicate Gen Nelson A. Miles and Admiral Schley will stump in Indiana for Bryan and Kern. Negotiations aim to induce the war hero to energize the camp. Democratic national speakers committees have not officially confirmed the statement.
A young woman, dressed fashionably, caused a drunken disturbance during a fall opening at a Broad Street dry goods store in Augusta. She insulted a man, frightened clerks, and was detained by two detectives. On transit to police headquarters she tore at her clothing and cried out, yet remains unidentified.
A notice offers a thousand dollars in cash to be divided among agents who perform best. It promises additional cash incentives and seeks active participation on rural routes. Full details, outfits and copies available from THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga. Subscription offer included.
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