09 Oct 1907
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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
1
Balem residents share brief updates on visits and health. Mina Amy Smith and Misa Annie Smith are mentioned in connection with fever and recent outings. Pleasant Hill reports Rev. A P Marett’s regular appointment and Walter Thompson visiting.
The social meeting at the Baptists church last Tuesday afternoon drew large attendance with deacon reports deemed gratifying. Millinery openings drew many feminine shoppers praised as gorgeous and exquisite though noted for their extravagant sizes. An upcoming autumn wedding season is anticipated as J A Brock Jeweler displays a sparkling stock for brides.
A Philadelphia Record excerpt recounts men at a bar debating apples. They extol apples from Astrakhan to raisins, praise nutrition and versatility, and joke about the core and seeds. A roguish remark adds humor about stomach ache.
Washington debate centers on breaking the paper trust by lowering wood pulp duties and inviting Canadian spruce competition. The piece recalls Moody's 1904 action dissolving the General Paper Company, notes renewed trust formation, and urges tariff amendments under Cannon's influence to curb high paper prices and deforestation harms. It contrasts open competition with political resistance and highlights presidential support for pulp log duties or bounty.
A snapshot of small town life with notes on farming labor, visits from cotton buyers, hosting guests, and Sunday school attendance. Social updates include Mrs. Willistone’s recovery, Emily Compton’s return from Walhalla, and various church services and gatherings across Westminster and nearby towns.
Anderson Mass October weathered by a blaze that wiped out the People's Oil Mill ginnery last night. About 100 bales of cotton were ginned that day and the last two bales stood in the ginn when the fire broke out. The plant valued at 9 500 will be rebuilt with new outstalls ordered. operations to resume in three to four weeks. The fire damaged the gin and nearby structures but spared the off mill.
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