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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
8
Local items announce births and marriages, business openings, lectures and sermons, real estate listings, court dates, and church events. Notices include births at Burton and Darby households, seed cutting by J M Martin, millinery openings, and a pistol of community announcements from Valhalla and Westminster areas.
The column recounts KE Smith urging South Carolina cotton farmers to hold bales as futures drop after New York reports. He denounces Wall Street traders and calls for coordinated action by cotton organizations, bankers, and merchants to press for higher prices. He requests postal-card reports on held bales and future plans.
An advertisement claims Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets provide a pleasant purgative effect and improve body and mind, making users feel joyful. It lists price at 25 cents and distributors Sam Hlee, J W Holla in Walhalla, and W J Lunney in Feneca.
Westminster mourns the death of Thomas J. McClure who died at his Anderson home on October 2, 1907 after a month of illness. He was 75, leaves a wife, eight children, and six sisters. A Confederate veteran, he was born in Anderson County and attended New Prospect Baptist Church. The community offers sympathy to the family.
For sale eight yokes of young cattle aged three and four years plus twenty fat cows and a grade Jersey heifer to calve in spring. The seller notes excellent stock, none better in the country, with contact EH BE and Verner for inquiry.
Fairview, Oct 7 Special: The fourth quarterly conference of the Seneca circuit was held at Fairview Saturday Oct 6. Presiding Elder Beasley preached engaging sermons Saturday and Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Stribling of Atlanta are visiting relatives in the community. W H Barron of Seneca visited his parents last week. Miss Blanche Biggercraft recovered from fever. Miss Janie Boggs returned from a visit to Stone Mountain Ga. C R Knox visited his sister Mrs S W Smith of Bailey last week. W L McMahon and family and W M Alexander and family plan a mountain trip soon. In the near future B B
The Keowee Courier joins Charleston Semi Weekly News in a $1.50 yearly package. The trio, published Wednesdays and Saturdays, highlights South Carolina news with Associated Press dispatches and positions Keowee Courier as a top county paper. This deal gives readers two strong papers for slightly more than the usual price.
An 1.180 acre parcel is described near Taylor's Crossing on Blue Ridge within John Sandora's property boundaries. The record notes its location and ownership context without further action or dates.
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