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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1908
Page
3
A dated plea invites readers to suggest names for a Westminster South Carolina subdivision bought by the Piedmont Land and Improvement Company. Submit five names with a chance to win ten dollars if your choice is selected.
A Baptist church meeting in Fair Play, led by Rev. J B Herron with Rev. Eugene Graham closed last Sabbath after a week of sermons. Twelve new converts joined the church while residents and visitors attended daily. The column also notes local visits, health worries, and community notices including missionary society plans and requests for information about Ben W Harry and his wartime service.
A Woman's Home Companion writer recommends cooling water by wrapping a pitcher with two sheets of thick brown paper and a half inch layer of cotton batting, forming a box-like cover. This crown is placed over the pitcher to exclude air, creating a seal that preserves ice and keeps water cold long after the ice melts.
An early 20th century ad proclaims Dr Kings New Life Pills as the best in the world claiming unmatched effectiveness. The copy emphasizes health benefits and universal appeal with bold claims and sales language typical of patent medicine ads.
Altoona August 22 a stylish sheath gown worn by a young woman drew a crowd as she walked downtown. Mayor Hoyer and Chief Clark inspected the outfit and ordered her to refrain or face arrest. The mayor then issued a broader directive prohibiting such dresses on city streets.
Rain continues as cotton opens rapidly and fodder is being harvested. Families visiting relatives in Greenville include Annie Jones and two sons Russell and Gilbert. Local residents Mrs Ward and husband recovering from fever. A.B. OG reports many youths attending Wigington mill baptism. Various locals like Charlie Pace and Beulah Huff visit kin. students attend singing school at Wolf Stake church.
A baffling OCR styled line references CABT on IA and The Kind You Have Always Bought, then shifts to a Wyoming girl balking at the ale and a cryptic line about obey and the beginning of the end, yielding a fragmented newspaper fragment.
Aug 27 Anderson reports widespread flood damage after 14.82 inches of rain. Rail lines washed out across the region. bridges, trestles and road embankments destroyed. Power plants flooded at Gregg Shoals and Portman Shoals. Belton and Savannah River facilities damaged. Losses run into hundreds of thousands with bridges, mills, and crops heavily affected. Estimated bridge replacement alone around $50,000. total county damage rising with time. Local officials assess streets and utilities for further impact.
HI Paso Texas August 28 Eleven persons were killed by a cloudburst just west of Folsom New Mexico. The flood struck the city, drowning eleven and leaving many head of stock killed and extensive property damage. Others are believed lost.
On a Georgia railroad train between Clarkston and Stone Mountain T J Chafee associate editor of the Augusta Herald was fatally shot when a pistol in his suit case exploded after the strap caught on the trigger. The weapon a .41 Colt’s fired as he reached for cigars, piercing his abdomen and spine. He died within an hour at Stone Mountain Inn.
A trading vessel arrived with word that the British steamer Duncarn was sunk two days earlier in a typhoon off Port Got on the island of Kluhtu. Fifty-one of the fifty-three crew members died.
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