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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
2
A reader, Perry of Hott and Heauty Alt., argues that the county’s road problems stem from a failed system. He calls for abolishing the commuting tax, more labor on roads, and shared responsibility among residents, boards, and authorities to fund and maintain lower county roads. He stresses keeping funds local and accountable.
A garbled report notes postal mutation costs and presidential unit allowances for the year ending June. It mentions a total near 48.0 million and references international events, including a Chilean case about a factory murder and arson during wartime.
Wesley Memorial Church on Houston Street hosts a living picture show as part of services. A large audience watched scenes of the life of Christ projected above the pulpit while songs accompanied the display. The event aims to raise funds for religion, with plans for more churches to adopt the format. The Hollies will perform again Monday at 8. An upcoming quarterly social meeting of church members will be held on the hall’s rear on Houston Street.
The National Association of Milliners gathered at the Pine Arts Building in Chicago to unveil the aeroplane hat. The ban on porch-basket hats and three-cornered Lowry XVI styles aimed to set a bold winter trend. The hat features two long feathers at each end and measures about 20 by 18 inches, with a light overall weight under one pound.
A Southern Cotton Directory reports 762 mills across the South with 4,404,675 spindles in South Carolina alone and 2,226,781 in North Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, and others show large but smaller mills. Average spindle counts, capital investments, and yearly cotton outputs are outlined, indicating rapid industrial growth and regional distribution of production.
At AGHA Servading FAS in Italy North Carolina on September 4 Dr James McKee reports pellagra cases at the State Insane Hospital with four patients under care, none in immediate danger and one death recently of Alvin Adams from New Bern. He notes a strict corn bread diet using treated water-ground corn meal and disputes a link to pellagra.
A Pennsylvania train this afternoon struck an automobile in Douglasville, Chester County, killing three people. Wm. L. Graut and his wife of Temple, and the wife of Dr. Slegel of Reading were killed. Dr. Siegel was severely injured and may not survive. The notice also includes medical ad copy for Foley's Kidney Remedy.
Reports describe a bright meteor last night seen from Williamston and Asheville accompanied by a loud rumbling and tremor. Witnesses say the object burst into fragments near the horizon and caused doors and windows to rattle as it passed.
A visitor from Indiana, Katte, linked to Goebel murder turmoil in Kentucky. Pardoned recently by Governor Willson, he fled Kentucky after Goebel’s shooting and claims potential return, noting personal tragedy as state anxiously weighs renewed charges amid political memory.
Editor C. Martin of the Bastey Progress writes on a Red Shirts reunion in Anderson. He notes abundant barbecued meats, bread, cakes, pies, fried chicken, pickles, and a well orderly dinner with everyone fed. The event, like the Anderson Mall, is praised as a good thing though held only once in five years.
Call meeting of Oconee County Farmers Union at Bounty Land school house on Saturday September 11, 1909 at 10 am. J Wade Dickson and J W Alexander urge full delegation as business of importance is to be discussed. In Grady area, authorities search for William Stevenson after he killed his wife and daughter with a double barrel shotgun and fled. Neighbors aided the injured and gathered to pursue the suspect.
The article advises immediate work at the Pall Garden detailing clearing and sowing of mustard, turnips, spinach, lettuce, and onions. It stresses planting in rows 18 inches apart, thinning and cultivating, with a first crop ready by December and onions by spring. A second sowing in November and a third in March is recommended for continuous supply.
A polemical piece from Marcellus endorses George B. Cromer of Newberry for South Carolina governor, praising his independence from prohibition and urging support despite differing views on prohibition. Includes local notes on Cromer and a wave of disjointed content about a separate Pennsylvania murder case and health warnings about a mercury-containing product.
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