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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
6
Keowle Courier announces established 1847 subscription one dollar per year with reasonable advertising rates. Personal communications and obituary tributes up to one hundred words are printed free. longer items charged at one cent per word. Manuscript submission details provided by the printer.
A long obituary fragment from Walhalla notes the death of Harriman and references a broad list of connections, properties, and corporate interests. It mentions Hampstead Long Island birth in 1848, a long illness, and various business ties with railroads and other enterprises. The piece alludes to a wake and funeral processions and names several associates and companies.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions multiple towns and places across West Virginia and nearby areas. It references roads, possible meetings, and local leaders discussing transportation and development. The passage names Forti Mima Colcord VuRuel HL es HUTA and various places, with unclear context about decisions or meetings.
Sonal Seeton of New York reports on Robert Peary, born in Pennsylvania, who pursued Arctic exploration since youth. The article outlines his education at Bowdoin College, naval service, and seven Arctic expeditions, noting honors from the American and Royal Geographical Societies and his role in mapping a Nicaraguan Canal route. It mentions his partnership with his wife, the birth of a daughter, and his fundraising efforts for expeditions.
A merchant from Kolionvile recounts a two year tale claiming Foley's Honey and Tar cured a long illness. The note credits renewed health and a twenty-eight pound gain to the remedy, with multiple odd spellings and names attached.
The King Kotton Karnival will showcase cotton mill products from South Carolina. The event, set for 1910, will feature cotton seed oils and derived goods used in cooking, soaps, feeds, and more as part of a broad modern commerce display.
News from Conncross covers social visits and greetings among residents. Items mention Lizx de Bearden of Oakey returning home with her mother, Rosa Dilworth’s days in Oakway, a school circuit involving Clearmont, and plans of Heman to travel to Clemson. Neighbors Wade and Abbott hosted gatherings, while readings and songs highlighted a Boy Scout meeting. Additional notes include Vesta Marett visiting Valhalla and Selina Hawker’s relatives.
A garbled report cites the United States Weather Bureau detailing a distant weather disturbance near September eight and two events at 2:08 pm and 12:08 pm. It notes a fourty two hour quake duration and an assumed location near the Aluthin Islands while also reporting a man named Frank Slow who died attempting to save a drowning driver after being attacked by a tram.
In North Carolina and South Carolina notes, farmers discuss weather and health, with Annie Whitmire visiting kin, Miss Whitmire and Hoke Whitmire mentioned, and local dances and school events. The piece mixes social visits, weekly travels, and community updates among Whitemire and Grimshawe families.
Mona Brooks of the Tale With Palle property in Athens sold the water power to Atlante Power Company for $100,000. The sellers retain the surface property while Atlante will develop about 18,009 horsepower, mostly for use in Avanta.
An advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments and a remedy for the Change of Life. It features testimonials from Lydia E. Pinkham and Mrs Lizans Honanv praising its medical value and promises free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts. A note mentions a corn exhibit on October 22 with Gay Wil.
Public legal notices from Oconee County S C record a summons to revive a 1899 judgment for Emma Renkin Platt against L Reid and Charles S Reid, with terms set for November 8 1909 at Walhalla Court House. Also Probate notice for Ezra Cromer estate administration asked of J J Crower with September 23 1909 appearance.
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