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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
8
Walhalla and nearby towns report visits by Mssrs and Misses from Anderson Greenville and Westminster. Accounts mention church, school, and business notices, market prices, and social events including weddings, baptisms, and neighborhood gatherings throughout the week.
The S4 herd from Oklahoma hogs averaging 200 pounds sold for 8024 dollars each, shipping by AL Downey of Marlow Oklahoma. Downey notes corn converted into hogs yielded about 1102 bushels of corn saved in value. The record broke with July 16 arrivals, sold by Carson for Case Dueling Company to Armour and Commins.
In Atlanta on September 15 Mrs. Steve C haw, wife of a former councilman, died by suicide at her home. Found by her husband locked in a room, she reportedly drank poison earlier and appeared unsettled at dinner. Local officials handled the scene after the death.
In Tritler, Georgia, Henry Gare and Garrett family members grapple with a tragic incident as a brother confronts a fatal blow. Police report indicates a violent confrontation ending in death, as investigators seek clues at the scene and provide a preliminary account of events.
Wall River Sept 12 The Iron Works Cotton Mill led by MC D Borden New York opened as usual but about a thousand weavers failed to report and an hour later the entire plant shut down Five thousand operatives are temporarily out of work The weavers had planned a wage increase strike The halt left other departments hampered and management closed the plant Saco Maine Sept 14 After three idle weeks 2200 York mill employees returned to work The strike of 150 weavers halted operations but workers resumed at old wage rates with promises of action for PPE/next steps
State and local school authorities report an exhausted appropriation affecting districts. A $20,000 item was received to cover costs, with total receipts and allocations totaling $1,119.02 for several communities and schools, prompting concerns about ongoing funding and future support.
Sept 14 weather record notes a fireside anecdote about relief from stomach tablets. J J Plexstone of Allegan Michigan reports feeling fifty percent better after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Commentators including Dr J W Bell Walhalla and W J Linney Beaven referenced.
Sept 14 Hopewell item notes light weekly showers pleased farmers in Uits section. Clyde Jenkins left for Clemson College to pursue studies. Sunday worker Dancy Davis from Mississippi visited Nome of P18. Davis last week. Jordan Land and Freddie Mekent departed for Holgeflell County with new jobs. Misa Mattie Jenteine visiting near Tosco, Ga. Mrs. dlessie Anderson of Weal water visiting Bryan home.
Fragmented report from San Francisco dated September 13 recaps seven hiv es believed to be recovered and suggests several people may have lost lives tied to mysterious cloud births near Da Paz and Bouthers CHllinenkt, with unclear authorities and local reactions.
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