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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1907
Page
4
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Last Wednesday Anderson city adopted a curfew law making it a misdemeanor for anyone under 14 to be on the streets after 10 PM without parental permission or in the company of an adult of good character. Violations carry a fine up to 100 dollars or up to thirty days imprisonment. The law is praised as a prudent safeguard for youth.
A wartime style plea warns against influx of European immigrants while praising German and Swedish settlers in Walhalla and South Carolina. It argues for skilled rural workers, warns of labor crowding, and condemns political graft in naval funding. The piece endorses welcoming honest immigrants who become productive citizens.
The passage discusses a filing at Charleston and a new navy yard, suggesting government money may move south. It questions the practicality of Mr. Ladies’s lawmaking and warns of a looming shortage of Representatives and Senators, implying uncertainty for Representative Sally’s longevity.
United States Senator Benjamin R Tillman of South Carolina spoke at the Midland Hotel about watching Wall Street as farmers and merchants prosper nationwide He warned financiers cannot create a pause and urged tariff reform to curb corporations He and his wife planned travels to Colorado and the Pacific coast.
An advertisement claims sick headache results from stomach disorder and promises recovery after taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Sponsored by J. W. Bell of Valhalla and W. J. Lunney of Sensea, the notice stresses correcting the digestive imbalance to relieve the headache.
Clemson College begins the 1907-08 session with over 700 students as Rev. Wm. I. Mills leads prayers and Alan Johnstone addresses the gathering. Dr P. Mell outlines cotton grading plans and warns farmers of classroom limits while Clemson offers existing textile courses and new practical options for farmers’ sons.
D. H. Beach of Midland City Alabama reports long suffering from a skin condition described as Had Totter for Thirty Years and suffered with Letter for 40 years. He says three boxes of Chamberlain's Salve cured him though outbreaks still occur occasionally. Salve sold by J W Bell Valhalla and W J Linney Seneca.
A brick building housing a Dobony shoe store on Central Avenue near Sixth collapsed minutes after ten this morning. Two dead and several workers believed buried beneath the debris. Rescue crews search for additional victims as authorities sort through wreckage and assess structural failure.
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