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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
4
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The article discusses sanitary practices and the dangers of displaying fresh meat in open air. It notes the risk to public health, urging stricter oversight and proper handling to prevent contamination and ensure safe food sharing and distribution.
The article notes plans under way for enlarging the Wadhalla High School, calling it a major advance for the town and district. It cautions against mistakes in planning, mentions the capacity aim of five hundred, and warns that delays could hinder remedy.
The fragment notes a dive or fertilizer context with wording about being ten years out of date. It lacks clear subjects or events to form a full report item.
Amid a fevered national debate on democracy, political figures discuss prosecution and reform while voters await November outcomes. References to candidates, parties, and party lines appear alongside local notices about teachers moving to Greenville and Park Street School openings.
A fragmented report notes an enormous voter turnout with about 21 million ballots cast nationwide. The piece hints at a list or tally from the election. The readable text shows voter participation as a defining feature of the result.
Figures show about 14,000,000 voted cast, with at least 8,000,000 of 1,000,000 votes uncast in the election. Predictions hint at around 17,000,000 votes next November in the Presidential contest. The Augusta Chronicle and Columbia Record wrestle with turnout projections amid growth forecasts and state-wide political shifts.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses language and phrases with unclear context. It mentions a page with varied garbled text about words and meanings, noting differences but provides no coherent event, names, or dates.
West Ins t and Meteees report a Westminster Presbytery gathering with special services planned at multiple churches. Several local residents including Daisy Poster, Sue Hatley, Joasse Martin, and Marnie Carter are noted in moves and visits to schools, towns, and relatives.
A garbled OCR passage mentions names and places in disordered form and includes an advertisement claiming value of Chamberlain's Liniment for lame back and muscle pain, with sale by all dealers. The readable parts are insufficient for a coherent news summary.
Gunmen known as Gyp the Blood and Letty Lethe arrested in Brooklyn by Deputy Police Commissioner after raid on their apartment. They and six others, tied to Herman Rosenthal slaying, were held for investigation. Wives cried as prisoners were seized, authorities say. Former police official Hayes found guilty of false statements defending mayoral order policy.
Public notice announces sale at 11:00 AM on October 7, 1912 in Walhalla South Carolina of an 895 acre tract in Oconee County. The land lies near Westminster, east of the Westminster and Pair Play road, by Fuller's Creek. Purchasers and legatees under Kate Blair Harrison will bid cash for the property in front of the courthouse. The sale honors a will dated November 12, 1911.
Chicago headlines report six apprentices aged between 14 and 18 missing and presumed drowned after a cutter from the Elites naval training ship collided near North Chicago, Illinois. Bodies recovered by late afternoon. others were unaccounted for. The incident occurred after the party left the training ship around two o'clock, with the search focusing north of Lake Morost.
Road overseers are notified to stop contracting further road and bridge work in Oconee County. Claims presented to the board must be approved by a board member in emergencies, as no funds remain for road work for the rest of the year. ETL LPS, Supervisor, September 1.
In the Court of Probate South Carolina Oconee County notices cite A Smith Judge of Probate granting letters of administration of the estate of John de Haley deceased. Readers are summoned to appear at Walhalla Court House on Saturday September 21, 198 after publication to show cause why administration should not be granted. Public notices appeared in The Keowee Courier and on Court House door with dates September 18 and 21.
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