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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
6
The notice states that obituary notices and tributes of respect under one hundred words are printed free of charge and that longer notices require payment at one cent per word, with cash due to accompany manuscripts. It outlines advertising rules for communications or personal character notices.
Clemson College reports a tobacco disease in cotton called anthracnose or anthrac nose caused by a fungus. The disease forms black spots on bolls with pink spores, spreads by wind, and thrives in moist weather. It overwinters in stalks and soil. rotation and resistant seed varieties are advised. Some cotton varieties show resistance in trials at the station.
A Greenville crowd reports fine displays in stock and agricultural sections at Tokens County Fair. Four to five thousand visitors enjoyed the grounds yesterday. Agricultural exhibits in Mivonic Hall show diversified farming. Horse flesh entries rival the best in the region.
A call to observe a designated Saturday and Sabbath in October to raise funds for multiple orphanages across Georgia South Carolina Alabama and Florida. Donations to the institution named or nearest heart encouraged with drafts or checks, and in-kind provisions shipped to the same. Strong emphasis on collective community impact and rail delivery support.
In Fayetteville Georgia on the McEachern Wax plantation Jim Bennett a young negro tenant shot planter D Meachern three times killing him and wounded neighbor Seah Adams twice as he tried to aid the fallen man. Bennett surrendered to officers to avoid lynching and was jailed in Atlanta.
Ex Governor Heyward arrives back in Columbia with his family after several weeks at Mowing Rock New York and hospital in Philadelphia. He visits the Columbia Savings Bank and Trust Company after three months away and is seen by many friends. He looks well though about twenty pounds lighter and has nearly recovered from miners.
An item highlights Bucklen's Arica salve as a premier remedy, touting its healing prowess and broad usefulness. The note presents the product as a top choice for general skin care and common ailments, framing it as the best available solution.
The State Farmers Union executive committee reported crop estimates at 58 to 59 percent of normal, projecting about 300000 bales. Counties Marion Clarendon Marlboro Calhoun and Aiken to organize soon. A unanimous resolution requires members to sell only after price advances, with a new Partners' Union Sun newspaper planned at $10000 capital and a strong agricultural editorship.
Taft and Bryan will speak at the Chicago Auditorium on October 7 in a non political banquet linked to the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterway project. The event aims to avoid political discourse while placing Taft at the right of host President Hall. About 1000 attendees expected across the Auditorium complex.
A Charlotte autopsy on John J. Neale, a middle aged resident, found pellagra as the cause of death from consuming musty or fermented corn. The case marks the first such diagnosis in the city, aided by Dr Babcock's extensive South Carolina studies and research conducted abroad.
In Avanta Georgia on Sept 17 the Bridwell case against a Chattanooga Brewing Company agent opened in city court. Dr Cartledge tested near beer’s intoxicating effects, leading to testimony about a “jag” from several witnesses. Bridwell found guilty Sept 18 of selling beverage in violation of prohibition law. fine or prison possible. Weevil reports in Floyd County and crop outlook noted.
Des Moines dispatch reports Highland Park College Des Moines has drawn the color line with 2500 students. The action provokes protest from negroes and condemnation from the Negro Baptist Association of Town and Nebraska. President Longwell says whites refuse to attend chapel or classes with Black students. Also appears an advertisement for Dr Shoop Health Coffee claiming a quick, healthful substitute made from toasted cereals and nuts.
A long letter to The Keowee Courier urges readers to support the Bryan Kern campaign by paying their own campaign expenses and donating to the Democratic National Committee. It calls for “government by the people,” warns against “special interests,” and requests contributions with donor details for weekly transmissions to the committee treasurer.
Mrs. Sarah Reed, wife of a prominent citizen, formed a neighbor posse to chase Robert Bostick, who had assaulted her nine year old daughter. She fired both barrels of a shotgun at him as he was found behind a log, likely fatally wounding him, before sheriff deputies intervened and rushed him to Marietta to prevent lynching.
In Jackson Mississippi on September 14 a campaign urges farmers in southwest Mississippi affected by the Mexican boll weevil to plant a minimum cotton acreage next year and devote most tillable land to corn oats forage crops and truck products. The plan is backed by the Farmers Union and praised by U S Department of Agriculture agents who say crop rotation is essential to curb the pest. The weevil has damaged Jefferson Aintie Adams Wilkinson and Franklin counties and is expected to reach Hinsdal Lincoln Pike and Copiah by month end.
A promotional paragraph urges women to confide private health matters to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts. It claims her long correspondence with sick women over thirty years has yielded knowledge that can aid cases, with letters from grateful readers cited as proof.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen Town Virginia credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic derangement and female weakness after years of headaches nervousness and a suggested operation. The ad touts the product as a 30 year standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities backache and digestive issues.
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