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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
8
Walhalla Drug advertises a shop dealing in drugs medicines paints oils and fine toilet articles. It promises careful prescriptions by a pharmacist and states customers get exactly what they ask for with no substitution.
Walhalla Drug reports, arrivals, and social notices including marriages, baptisms, church services, school enrollments, and community movements. Highlights include visits by out-of-town residents, a protracted meeting at the Methodist church, and a note on Orphanage Day services. The column also lists local sales, farm notes, and a warning against trespassing on private lands.
Barnewville Ga Sept 20 Night Marshal Ben Parch was shot by Ben Perdue after arresting him Saturday night Perdue used a shotgun wounding Parch in the thigh and back Parch died two hours after midnight Mayor Cochran assisted and Perdue fled as officers seek him in the wake of the tragedy which unsettles the town.
Reports from St Petersburg dated Sept 20 describe a severe cholera surge surpassing 1893 levels. City authorities, fearing martial law, convened to expand hospitals and distribute disinfectants, while prefect Dracheffuky banned liquor sales to curb infection. Overnight measures include enforced burial delays and restricted nightlife to reduce spread. Two deaths occurred within fifteen minutes of first symptoms.
Atunia reports nineteen deaths and new cholera cases for the 24 hours ending Monday at 8 am. Areas of Chetty and suburbs show spread while health officials vow control. Gov Gen Smith convenes Philippine Commission to plan response as federal troops guard water sources. The transport Sheridan is fumigated and clears quarantine. it departs for Nagasaki en route to San Francisco.
Fire broke out last night in Paris central Telephone Building spreading rapidly. The entire building and post office nearby were destroyed. Loss estimated at 5 million dollars with potential greater losses from telecommunication disruption. Origin under investigation with incendiary theories possible. Telephones service may take over a month to restore.
State Secretary will send third quarter report forms to local secretaries as received by the County Secretary. Local secretaries should use these parental forms and follow page 11 section 24 of the constitution. Crop reports forms will also be sent to locals for aiding fair and honest reporting of conditions. A.N. Prichard, Co. Secretary.
Wealminster September 14 1908 members of Greenfield Union requested to attend next regular meeting September 26 at 2 pm. Business of importance to transact include speeches and a full report of the meeting to be held in Columbia September 14 to 16. All members urged to attend. J Wade Dickson President, W Dickson Secretary.
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