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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
4
A collage of light sketches on Christmas shopping, social obligations, and public humor. Mrs Stiles van Brocklin juggles clubs and children before a social meeting carves her afternoon. neighbors tease a toy gift mix up. a trolley seat misadventure ends with a blunt joke about aging shoppers. The column closes with stage mishaps and a parrot tale from Mauretania.
A railroad agent at a western city station pulled a dignified man from in front of a through train, saving his life. The grateful man offered half a dollar, then a cigar, but the agent refused payment, saying he never takes reward for such acts.
Obituaries report Mrs. Martha Lowry's death near the Springstein mills and funeral at Evergreen cemetery conducted by Rev. J. S. Snyder. Also noted are the Latimer funeral in Adrian Michigan with pallbearers listed, and regional social moves including marriages and a North Carolina trip of clergy.
The article notes publishers pay more for stock than a year ago as printing paper grows dearer. Midwestern papers raise subscriptions by about 50 percent to cover costs amid a looming timber shortage. Since 1899 wood used for pulp has risen from two to 3.5 million cords annually, with 1906 showing sharp import increases and higher per card prices.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe contracts 500000 ohia wood railroad ties yearly for five years from Hawaii and 500 sets of switch ties, plus millions more ties from Japan and Australia. FE Faulkner led the investigations and formalized deliveries to San Francisco, while Australia forest lands promise extensive future chair supplies. Dad Brown, veteran drummer, buried with military honors in Darlington.
A farmer from Burnetts Creek Indiana describes hog cholera as a major risk to breeders. He recalls using Sloan's Liniment with success on cholera afflicted hogs and credits it with preventing losses. He invites readers to request Dr Sloan's free veterinary book by mail.
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