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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1908
Page
4
A clerk recalls a summer flirtation that led to engagement yet ends with the girl politely declining groceries at the door. The tale humorously contrasts romantic dreams with daily life and a missed connection.
The Life article notes lower death rates and sluggish business for doctors and undertakers amid cheaper medicines. It suggests pure food laws and milder weather as factors and observes that prosperity can raise consumption and risky pleasures, urging moderation to conserve energy.
An antebellum innkeeper of Louisville and a famed raconteur, Major Throckmorton’s remembered clash with Charles Dickens features sharp retorts. A hostler’s insult sparks verbal sparring in a tale from Harper’s Weekly, highlighting pride, wit, and a brush with politics.
A London merchant in Glasgow teases a St Enoch porter with a joke about the station name. The porter responds bluntly when asked again, and a Scotland farmer wagers on civility before a rude retort from another porter. Tit-Bits.
John and Pat, two friendly workmen, quarrel over measurements. Pat boasts and then scores with a witty quip about whose yard is used, turning the exchange into a playful pun on yardage and shirts.
Edwin Pinches recounts shooting a 10 ft 4 in tall Indian elephant, the largest he killed, during a hunt in Assam. The piece explains stockade methods for catching wild elephants, including mela shikar and keonkies, the use of ropes and fires, and the high costs of trained elephants.
A Metropolitan writer extols Oklahoma as a vast young state with 70,000 square miles of area and $160 million in assessed property. It highlights iron and mineral deposits in Indian Territory, Joplin zinc and lead extending into Oklahoma, oil and gas wealth, building stone, forests, coal, and rapid railway expansion. In 1906 crops totaled $140 million and manufacturing rose to 1,215 establishments with substantial capital and product gains since 1900.
Hunters uncovered a den of five young foxes south of Hagerstown. The mother, staying nearby, feigned injury to distract them while the diggers worked. The cubs were captured and confined at a farmhouse and likely to be dispatched. Grown foxes are rarely good neighbors in farming areas.
A Dresden chemist describes simple luminous paint and related tricks used in magic shows. Techniques cover glowing cows in paintings, luminous marbles, glowing flowers, luminous ink, and glowing sugar in water. The article explains chemical recipes and practical steps for nighttime displays.
Sam M. Grist argues readers should demand proof of a life insurer’s guarantees and highlights Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co of Newark as superior for fair handling, broad policies, and lower costs. He urges buyers to verify claims before accepting other companies’ policies.
A short market note from Old George the butcher invites more beef buyers. He urges customers to phone orders the night before to ensure fresh meals and asks to settle bills within 30 days. He explains market troubles and asks for continued patronage.
Property listing in York County advertisements shows numerous Rock Hill sites with varying fronts and prices. Details include lots on Hampton Moore and Oakland avenues, several 4-room houses with specific lot sizes, vacant lots near Winthrop College, and farm tracts in Guthriesville Ebenezer and beyond. Listings note payment terms, railroad nearness, and vegetation features.
The Yorkville Buggy Co advertises riding and walking cultivators for corn and cotton. They claim the tools save labor and invite customers to call and inspect them.
Our big store fills with new goods from top makers. See our Art Squares in rich patterns never shown in Yorkville. Sizes 2x3 yards to 9x12 feet, with low prices. Rugs, bedroom suits, and beds in many grades. We offer a square deal.
A long list of real estate auctions and land sales including 91 acres near Yorkville, 125 acres in Filbert, 450 acres at Flint Hill, and multiple parcels around McConnellsville, Rock Hill, and Clover with prices per acre and dwelling details. Also a probate notice by L R Williams calling a court appearance on August 7 1908 for G W Knox administering the estate of Mrs J M Bell.
Analysis by Dr. Boyden Nims shows Blue Rock Mineral Water equals the best in the nation. Water has been distributed freely for over sixty days since ownership change and is now on sale with free trials offered to all until a thorough test is complete. Proprietors D L Shieder R E Heath and Marion B Jennings pledge open analysis on demand.
We offer complete service from plan drawing to finish for any building project from small hen houses to factories and provide expert repair work for roofs floors and walls. Remember us for lime wholesale and retail. We are manufacturers agents.
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