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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1906
Page
4
A humorous slice from The Times features Mr. Sato defending the samurai idea that business is dishonorable, with examples of deceit in buying, selling, and profit. Other anecdotes cover steam schooners, a Seattle harbor mishap, Tom Reed’s collar hunt, and Beveridge’s bill about honesty, presented in a breezy, period tone.
A Pennsylvania tale opens with a shy German suitor asking for a marriage, only to flee proclaiming he already has a girl. In London Answers a pair of busybodies discuss Mrs Tittlesay’s appendicitis as a mistaken piano reference. In Everybody’s a clergyman’s child says I want to see my papa, a sick daughter insists on seeing her minister.
The Lancaster column reports a pistol accident injuring fifteen year old Manley Cook, civil notes on visits by Thos F McDow of Yorkville, graduations of Hattie and Isabel Craig, and a hearing in the McDaniels and Shropshire arson case. A lightning strike at John Blackmon’s farm damages cotton and shocks Faukenberry, with a hog knocked down. Obituary for John P Twitty, Heath Springs. Lantern notes Emma Kennedy’s travel, John Anderson’s death, Bible society meeting, Edna Gunhouse and Milton Fleischer engagement in New York, and dispensary debate. A chase through Lancaster ends with the arrest of a boy thief.
A man with intermittent insanity enters a shop, forces a cashier to rewrite the day’s cash totals, performs a numeric riddle with division by three and a $406.26 check, then fatally blindsides the clerk and steals all money and ledgers. The ruined cash book is burned except for the last day’s credit side. Two accountants’ figures on the original balance differ by nearly $20. Never judge a man’s worth by his statement to the tax collector.
A pair of American prospectors Murphy and Thomas were killed by Yaqui Indians in the Sierra Madre near Sonora while pursuing a rumored mine. They had found a 2-foot wide vein of rich ore and jade images near an old tunnel. the assayer confirms the ore valued at $60,000 per ton, but the mine’s exact location remains hidden. The piece reflects on how many mines in Sonora and Chihuahua date to Spanish times, often abandoned then rediscovered by modern prospectors.
A historical portrait describes Shaka Zulu as a master of discipline and warfare. It notes his military machine, strict rules on marriage, and rapid conquests that built a vast, feared realm. The piece predicts the Zulus’ doom against modern rifles wielded by the British.
A pamphlet explains felons or whitlows on fingers by location and severity. Superficial cases may be treated with a clay poultice, while tendinous and subperiosteal infections require early surgical incision to drain pus and prevent damage. Deep cuts to the bone membrane offer relief but risk loss of the last finger joint if delayed.
Paris correspondent recalls M Henri Curie and Mme Curie in Truth via a letter on Curie’s death. He describes the hardships to obtain radium, the high cost of pitchblende, and the couple’s frugal life for science. He notes their modest Sorbonne salary and Curie’s reliance on his wife in the laboratory.
The piece weighs whether the word boss meaning master derives from Hottentot ou baas and possible Egyptian Obas links. It notes Cape language Skelm parallels Burns and suggests Greek and Egyptian echoes in Basuto folklore, including Adonis-like wailings, while citing Cassalis and a London Spectator angle on Vulcan as Obas.
We, sole agents for York County, offer the King Fertilizer Distributer Grain Drill. It is simple and efficient and guaranteed to please intelligent farmers. We will ship one to any reliable York County farmer for trial. Write for prices and details.
State of South Carolina York County Court of Common Pleas action filed by J B Bowen doing business as York Drug Store against L A Becker pany a corporation. Defendant is summoned to answer the complaint filed with the clerk within twenty days after service and serve a copy to plaintiff at Yorkville South Carolina. If not answered, plaintiff will seek court relief. Date April 23 1906 May 18.
A 136 page cookbook offered in Yorkville with strong paper binding priced at 60 cents plus 8 cents postage. Available from Strauss-Smith Co Miss Glenn or Miss Wallace Yorkville Banking Mercantile Co Bee Miss Cody Drug Loan and Law Bank and by Mrs G H O'Leary or Mrs S M McNeel in Yorkville S C.
Train schedules for Southern Railway dated April 29 1906 list westbound No 135 from Rock Hill to Marion and eastbound No 114 from Blacksburg to Kingville with first class service. Stops include Yorkville Smyrna Hickory Grove Sharon Tirzah and Marion with detailed times and connections. Addresses for booking agents Brooks Morgan in Atlanta and R W Hunt in Charleston are provided.
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