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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1906
Page
4
A collage of light anecdotes and vignettes from a bygone era. Salt Marsh captains attend a mind reader show and joke about a strong influence in life. An artist recounts early poverty and a dishwasher job twist. A police incident with a drunken fight ends oddly. Domestic jests and a cornet grease gag close the roundup.
June notes report the A R P Sunday school picnic postponed due to Dr. Pressly illness. Miss Nellie B. Schorb, Yorkville, elected graded school teacher, Erskine graduate 1904. Local hiring and movements include Col Leroy Springs hotel leased to S W Mitchell, Strait enters congressional race alongside Finley and Pollock. Bridges of trade and family news across Chester, Gastonia, and Due West.
Uprising actions in 1776 to 1778 show Howe's failed Florida invasion and the 1779 Savannah defeat. Major events include Fort McIntosh surrender, Elbert’s defense, St. Marys operations, and the Tybee Island landing leading to heavy American losses and British foothold in the south.
The article reports Austrian factories producing galalith from skimmed milk, a material precipitated from casein and hardened with formalin to form substitutes for ivory, marble, and other goods. It notes milkstone’s fire resistance, elastic strength, and use in items from piano keys to fittings, and mentions a Vienna Creamery Day lecture by Maximilian Ripper on skimmed milk uses.
The Enquirer announces a limited run of Hor se shoe Robinson bound in cloth at 1.00 dollars per copy, 1.10 dollars postpaid by mail, after strong demand for the historical romance from readers seeking book form.
T. W. Speck promotes Sterling Silver and Cut Glass with a wide stock in varying pieces from single items to sets. He claims top US manufacturers supply high quality goods and promises the best prices. Readers urged to view rivals and current issue for comparison.
Read the opening chapters of The Rivals in today's Enquirer. J R Lindsay offers cotton insurance for cotton stored on farms with loans possible on policies. Rates are 34 percent. Contact Brooks Morgan or R W Hunt for travel information with schedules listed.
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