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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
4
A collage of light sketches and jokes from a summer resort stroll with an elderly fisherman, a tale of Tillie the housemaid and her icebox mail, a bold Alabama deputy marshal turning a prisoner, and brief quips on humor and society. It blends humor with colorful regional manners and older joke formats.
Daisy Grant returns from Hoodtown. L P Wagener moves to Fort Mill for a new plant job. John Porter Hollis tours U S bureau of corporations fieldwork with listings of city itineraries. Tillman supporters in Yorkville pledge endorsement while criticizing blind allegiance. H F Forbes reports large carp from Crowders Creek. Mrs Gwyn visits Clover. lightning damages Walter Head residence. new Sea Grave two horse hose wagon arrives for Gastonia fire department with street clearance urged for swift response.
William Cotton Oswell recounts a near fatal elephant attack during an 1850 Africa hunt. Distracted by dust and pursuit, the behemoth charged, lifting forefoot inches from Oswell as he clung to his saddle. He survived unscathed, recalling the frightful moment as his sole enduring narrow escape.
Rev Robert Lathan recounts the 1779 Georgia campaign after Savannah fell. Prevost defeats Lane at Sunbury and Campbell advances from Augusta while Whigs under Pickens Dooly Clark win at Kettle Creek. Ashe Williamson Rutherford rally to confront Prevost. the march to Brier Creek ends in a rout and heavy American losses.
At a four acre point near Yeocomico river in Lodge Virginia a private factory makes all U S postal marking stamps with a guarded process. Benjamin Chambers and his father own the plant and have supplied stamps since 1835 with a valued contract and high secrecy. The operation employs native Virginians and has kept the contract despite attempts to break in. The government pays millions over decades for stamps and related gear.
The piece describes Jerusalem as Turkey’s main Palestine garrison with 1500 troops in normal times and smaller posts at Damascus, Haifa, Jaffa, and other towns. It notes Turkish officers in Jerusalem known for courtesy, a band in the square, and contrasts smart officers with ragged privates, detailing uniform origins and private wear.
A London dispatch describes Mandalay's plague panic fueled by wild rumors. Residents feared royal curses and Burmese blood libels, while a committee of safety patrolled at night. The piece notes such legends spread quickly, surviving even after authorities move to halt them.
We are now prepared to offer a limited number of copies bound in cloth at $1.00 a copy at this office and $1.10 postpaid by mail.
Court action filed in York County seeks relief against Illinois corporation Becker Company. Plaintiff J. B. Bowen dba York Drug Store asks the court to compel an answer within twenty days. attorney THOS F. McDOW notes the filing on April 23, 1906, with a May 18 date. The document precedes a Southern Railway schedule showing April 29 1906 effective trains westbound from Rock Hill to Marion and listed stops.
J. R. Lindsay offers insurance on cotton stored in open yards or farm outbuildings with warehouse parity. Farmers may borrow against policies as if stored in town warehouses. Rate 34 percent. Contact Lindsay for rates and details. Public notice appears with printing orders to the Enquirer office.
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