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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1905
Page
4
A humorous vignette shows a Young Lady arguing over telegram word limits and extra charges with an operator, refusing to trim or drop terms to fit the message to Jamess. The tale pivots on etiquette, rules, and a bold insistence on addressing a husband properly, ending with a curious anecdote about a salted mine joke told by Archbishop Ryan.
Reading from Gaffney Ledger Chester Lantern and Gastonia Gazette report local marriages and deaths. Midway and Clifton couples wed. Richburg ceremony attended by relatives. Brights disease claims James Andrew McNinch and W.D. Hyatt. Mrs Jen n ie Snipes obituary notes on Spring Hill Baptist.
Ex president Grover Cleveland writes for the Independent about rabbit shooting describing it as suitable outdoor recreation. He argues rabbits, or cotton tails, deserve respect, discuss hunting methods, dogs, and the joy of sport while noting proper conduct and fair chances for the quarry.
Readers are advised on gowns with crystal buttons and floral prints, white crepe de chine gowns with skirt fullness caught by cords, and summer hair nets for beach and resort use. Linen suits, lace jackets, and linen coats with eyelet embroidery dominate, while the return of the real shirt waist and updated sleeve shapes set the season.
A nurse recalls three morphine cases in which patients from a widow with a $300 income to a society man and a middle aged matron became morphine dependent. She details doctor and family roles, dosing tricks, pawned goods, and eventual recoveries or deaths.
A Boston Herald recounts Dartmouth prank history where students shifted shop signs and a 12 o'clock Bible reading suspends one sophomore for a verse about a sign. Also recounted is Mr Duffey’s red nose triggered by a bartender joke about drinking and an Albany roundhouse rule barring trainmen from coaches in overalls.
The article analyzes enlisted sailors pay across navies, noting maintenance costs as the fair comparator. It cites England's Oct 1901 records, shows the U S Navy scale from the Maryland battleship, and compares foreign pay with allowances, retirements, and special duties.
Schedule update for Southern Railway lists westbound trains and notes the new timetable in effect from November 6 1904. The brief item emphasizes the shift to the updated schedule for travelers and commuters.
Timetable lists No. 113 daily Kingville to Blacksburg first class with multiple stops including Camden Lancaster Catawba Rock Hill Yorkville and Blacksburg and No. 167 daily except Sunday Rock Hill to Marion with connections to A L Yorkville Southern Gastonia Southern and other railways. C and N and F Reid G P A Chester S C.
Demonstration of a four horsepower combination kerosene and gasoline engine in the Yorkville Enquirer office. Fairbanks Morse Co advertises gasoline engines up to 150 horsepower as reliable and economical power sources with southern manager F. E. Bailey based in Atlanta Georgia.
Local and connecting services list No. 114 Blacksburg to Kingville with departures starting 7.40 am and arriving 8.15 pm, plus No. 136 Marion to Rock Hill schedule. Stops include Smyrna Hickory Grove Yorkville Tirzah Rock Hill Catawba Lancaster and Camden. For info contact Brooks Morgan or R W Hunt in Atlanta or Charleston.
Zeno C IE informs the public that Champion Roller Mills has been thoroughly overhauled and will supply the finest flour in the country. Custom milling is solicited from patrons seeking the best. G. L. 7 per SCD at July 22.
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