Troy Measles Epidemic and Local Fires Highlight Troy News
In Troy on March 4, 1910, residents note a daytime fire at B F Bradley’s house, quickly controlled, and widespread measles sweeping Sandover. The community welcomes Rev Bass of McCormick as preacher, records social events, burglaries, and family milestones including the Price and Rosenwike wedding plan.
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Troy
Bass of
McCormick
Baptist Church
RB. F. Bradley
Alice Bradley
Sallie Bradley
Abbeville
Ady
Ady Does ‘His State Word Than Mrs. Bradley. Mr. R. C. Brownlee
Die West
J. Tey
B. F. Bradley
J. W. McKee
Willie Lyon
Jonn Moore
Morton
Harris Horton
Bellevue
Mt. Carmel
P. H. McCaslan
Clear Spring
Barnwell
Sandover
Clemson
W. J. Creswell
M. W. Gaddy
Z. M. Curly
Eldred Price
Mary Rosenwike
Mollie
Insurance Fire and Storm Ad Notice
Advertisement from Julius H. DuPre promoting insurance services for fire and storm coverage. Claims to represent good strong liberal companies and invites future business. Mentions prior references: A M Hill & Bons, F C DuPre, Speed's Drug Store. Phone 122. Dated February 23, 1910.
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M. Hill & Bons
F. C. DuPre
Speed's Drug
Julius H. DuPre
House for Sale on Vienna Street in Easy Terms
Five room house with hall on Vienna Street formerly owned by J. Link. Fully supplied with water and lighting, large roomy lot. For further particulars contact W. W. Bradley.
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Vienna Street
J. Link
Night Letter Service to Start at Low Rate
Western Union plans a new Night Letter Service likely effective March 14. "Night Letters" require plain English on approved blanks and can be written until night closing for next morning delivery. The charge equals standard ten word rate for up to fifty words, with one fifth added per extra ten words.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Greenwood
Fuller Lyon Appointed Adjutant General Brigadier
J Fuller Lyon of this city has been appointed adjutant general and chief of state with the rank of brigadier general by Gen C Irvin Walker of Charleston commanding the Army of Northern Virginia department of the United Confederate Veterans This places Col AR Brooks of Columbia who resigned as clerk of the supreme court unable to attend the general reunion Sen Irvine Walker and Mr Lyon were both wounded in the same fight Gen Walker notes this in a personal letter The State.
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Fuller Lyon
Etait
C. Irvin Walker
Charleston
Army of Northern Virginia
Department of the United Confederate Veterans
AR. Brooks
Columbia
Supreme Court
Irvine Walker
Mr. Lyon
Walker
Brooke
Rexall Orderiler touted for chronic constipation relief
An advertisement extols Rexall Orderiler as a safe remedy for chronic constipation, asserting laxatives harm and claiming the product strengthens bowels. It promises no purging and candy like tablets suitable for all ages, with two package sizes and pricing. The copy mentions C. A. Milford & Co and The Rexall Store in Abbeville.
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Rexall Orderiler
Abbeille
Rexall Story
C. A. Milford & Co
Mouse in Her Rat Upsets Dinner Table at Tipton
Tipton Indiana residents report a family scare as a mouse escaping a poison trap leapt from a rat coat worn by a wealthy woman at the dinner table. The table overturned amid chaos as guests watched the rodent, briefly stunned by poison, spring free. Local accounts describe a lively but harmless kitchen incident with social fallout.
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Tipton, Ind
Nonn
Change in Donalds Bank Elects Cheatham Cashier
In Donalds on March 1, directors of Sir Bank of Donalds elected Prof R B Cheatham to succeed J C Booker as cashier. Booker, bank founder since 1908, resigns to join Merchants and Farmers National Bank in Charlotte. Cheatham is a Citadel graduate and regarded as an excellent gentleman.
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Donalds
Sir
Bank of Donalds
J. C. Booker
R. B. Cheatham
S Achool
Booker
Bank
Mr. Cheatham
The
Citadel
Court Case Sparks Parents Critique of Public Decorum
The report notes indecent material discussed in a general sessions court in which many DORs in knee breeches attended. It suggests fathers talked in detail before their children, criticizing adult conversations as inappropriate. The Greenwood Index also mentions W P Greene as a mayoral candidate in Abbeville and muses on potential ties to Greenwood.
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Greenwood Index
Abbeville
W. P. Greene
Bes
Greenwood
Wrong Views of the Census Fears Mislead Public
Officials release an official statement to calm fears about the upcoming census beginning April 15. It explains the constitutional purpose and use of census data, assures strict confidentiality, and warns of penalties for divulging information. The notice urges clergy, physicians, teachers, and employers to inform others of the facts and to cooperate. Washington, March 20.
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Censua
United States Cauons Bureau
Census Bureau
Bureau
House of Representatives
United States
Washington, D. C
Secrets of the Sky Weather Observations at Mount Weather
The Weather Bureau notes unsettled Eastern weather for 48 hours from a Mount Weather upper air observation on Washington’s Birthday. It describes stratum winds and 24 degree temperatures to 10,800 feet, and explains fifty miles from Washington a Mount Ridge plant conducts high altitude atmosphere research with captive balloons and pilot balloons carrying instruments to record temperature, pressure, humidity, and wind, aiding storm and cold wave understanding a Greenville News report.
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Mount Weather
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Bloa Ridge
Washington
Suelo
Greenville News
Catarrh Cure Claim Hyomel Inhaler Outfit Sales Pitch
An advertisement touts Hyomel as a cure for catarrh with a pocket inhaler and drops, promising relief in minutes and weeks to freedom from catarrh. It sells an outfit for 1.00 with guarantee, plus an extra bottle for 60e, via druggists and C A Milford & Co. Also promotes Bucklee's Arnica Salve for boils, cuts, bruises, and rashes with quick relief at Speed's drug store.
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C. A Milford & Co
Bucklee
Speed
Grand Jury Presentment for Abbeville County 1910
The Abbeville County Grand Jury at the February term 1910 presents findings on official conduct, facility conditions, and tax collection. It notes a committee to investigate county officers between terms, visits to the Poor House and jail, and recommendations to repaint the overseer’s dwelling and repair water closets. It discusses debt handicaps from a predecessor, and urges strict enforcement of tax return penalties to reduce delays and errors by taxpayers, especially among people of color and whites alike. Signed by John H. Bell, Foreman, March 3, 1910.
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Chas
G. Dantzler
Abbeville
Bis
Waastra
It Does Not Pay to Take Chances on Fertilizer
A local fertilizer advertisement argues against cheap substitutes claiming only Anderson Fertilizer delivers reliable high grade plant food. It touts ammoniated mixes with blood and fish scraps, nitrate of soda, and cottonseed meal, asserting inferior products fail to provide a proper stand and value. The copy warns seed shortages loom, urges using its high grade, home made products and cites a season analysis to prove quality.
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Just Square
Anderson
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Norfolk, VA
W. N. Thompson
China
ElectaCoffee
L. T. Miller
5. C
J. Fuller Lyon
Gol. A. R. Brooks
B. F. Toleon
Elizabethtown
P. B. Speed
Rj Jeaven
Aloe
Pawengera
Doe West
Doe
Foley
Millord
Donalds Bank
Cheatham
Cura
State of
South Carolina
County OF Abbeville
Court of General Sensions
John H. Bell
Foreman
Anderson Special Acid Phosphate
Anderson Phosphate & Oil Compan
R. Vanpltver
Pres
Vandiver
Manas
Katy
Een
Jong
Atates
Soy Man
Jno. T. Burriss & Son Manufacturers
Abbeville Lumber Co
Dh.king
NEW Life
Gough
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