Vaccination Law Violations Plague Colleton County Schools
The state board of health criticizes Colleton County trustees for failing to enforce vaccination requirements in schools. Dr. Hayden reports Ehrhardt saw a smallpox case after principals claimed they were told not to vaccinate. Officials warn of prosecution if compliance does not improve.
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State Board of Case
Colleton County
Dr. Hayden
Hayden
Ehrhardt
State Board of Health
Bamberg
Lodge
Smoaks
Ashton
Ruffin
Education and prison reform topics dominate state meetings
Ministers discuss needs for a new penitentiary while the state Baptist convention forms a committee to press the issue before the legislature. A separate resolution seeks a constitutional convention to establish a modern public school system with proposed tax and funding changes.
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Henry D. Phillips
D. D
Trinity Church
State Baptist Convention
J. Deas Crain
Columbia
Scarborough
Kirby
Alabama
South Carolina
Patterson Wardlaw
School of Education
University of South Carolina
J. P. Fulp
J. H. Spann
Summerville
Chatman
Chas. W. Lockwood
Sumter
J. H. Thornwell
Hartsville
B. 8. Haynes
Pacolet
Co. B. Cannon
Newberry
C. V. Neufeur
Lake City
Abraham and His Call to Leave Ur for Promised Land
This passage reflects on Abraham’s early life, his call to depart from his country and kindred, and the promise God attached to his journey. It emphasizes Abraham’s faith, the pilgrim life, and the role of Palestine as the center for God’s plan to bless all nations through Israel.
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Abraham
Chaldees
Canaan
God
Palestine
Israel
London Mill to Begin Cloth Plant in Sumter Next Year
Charles M. London of New York visits Sumter to set up machinery shipped from Connecticut for a cloth mill run by London and his brother H. London. They plan to start operations in early 1924 making fabric for work pants and inexpensive dress pants from mixed cotton and wool.
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Boon
Teoxtlie
Sumter
Charles M. London
New York
Connecticut
H. London
London Mill
Contract Given For Balfour Mill in North Carolina
A contract for the erection of the Balfour Cotton mill plant at Balfour North Carolina was awarded to the Fiske-Carter Construction company. The project, led by Capt Ellison A Smyth of Greenville, runs about 500000 to 750000 dollars. The main building 337 by 212 feet and a power plant plus warehouse 100 by 100 feet cost roughly 200000 dollars. A week earlier a separate contract for around 100 mill worker houses was added for 175000 dollars.
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Balfour Mill
Greenville
Balfour
N. C
Ellison A. Smyth
Fiske-Carter Construction Company
Fiske-Carter Company
Gerard to Speak to South Carolina Lawyers
James W. Gerard, former American ambassador to Germany, will be principal speaker for the South Carolina Bar Association meeting in Columbia on February 7 and 8. He will address the group in the House of Representatives hall and at the post-meeting banquet. He authored My Four Years in Germany and Face to Face with Kai?etism.
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Gerard
Columbia
James W. Gerard
Germany
South Carolina Bar Association
Wiliam H. Lyles
House of Representatives
Clemson College Methodists Plan New Brick Church
Clemson College Methodists announce plans for a new brick church to replace the existing structure. The building, costing at least 59000 dollars, will provide ample space for Sunday school work and social service for students and others.
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Clemson College
Tuberculosis Toll Rises in South Carolina in 1923
The South Carolina Board of Health reports 1,439 tuberculosis deaths in 1923 up from 1,228 in 1922. Of 1923 decedents, 273 had no physician. Richland leads with 142 deaths, Charleston 123, Greenville 119, Jasper 5. Ten counties show increases, eight declines. ten counties unchanged.
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South Carolina
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Richland County
Charleston
Greenville County
Jasper County
Tew
Prisoners Granted Christmas Paroles
Fifteen inmates at the state penitentiary received Christmas paroles from Governor Thomas G. McLeod. Parole durations range from a few hours to five days, based on travel distance, with all pledging to return on schedule. The governor hopes the move will encourage the prisoners and rest of the inmate population.
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State Penitentiary
Thomas G. McLeod
McLeod
God’s Love and Trust Amid Mystery
A religious reflection by Dewey states that only God’s love and promise answer deepest questions. It emphasizes seeing God in creation to overcome fear and trouble through perfect trust in His nature.
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God
Dewey
Lessons on the past and a future from Phillips Brooks
The text urges that escaping the past is impossible and true renewal comes by forming a future from it, with the belief that God will waste nothing.
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Phillips Brooks
Hatred as a Deadly Cancer of the Soul
A reflective passage warns that hatred toward a fellow-being corrupts the soul, eroding finer sensibilities and nobler impulses. The text contrasts destructive emotion with the need for restraint and humane conduct.
Taking Her Back at the Party Encore Reflections
An old woman thanks a young performer after a second encore, saying the songs recall childhood on her father's farm. She describes how, at moments, she could shut her eyes and imagine the old front gate creaking in the wind.
California Fig Syrup Ad Claims Harmless Laxative Use
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a harmless laxative to clean liver and bowels in babies and children, promising gentle relief from constipation and colic. It emphasizes avoiding counterfeits and ensures the product contains proper directions.
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Chidren
California
Novelists Write Freely to Suit Reader Preference
In fiction, authors often craft content based on personal choice and anticipated reader taste. Writers balance voice, genre expectations, and market trends to shape stories that resonate with audiences.
Cuticura Talcum Ad Promises Pure Skin Powder
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum as part of an exquisite skin care trio with Soap and Ointment. The powder is marketed for face, skin, baby use and dusting, priced at 25 cents each, claiming it renders other perfumes superfluous.
Type of Wrongdoing and Its Moral Hazard
The text argues that injuring others to benefit someone else is as wrongful as misappropriating another person’s property, equating harm to theft in principle and ethics. It frames wrongdoing as an act against justice and rightful ownership regardless of motive.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Advertisement
Indigestion causes disagreeable symptoms and Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills promise relief. The ad claims pills remove symptoms and restore digestion and lists a price of $72, with showing office or origin in Peart street, Minnesota, and the advertiser initials Ady.
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Wright
Peart
A Woman's Promise to Obey Shapes Her Commanding Role
A historical reflection notes that a woman rarely commands until she has pledged obedience. It discusses gender roles and social expectations shaping leadership dynamics and personal authority.
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Widely for Decades
A harmless vegetable butter color marketed as Dandelion has sold for 35 cents a bottle for 50 years in stores and general shops. The note adds a casual remark about a long-distance cure for chronic sadness.
Vegetable Laxative Pills Brandreth Ad
An advertisement for Gafe and Sure Laxative Brandreth Pills claims one or two taken at a time keep you in good condition and stresses it is entirely vegetable.
Town's Resolve to Attract Noticeable Attention Through Good Work
A small town seeks to draw attention by exemplary efforts and community projects. Local officials encourage residents to participate in visible initiatives that showcase civic pride and collective achievement.
Get Many Views of a Thing Reduces Its Strangeness
Frequent consideration of a thing wears off its strangeness and reveals it in various lights. The mind views the object anew as it is examined from different perspectives, broadening understanding and reducing initial surprise.
Engagement Ring Sparks Contributory Negligence Ruling
A magistrate dismisses a case after hearing that a ring caused a facial cut in a dispute over an engagement ring. The husband blames the wife for striking him, while the judge rules contributory negligence. The exchange highlights a domestic quarrel ending in discharge.
Allcock's Piasters Endorsed for Home Use in Ad
An advertisement promotes Allcock's Piasters as invaluable for local aches and pains. It claims the product is inexpensive, absolutely pure, safe and effective for home remedies.
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Allcock’s
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