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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
3
A flood of short items reports oddities, arrests, and local events from Cheraw to Florence and Newberry. Topics include a man killed in Florence hospital after a water incident, farm appointments in Orangeburg, a calf with no eyes born in Newberry, and a rattlesnake incident near Adams.
Certain U S states repudiated debts from railways banks and public works during the 19th century. The list includes Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana North Carolina and South Carolina with total repudiations around 60 million dollars. Reconstruction era abuses left many innocent investors harmed and mark a dark chapter in U S financial history.
Dr. Victor J. West explains the bicameral origin of legislatures, tracing England's two houses to the counterbalance among powerful classes and the rise of Burgesses and Knights. The talk notes how historic tax needs and class representation shaped the two chamber system and asks if modern times still require two houses.
Wm. G. Mazyck cites Charleston history showing secession first publicly urged at a September 24 1860 meeting in Mount Pleasant two months before Abbeville memorial claims. Elias Venning chaired with Col. L A McCants committee presenting resolutions including opposition to Lincoln's election. The Charleston Courier detailed these proceedings.
The 1924 South Carolina sorghum syrup yield averaged 62 gallons per acre, totaling 1,302,000 gallons and valued at 1,041,600 dollars. Per acre value was 49.80 dollars. Cotton acreage reached 2,236,000 acres with an average 171 pounds per acre.
Politically Speaking notes Governor Thomas G. McLeod as a candidate for associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court to fill a vacancy. Editors warn the selection should be made from top legal talent, arguing the General Assembly should elect the best qualified and avoid turning the governor into a judge.
The Parker Progress supports drafting Wm E Beattie of Greenville for governor arguing he would fill the office with credit for the state but The Anderson Mail disputes the draft noting such candidates often fail to win. Voters want a self driven candidate who seeks the job, not one backed by friends. The piece suggests the best man may not want the post yet could win if he did.
A collection of Indian shell implements said to be the first of this culture found in the region is now on display at the Charleston museum, highlighting early native life.
An applicant pleads with a superior asking for a word of approval. The exchange centers on a cryptic exclamation Skidoo used to seek guidance or permission. The source notes tension as the applicant awaits a response.
In a mixed column: fat is the greatest American killer, with warnings about midlife obesity and heart disease. Gasoline price cuts affect oil stocks, while animal breeding prices surge in Argentina and the US. Eugenics and beliefs about human heredity are debated, alongside Galileo and a radio ether concept. The piece ends by challenging ideals of the newborn and maternal fat through diet and birth health.
A health treatise warns that habitually drinking ice cold fluids weakens digestion and respiratory defenses. It notes chilled stomach walls impede secretion, raises infection risk, and cites higher appendicitis in ice drinkers and more illness in hot weather. It urges avoiding ice cold drinks and extreme cold air exposure to save a life.
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