Boll Weevil Forcing South Carolina Farm Diversification
Professor W. W. Long outlines a state plan dividing infected counties into eight groups to combat boll weevil. He stresses diversifying farming, bolstering livestock and dairy, creameries and packing houses, plus expanding tobacco and peanut production as the foundation for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
South Carolina
W. W. Long
Cooper
Clemson College
Beaufort
Jasper
Charleston
Allendale
Hampton
Colleton
Barnwell
Aiken
Bamberg
Berkley
Williamsburg
Dorchester
Marion
Horry
Georgetown
Orangeburg
Calhoun
Clarendon
Sumter
Florence
McCormick
Edgefield
Greenwood
Long
Guernsey
Jersey
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Atlanta
Chester and Lee
Cleimson
Spartanburg
Darlington
Wilson
Extension Service of
Mississippi
Signs of the Times in Various Cities
Short notices from Greenwich Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee and Chicago advertise local services: ten cent kid cleaning in Greenwich, Midway Harness Co. selling second hand harness, Wm. P. Hug service in Milwaukee, and CG Schor Sand and Gravel in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Midway Harness Co
Milwaukee
Wm. P. Hug
The Remedy. Office Boys Unearth a Simple Joke
A humorous exchange in a newsroom shows two office boys joking about needing time off and soap after a boss comments on their dark circles. The dialogue captures workplace banter and light humor typical of the period.
Ambiguous Love Passage Echoes Classical Logic Puzzle
A short, dialogue style verse presents a lover’s reasoning with numbered lines. The speaker asserts love and universal affection while claiming reciprocal love from the beloved, creating a playful paradox through simple premises and conclusions.
The only true independence is in humility
A reflection on humility as a gauge of virtue, arguing independence stems from self-examination rather than comparing oneself to others, and that true humility aligns with one’s aspirations rather than foolish self-deprecation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Allston
Brunswick
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Coq
Atlanta
Luckie St
Profession and envy mix after a courtroom loss
Sir E. Marshall Hall, the lawyer, loses a case and is playfully teased by a medical friend. The jibe about professions prompts Hall to answer that lawyers do not make angels or men, a quip he redirects back to doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Marshall Hall
Sir Edward
Norwegian builders in wood rod netting structure method
Norwegian builders develop a temporary building technique using wooden rod netting fastened to uprights and bound with wire, then covered with plaster for quick assembly and stability.
American railroads must grow to keep world leadership
Doughboys recall European lines and affirm American railroads set the world standard. To meet growing business, the industry requires billions more for tracks stations cars engines and signaling. Investment must attract capital managers and workers with fair rewards as rails continue to serve national needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Europe
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ixteen
A. 4
Conradi
Prof
vTa.i
Ananias Club
W. J. Cormack
Dorcester
Berkeley
Rgetown
Clarendon Ese
Sastese Sumter
Signs of the Times
Harper & Wiehrs
Gwendolyn
The
Association of Railway Executives
Broadway
New York
Planters Hardware CO
C. J. Levy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!