14 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1909
Page
1
A sermon posits politics and law are moral issues guided by Christian ethics. It argues laws reflect biblical Decalogue aims, protect the weak, and uplift humanity, urging Christians and church groups to engage morally in governance and elect virtuous leaders.
The Yonkers Statesman quotes Mrs. Pike and Mrs. Peck in a light exchange about voting excuses. One speaker is described as starting modestly then proving they cannot be called off. The cartoonish volley underscores polling day satire and everyday delays.
Miss Lois Perry visits Saluda relatives. Mrs Kneece of Batesburg arrives for a week with her daughter and family. Various locals attend gatherings, clubs, and services. revival at the Methodist Church draws crowds. Century Club and D of C activities proceed. several residents plan rebuilds and new homes. Mr Pink Wood visits Augusta. Claud Denny and Rosa LaGrone travel. Y M C A day planned for Jobe.
In a terse update, workers report some progress on plotting plots and catching fish though heavy rain keeps activity limited. Mrs Gord and Dr Blackwell figure in visits while Walter Ches searches for building sites, yet no permanent work exists yet.
The April Farm Journal advises rural workers to accept hard labor and long garden rows rather than enticing neighbors away. It promotes the golden rule, modest means, and letting horses do most of the work, arguing long, straight beds are efficient and avoid pride in “beds” in gardens.
The writer explains under U S postal rules a mailed letter remains the sender’s property until delivery. A sender may reclaim it by proving authorship to the postmaster, even after arrival but before delivery. The post office must honor recall to prevent impostors, reflecting that the state serves the citizen in this process. Washington Star.
Mr. Leon Stansell was in town on Sunday visiting friends. Dr. T. H. Williams of Sumter made a pleasure trip here this week. T. S. Hill of Baltimore is in town for a few days. Miss Elise Crouch of Columbia spent Master here.
The Twin City Power Co community notes Easter exercises by Sunday school children with recitations and songs. A large dam project near Modoc is described as a multi year, multi million enterprise with $75,000 machinery and 3 million dollar dam and transmission lines. Obituary for Carrie Boswell, and local social updates follow.
A school teacher noted boy Charles shows signs of astigmatism after a medical exam. Parents replied with a rough joke, saying they walloped him tonight and will wallop him again tomorrow to help.
The Farmers Union president urges farmers to fix the 1909 cotton price and diversify by planting at least 35 percent of cotton land in food crops to achieve home self-sufficiency. He warns against buying and selling at high costs, cites corn and bacon prices, and argues that mixed crops and local production can raise earnings, urging organization for better prices.
A Yonkers Statesman snippet captures a witty exchange about wedding month preferences. A New York woman questions June as a favorite, while a Chicago woman boasts she has been married six times in other months and only twice in June.
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