15 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
1
An advertisement touts Columbus Buggies as the standard of the world and promotes Genuine Oliver Plows as the original best, signaling a period sale or trade showcase.
A Clemson College report notes attendance rising to between 700 and 1500 with locals and visitors filling the campus. Col. R. B. Watson urges more members and exhibits for a South Carolina State Fair while leaders like B. F. Crayton and W. D. Evans discuss railroad service and a Farmers Union meeting slated for October 24 at Aiken.
Weather across South Carolina week ending Aug 6 1906 showed clouds and sunshine with mean temperature below normal and reduced diurnal range. Showers were frequent statewide with localized heavy rainfall up to 5.15 inches at Bat ehburg causing above normal state rainfall and flooded rivers in the western half midweek before receding toward week’s end.
Aiken sheriff investigates a report from Special Frank Harris of mistreatment by a white man identified as Dr Staubs. Harris, found in a ditch near Sanders, is critically ill with mouth throat burns. A whiskey or patent medicine dose is blamed. A reward of 29 is issued for the suspect.
A compilation of brief items reports: WYSE M B Case and his wife injured in Lynchburg hospital after a disputed self defense shooting. Clarksburg enjoys free beer amid brewing war. Martinsburg lightning damages tomatoes on a wire. Stonewall Jackson’s house slated as a modern hospital. railroads suspected of seeking higher dividends and rates under a new law. U S exports up 109 percent in a decade. Idaho’s Minidaka irrigation region auction loss. Mrs Turtias W Lawson dies. Illinois primary law shocks with Hearst Dunne Carey defeat. Archbishop Villate secures Texas land for Catholic colony. New York mob disrupts claim of attack on a woman. Mrs Eleanor Pardridge seeks divorce and stage comeback. J Raymond Storrs enlists in navy. Russia’s strike order meets weak response. capes Palos steamer wreck claims 300 lives. Census Bureau notes rise in insanity. Eight Hour law excludes naval military private work. Lieut E H Dunn to face court martial. Henrico County to seek bonds for roads. Oscar C James of Loudoun kills himself after attack on sister-in-law. M B Case dies in hospital. Major W F Irvine of Norfolk dies.
A fragment from a social sketch depicts a bachelor’s reflections on marriage and a humorous stormy arrival. Mrs Haddon greets her guest Miss Ransom with a hospitable, exaggeratedly detailed reception, from carpet care to comfy chairs, before settling into conversation.
John L. Cowan argues in Century that farming must match local conditions to succeed on plains and intermountain valleys. Trials on experiment stations and model farms show rain and snow can yield crops as valuable as anywhere with soil and climate tuned to the land.
Critics cite the Interstate Commerce Commission probe into coal carriers and mining firms as backing for government ownership. Chilier's Weekly notes private operation links politics and corruption, contrasting public oversight with corporate influence amid revelations about the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Practical tips for breaking a balky horse using a rope and foreleg maneuver. Plus agricultural notes on fly control with a zinc and oil mixture, crop rotation, dairy farming practices, spraying mistakes, and general farm management from an American Cultivator feature.
Captain John L. Ely of Company E 17th Ohio now in Newton Kansas recalls kidney trouble from Civil War days. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills started in 1901 and kept him well since. Sold by dealers 59 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY solicitors for a charitable enterprise offered more excuses than money.
Advice on raising young chickens for eggs or meat stresses proper feeding during summer. Emphasizes liberal grain in morning and night, good range, ample fresh water, and shade to promote healthy growth.
An autumn season is ideal for loose painting as frost-free wood and settled weather aid drying. An old painter advises allowing extended drying between coats, using pure white lead and linseed oil without adulterants. Proper preparation and quality materials can extend paint life and reduce costs. The piece also mentions Dropsy Specialists Hi H Green's Sons and brief humorous exchanges from American Spectator.
Maryland physician Dr. Fisher reports curing his own eczema using Cuticura remedies. He states his face improved after proceeding with the treatment beginning in 1897 and endorses Cuticura as possessing true merit.
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