Edgefield Chaingang Report Seeks Camp Improvements
The Edgefield County chaingang report documents 18 convicts with 8 trusties camping 10 to 12 miles from Edgefield while working the Dixie Highway. It critiques cooking facilities, urges a stove or wagon kitchen, recommends better records, medical oversight, sanitation, cleaner bunks, and improved cage and blanket provisions, and notes a plan to vaccinate and inspect prisoners. State Board of Charities and Corrections secretary G Croft Williams signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgefield County
T. C. Broadwater
Broyles
Dixon
H. C. Porter
Edgefield
Dixie Highway
State Board OF Charities and Corrections
G. Croft Williams
Periodic Bilious Attacks and Dietary Advice
The piece advises that people with periodic bilious attacks may lose appetite before an episode. It suggests eating only a light meal and no meat, then taking two of Chamberlain's Tablets to possibly avoid the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ther
Chamberlain
Mild laxative tonic eases chronic constipation safely
The article notes some people suffer chronic constipation from overuse of mineral waters and strong cathartics that dehydrate the body. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative tonic that produces gentle, hardly noticeable bowel movements without increasing constipation risk.
For Sale Rhode Island Red Eggs for Setting
Egg advertisement from Edgefield South Carolina offering Rhode Island Red eggs for setting at 1.25 dollars per 15 with three pullets to select from including one Rose Comb and two Single Comb, listed by J D Kemp Edgefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Black Draught Proves Efficacious Family Remedy
A Georgia reader from Ringgold shares how Thedford's Black-Draught became a staple in her family. She cites relief from headaches tied to constipation, malaria symptoms, and liver function, praising its natural action and doctor-bill savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Ringgold
Chas Gaston
Thedford
Auditor's Notice on Tax Returns and Penalties 1918
The auditor requires all property owners to file returns under oath by February 20, 1919, with a 50 percent penalty for late or missing returns. Taxable polls apply to male citizens 21 to 60, with exemptions as allowed by law. Officials will receive returns at appointed places from January 1 to February 20, 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Timmerman
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. D. Kemp
S. C
Harris
The
Edgefield Mercantile Company
A.C. Padgett Or
MR. A. E. Padgett
Usco
United States
Builders’ Supplies
W.W. W. Adams & Co
W. H. Crim
Gugkle
Europe
America
Planict
N . Plancers Fertilizer & Phosphate Co
Charleston
South Carolina
Arrington Bros. & CC
Cumming and
Fenwick Streets
R. R
Augusta, Ga
Pric
C. E. May
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