20 Jul 1910
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1910
Page
1
Dr J W McCain argues high food prices stem from cotton farmers producing little food. He warns one crop systems burden cities, raise living costs, and threaten national prosperity. The piece cites war, reconstruction, and past misrule as factors shaping farming habits and calls for Southern farmers to grow most consumed foods and surplus for urban markets.
A reader mails in from Mexia Texas describing heavy rain delaying plowing and leafing to bridge safety concerns on Modes Bridge. He endorses statewide prohibition while sharing family health worries and plans to be away about a month. He requests a weekly copy of the Advertiser and signs off with blessings for the paper.
A writer from Livingston Alabama extols the antebellum South for self sufficiency noting the virile labor force, tenant systems, and the region producing food crops while also making farm goods. The passage contrasts past farming leadership with later reliance on credit and external supplies.
Last Friday evening Mr and Mrs J A Lott hosted a large reception for Mr and Mrs Hillary David Grant returning from their honeymoon. About 75 friends attended as the couple received warm wishes. Many locals visited Augusta, Columbia, and nearby towns for visits and errands.
A once sparsely settled region near Worn's Creek has transformed into a productive community. Land previously occupied by long-term tenants has been bought and developed by locals such as Beauvard Day, W. J. Gaines, and L. D. Swearingen, with new homes, barns, and farms. Improvements include modern cottages, orchards, and cultivated fields, while residents like George Swearingen and M. W. Carpenter reinforce the rising prosperity and infrastructure, including an R F D route and local church ties.
General Green lingers awaiting Captain Jack Frost to threaten crops. Dr. T E Jennings is gravely ill as relatives gather. J O Marshall builds a fine home with Newton Downes of Augusta. Madock grows slowly. Dr Cab Key laments land holdings. Mrs Dodie Parkman injured by a sash accident. Dr Bell aided. Peach packing and shipping surge. fruit bounties noted. Mamie Walker trains youth for a Saturday program. Walter Reece to speak. W M A Modoc plans ice cream festival July 23 on church lawn. proceeds aid a good cause. Music by G M Corn promised. rain slows corn harvest. Candidates scarce on this side. speculate they’re in another field.
A boy tells his mother the teacher spoke harshly about his manners. He says he answered by explaining his mother is only his stepmother, thus excusing his conduct. The tale uses a simple exchange to reveal family dynamics through a child’s cheeky retort.
A Utica Tribune writer notes a man who loved dancing yet proved clumsy and burdensome to his partner. She laments the toll of the night, suggesting they sit out the rest of the dance as she fears being trampled in a deadly waltz.
A hostess asks Willie if his mother allows two pieces of pie at home. Willie replies no, then says his mother would not mind him having two pieces at the gathering since this isn’t her pie. The exchange shows a child’s cheeky honesty in a domestic setting.
A community note lauds a young farmer's corn cultivation describing a thriving field likely to yield hundreds of bushels. The writer extols the boy's industry and the culture and crops he is growing, noting stronger school and community matters but choosing to desist.
The Advertiser editor attends the Yonce barbecue at Piney Grove school house in the eastern county. Citizens, including Yance and Scott, organize a speech program with Dr C E Burts and Dr J M Rush ton, followed by a generous dinner. Local women raise funds by selling cold drinks to repaint the fine new school building.
In Parksville West Side News reports Rev T H Garrett preaching on an urgent spiritual question then details of a violent domestic incident where Grant Brunson was attacked by his wife with an ax, causing severe head injuries but he is said to be improving. It also notes local visits, a barber barbecue plan, and corn prize contenders Albert Quarles and Charlie Strom.
Saturday efforts yielded 36.31 dollars under the guidance of speakers including Mr. Jerome H. Courtney Hon M P Wells Mr J W Crim and Prof G F Long others left early before all could speak.
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