10 Nov 1920
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1920
Page
1
Guidance from The Progressive Farmer outlines strict hygiene steps to prevent contagion. It advises avoiding the sick room, washing hands after contact, wearing washable nurse garments, and not sharing utensils or food. It stresses keeping distance, preventing breathing contact, and destroying disease-carrying insects.
A call for women to engage in public affairs with balanced judgment and moral priority. The text encourages subscribing to The Woman Citizen, a nonpartisan weekly paper at 171 Madison Avenue New York, to learn history and citizenship and inform choices without rancor.
John F. Kramer, federal prohibition commissioner, told a YMCA audience in New York that five years hence traces of the saloon will vanish except perhaps a swinging door. He argued prohibition will prevail, noting liquor’s prior vast economic impact and that enforcement now benefits involved industries.
Notice to all creditors and interested parties that Andrew C. Yance applies for final discharge as administrator of the estate of C. K. Johnson. A hearing is set at Edgefield Court House in South Carolina on December 7, 1920 at 11 a.m. to show cause why the discharge should not be granted. signed November 6, 1920 by J.P. C., E. C., S. C.
A short item warns that colds bring financial loss and serious health risks by lowering vitality and paving the way for more serious diseases. The note emphasizes caution against underestimating cold illnesses and their broader impact.
An argument advocating joining the Woman's Christian Temperance Union highlighting home protection, Christian fellowship, civic participation, anti liquor and opium campaigns, and support for prohibition and moral reforms. It cites Major-General Wood on the Eighteenth Amendment, noting enforcement, reduced crime, and improved welfare as outcomes.
Government figures indicate savings securities exceed the cost of the Spanish American War and the Panama Canal. About 808 million dollars are in Savings Stamps, with 11,000 school savings societies in the district. Miss Mary G Shotwell led teacher training to promote thrift, under Treasury guidance. The program emphasizes saving, wise spending, and safe investment with four percent interest.
About 2000 rural women in the district are urged by the War Loan Organization to promote thrift by investing in government Savings Stamps. The program, led by Mrs. Eudora Ramsay Richardson, reports 30,000 rural women already using thrift aids and notes $2,315,000 saved and invested last winter.
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