26 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Edgefield Advertiser
Location
Edgefield, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
1
The piece lauds Collier citizens for education and a new school building, praising Wellman a visionary in aerial navigation. It urges attendance at county and state fairs, noting agricultural features drive progress and community fellowship. It underscores civic pride and farmer participation across South Carolina.
The article touts a rising southern wheat yield, noting South Carolina gains of about a million bushels, urges residents to plant large acreages this fall, and calls for farmers to boost home flour production to curb high western taxes. It promises prizes next year to stimulate local wheat farming and urges early land preparation.
The Clark's Hill Agricultural Club held several contests this year to encourage crop yields. Ai S T Adams won the $10 prize for the most wheat and the greatest number of corn bushels on hillside land, while Mr H E Bauch won $10 for corn on bottomland. The initiatives stimulated Clark's Hill farmers and urged nearby communities to imitate the program.
The S. C. C. I. cadets will perform two manual of arms drills at the fair. The first contest runs from two to three on Thursday in the arena and the second from one to two on Friday. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top drilled cadet both days, promising an exciting feature of the program.
The event announces the largest cash prizes ever offered for its floral parade displays. Entries are judged on beauty and originality, with substantial sums awarded to top winners, highlighting the competition's prestige and community support.
The Curtiss aeroplane will fly daily during the Georgia Carolina fair in Augusta November 7 to 12. Secretary F E Beane and Mr H W Sutton announced the contract, promising a peak attraction that could draw thousands to the southern fair and boost its history making status.
A Chicago Record Herald humor piece recalls a streetcar scene. A fish seller with a strong odor sits beside a disgusted young man. She quips that he would prefer a gentleman, and he responds that he would. The anecdote illustrates the half moon theory of humor.
Sters Your Cotton to the Edgefield Public We announce ample storage facilities at our Warehouse and invite you to have us handle your cotton We are prepared to make liberal advances on cotton stored with us For full information apply to W E Lott at the Warehouse or W W Adams Adams Warehouse Co.
A local user reports backache and kidney pain eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial claims improved rest, energy, and normal kidneys, noting purchase from local dealers and Foster Milburn as U.S. agents in Buffalo New York.
A jumble of local ads lists perfumery and toilet water by BL and W W Adams & Co, with prices on arrow ties, Browns Middlings feed, hand painting china, and latest style coats 32 to 34 inches. Edgefield Mercantile Co advertises 400 bushels pure Appler seed oats at 70 cents, with pickup details and Edgefield address. Also mentions clothing bargains from I G Martins in Augusta and general sales by multiple local merchants.
Kidney trouble makes you miserable. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root offers kidney liver and bladder relief. It claims to ease rheumatism back pain and urinary issues. A free sample bottle and a book are advertised via mail order from Binghamton New York. Regular sizes are sold by druggists.
John Perkins of Henniker New Hampshire reports dramatic relief from long standing ailments after using Cooper remedies. He cites cure of constipation piles dizziness rheumatism and stomach trouble with New Dri t and Quick Relief. Cooper claims stomach health cures many illnesses and urges use of their preparations.
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