Waterways Delegates Named for Inland Waterways Congress
Gov Ansel appointed a South Carolina group to represent the state at the Inland Waterways Congress in Providence from August 31 to September 3. Delegates include J I Hazard L B Ehrich H Kaminski R S arr G A Doyle from Georgetown P H Gadden R G Rhett from Charleston A J Mathieson Knox Livingston from Bennettsville Samuel Dibble from Orangeburg Wm M Otis from Columbia and W J Montgomery from Marion.
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Columbia
Inland Waterways Congress
Providence
Gov. Ansel
Georgetown
J. I. Hazard
Ehrich
H. Kaminski
R. S.arr
G. A. Doyle
Charleston
P. H. Gadsden
R. G. Rhett
Bennettsville
A. J. Mathieson
Knox Livingston
Orangeburg
Samuel Dibble
Marion
W. J. Montgomery
Wm. M. Otis
Crippen trap echo in Anglo American crime tale
The 4th issue laments Scotland Yard trapping Crippen while USA sleuths fail against Dr. Bigham and partner Avant. It calls both crimes similar, condemns American leniency toward criminals, and warns that human life remains cheap in a supposed progressive nation.
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Francawuie Journal
Scotland Yard
Old Crippen
America
Dr. Bigham
Avant
Crippen
England
Chicken feed joke ends with cracker crumb chaos
A humorous exchange unfolds between a customer and a grocer over chicken feed and tobacco. The customer insists on home delivery to a whitewashed chicken house at 228 Johnson Street, while the grocer tries to hasten the transaction. The farcical back and forth concludes with the customer leaving with crackers after a brief, comic miscommunication.
August Pasture Vacations Battle Ticks
The August period offers an effective tick control plan by vacating pastures for a full year, freeing fields from cattle fever ticks. The USDA advises rotating pastures, removing livestock, and delaying reinsertion until July 1 next year to starve ticks and reduce costs.
Deafness Cure Claim by Constitutional Remedies
An old advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It links deafness to inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and catarrh, promising to pay one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and inviting readers to request circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
TORN FROM HIS BRIDE Young Soldier Arrested for Desertion
Columbia August 13 Arrested on the charge of desertion from the United States army Wilbur R Barr said to be private was taken from his home 1408 Lumber street and in charge of a detective placed aboard a train for Charleston If returned to his company he must cross the country as his regiment is now stationed in Washington He will be court martialed and if convicted disciplined by confinement at hard labor There is a pathos in the arrest as he was compelled to leave behind a young wife Mr and Mrs Barr have resided in Columbia since he left the army and the scene touched all who witnessed it tears of anguish flowed freely
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Columbia
United States Army
Wilbur R. Barr
Lumber Street
Charleston
Washington
Barr
Georgetown Folk Endorse Dean's Kidney Pills for Relief
A promotional note cites recurring backache and urinary issues as common in Georgetown residents and touts Dean's Kidney Pills as an effective remedy. Mrs. H. A. Wickman of 14 Wood St. reports long kidney trouble with dull backache, night restlessness, and abnormal secretions improving after one box, endorsing the product via Iseman Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
H. A. Wickman
Wood St
S.C
Dean
Iseman Drug Co
Duffys Dead Shot Cure Promises Fever Relief
A man claims two sick boys recovered from fever after three doses of Duffys Dead Shot. He later says his wife recovered from fever after one dose. He touts the product as effective for chill and fever or malaria and offers a 25 cent bottle with money back if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffys
C. C. Damuzer
Georgetown
S. C
Standard Oil Seeks Higher Cook County Tax Assessment
Chicago August 13 Standard Oil of New Jersey faced a Cook County tax review after a jump in the property assessment from 30000 to 150000. Robert Stewart attorney for Standard Oil urged the board to correct the schedule to reflect credits the home office in New Jersey had previously claimed. Upham questioned the company identity, prompting laughter and surprise in the room. The attorney insisted the total should be 181434 prior to credits, and a revised assessment was promised. A separate notice offered local beef prices at Atkinson’s Front Street store.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Cook County
Robert Stewart
Oil Company
Board of Review
Fred W. Upham
Board
Upham
The
Standard Oil
Stewart
New Jersey
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South Carolina
Johnson Street
Plymouth Rock
United States Department of Agriculture
Beaumont
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Mr. Stewart
Atkinson
Front St
Front Street
Watts & McElveen
Crane & MacMahon
Mange
Bicaise
Georgetown Drug Co
W.H. Conklin
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