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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
2
In a March 6 1909 notice residents discuss persistent drainage issues due to level terrain and heavy rainfall. Writers urge cleaning gullies and implementing a drainage system perhaps via district or drainage tax, debating tying it to road taxes and stressing need for timely ditch maintenance.
The Sumter Herald argues whiskey fuels misery among women and children and corrupts morals. It calls vice a school of crime that numb devout moral senses and permeates society, urging all forces to aim at its obliteration.
A missing fox terrier puppy is reported found and a suitable reward is offered at the Item office for its return.
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