Market Report on Staples and Commodities
Middling cotton prices noted. Spirits turpentine 11 1-2, corn 49 1-4. D S bellies 10 EB, S butts 8 1-2 whole. Flan 4.50, Pearl grist in sacks 1.75.
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1912
Page
2
Middling cotton prices noted. Spirits turpentine 11 1-2, corn 49 1-4. D S bellies 10 EB, S butts 8 1-2 whole. Flan 4.50, Pearl grist in sacks 1.75.
The article argues a farmer must love soil as a living thing. It contrasts careful stewardship with neglect, warning careless farming harms future generations and national progress. It cites soil fertility, erosion risks, and the duty to improve land for mankind.
Mr. Claude Scurry of Charleston arrived in the city this morning, signaling a local arrival for the day.
The Progressive Farmer argues that true farmers build a noble life through honest work and avoid leaving a blemish on the land or reputation. It extols farming as a fine vocation and condemns deceit or misdeeds that mar both earth and character.
List of unclaimed letters at the Georgetown South Carolina post office ending May 4 1919. Names include Gussey Anderson John Bradly Albert Burrough Hessie Gary Jim Generrett Swinton Gibbes Bun Green J S Hanahan Henry Johnson Fred Lavanee J M Motion A Mitchell John Norton George Rogers John ny Scott C A Timmons Leaner Alston Daisie Brown Mrs Creasure Brown Rose Bryant Julia Ford Miss Rosel Gray Haga Green Rinner Green Janie Hampleton Sariah Hart Rosa Johnson Anner Monroe Lucy Mcqueen Mabel McDaniel Mrs A M Price Addie H Rose Hattie Simson Diana Simon Hattie Sisou Williamena Young.
A vintage ad touts Dr. King's New Life Bills as a cure for a sluggish liver and the blues. It promises better stomach, liver, and kidney function and urges readers to buy the remedy for 25 cents at all druggists.
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