Winyah High School Opens With 400 Attendees
The Winyah Graded High School opened its 1910 term in the auditorium with about 400 pupils. Superintendent Bynum, Rev. W H Hodges, and Board Chairman Jos. Schenk spoke as parents’ attendance was described as poor. The program listed 287 lower school pupils and 61 in the high school, with several visiting ladies and gentlemen present.
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Bynum
W.H. Hodges
Jos. Schenk
Josiah Doar
Winyale Graded School
H. M. Bronson
E. H. Smith
Pearle Gilmore
Margaret Jones
Constance Wardaw
Annie Wisanska
Sadie F. Hazard
M. E. McFall
L. M. Brock
Wm. C. Bynum
T. 8. McConnell
J. L. Brinkley
A. M. Dubose
G. A. Lohr
M. P. Mooter
Louise Welker
H.S. Higgins
Robt
le Claire
C. J. Fletcher
L. J. Taylor
J. A. Hemmingway
Murder on Circus Train Claims Columbia Youth
Paul Williams of Columbia is shot on a Hagenbach and Wallace circus train. His body was found near Summit in Lexington County by a freight crew, and J C Weekley arrived with the fatal news. A crowd gathered at the local morgue as police investigated the mysterious shooting.
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Columbia
Paul Williams
Augusta
Hagenbach
Wallace
Summit
Batesburg
Lexington County
J. C. Weekley
Weekley
Danish Inventor Demonstrates Wireless Lamp Light
Copenhagen reports Vlade Mer Poulsen, a noted Danish inventor, mounting a transmitting device that lit and extinguished two Elitre lamps without any physical connection. An assistant held lamps in one room while the inventor activated the apparatus from another, proving wireless illumination.
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Copenhagen
Vlademer Poulsen
Duffys Dead Shot Cures Fever in Family Says Man
C C Dantzler of Georgetown South Carolina reports giving three doses to two sick boys and one dose to his wife, claiming the fever vanished and no further fever occurred. He urges others to try Duffys Dead Shot Chill and Fever Cure at a low price.
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Duffys
Opening of Howard Graded School Noted
The Howard Graded School held its opening exercises this morning but limited press time prevented full coverage. Reporters plan to gather additional details for tomorrow's Item.
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Howard Graded School
Land and Editor Opinion on Georgetown County Crops
The Daily Item surveys Georgetown County farming noting cotton yields vary, corn crops show modest gains, and hay is plentiful. It blames land preparation, soil humus loss, improper fertilization, deep tillage, irregular timing, and bedding for poor crop results, while praising good fields and seed quality when present.
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Georgetown
F. E. Jobmetone
Johnstone
Sbe
Beecher's Farm Shows Persistence Against Bad Harvests
Beecher chronicles poor crops with seven acres planted to fruit that proves pump kins and dead loss. He notes eggs found in every hen nest and the need for concentrated effort over scattered farming. Despite initial failures, steady hard work lifts him from poverty toward rising influence.
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Mr. Beecher
Book Farming and Hogs in Twain Sketch from Buffalo Express
Mark Twain humorously critiques farm economics with Mr B and Mr Beecher, detailing strict book farming costs, hay losses from missing hay books, and hog ventures. The piece contrasts high input costs with uneven crop values and notes a profitable hog venture while corn loses money. It mentions a 1910 period ending October 1.
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Beecher
Georgetown
Advertised Letters and Hints of Seed Confusion
The item notes Beecher's farming challenges from seed and plant similarities. It mentions two years of foresight about a watermelon scarcity and lists several individuals including E. N. Anderson Willie Bryan Willie Bryant Luce Collong Cain Danter Harry Danter Hary Dary J. T. Roberts Joe White and women Mrs. And Youngs Mrs. Susan Williams.
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E. N. Anderson
Willie Bryan
Willie Bryant
Luce Collong
Cain Danter
Harry Danter
Hary Dary
J. T. Roberts
Joe White
John Weston
Harvest Woes Highlight Farm Losses and Repairs
The report notes farmers cutting hay and some mowing grass to locate cotton, while many farm implements left in fields last summer need extensive repairs. Equipment left exposed reduces future crop readiness and increases costs for next season.
Aviator Edmond Peillot Dies in Flight Crash
Paris reports the French aviator Edmond Peillot was killed September 25 when a wing collapsed at ninety feet, causing the plane to fall. His fiancée, overcome with grief, killed herself with a pistol today. Peillot’s spine was broken in the crash.
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Paris
Edmond Peillot
Peillot
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Daily Item
A. A
J. D. Munierlyn
Choppee
Munnerlyn
Buffalo
Mark Twain
Buffalo Express
Mr. B
and Youngs
Susan Williams
W. T. Turbeville
Vee
Sweetheart
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