Southern Cotton Association Promises Prosperity for the South
A 1905 call urging farmers and merchants in South Carolina to support the Southern Cotton Association. It argues the plan will store 1.5 to 2 million bales, secure bank financing with warehouse certificates, and fix prices to ensure steady cotton and cloth prices. The piece envisions expanding warehouses, new markets in China and Japan, and potential industrial growth, claiming South Carolina could gain millions annually.
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South Carolina
Southern Cotton Association
South
Watts
Watut
Belng Wade
Sourkare
China
Japan
Andersanders
Roonevelt Hav
Firet
Businose
Elections Under Brice Law Sparks County Votes
Reports say several counties may hold special elections under the Brice bill to choose between dispensary and prohibition. Cherokee County has voted out dispensaries, with others anticipated to follow, while tax penalties and potential legislation influence timing and outcomes as Governor Heyward delays action.
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Cherokee County
Heyward
Scott's Emulsion Promises Lifelong Nourishment
A prominent druggist says Scott's Emulsion saved a life, noting testimonials are common. The ad asserts the product aids improper and weak development from infancy to old age, restoring lost flesh and vitality through nourishment not found in ordinary food, claim ing no system is too weak to benefit.
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Scott
Some of the Heat Paying Crops and Yields Then and Now
A reader cites a 1901 Scientific American article on high yielding crops. Potatoes show 150 to 500 bushels per acre with modern farmers reaching 400 or more. Canadian experiments reported over 772 bushels per acre on small plots. Turnips, corn, beans, carrots, parsnips, and strawberries show notable gains via improved cultivation, seed selection, and moisture conservation practices, including deeper plowing, multiple harrowings, irrigation, and mulching.
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Ameriven
Scientific Supplement
Ottawa
New Jersey
Norfolk
Modern irrigation and timely moisture key to higher yields
John R. Spears argues that irrigation, not sheer rainfall, determines farm profits. He warns against relying on grandfathers’ methods and urges adoption of agricultural experiment stations to identify the best paying practices.
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John Rt. Spears
Northwood, Herkliner Co
A Cold Cough Elixir Promises Quick Recovery
The Walhalla Drug Company presents a modern remedy labeled as a cough elixir to prevent colds from progressing to consumption. It claims to kill germ infection in the throat and lungs and to stimulate the respiratory system to restore health quickly.
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Rydale’s
Natura
Robunt Health
Walhalla Drug Company
Radical Remedy Company
Hickory
Pott
aLx
Walhalla Drug
Do Not Cultivate Too Much Land Says Southern Farm Magazine
Do Not Try to Cultivate Too Mush Land urges Southern Farm Magazine noting thousands of South farmers lose profit by overextending acreage. It argues 800 or 400 acre farms could be more profitable if reduced to one half or one third with proper work and terms. It contends profits are not tied to farm size and emphasizes expenses must be paid before any profit.
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Southern Intereate
Southern Bankra
South
Sania
The Old Time Way Promises Modern Liver Pills
An old advertisement extols tablets marketed as liver powders and tonics, claiming they blend traditional powders with new discovery. The copy contrasts "old time powders" with modern medicines, praising the pleasant taste and ease of swallowing while noting purported ingredients and a drug company endorsement.
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A. Teal
Walhiallis Drug Company
Saved by White Friends in a Critical Female Injury
A severely injured African American woman, Curley Beckham, was saved after prompt aid from white friends and skilled doctors. She had been accidentally shot by her husband last week and was moved to a private hospital for life saving surgery. Doctors worked through the night and placed her in a secure room, with fever subsiding as she returned home and began recovery.
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Curley Beckham
Wall
Rock Hill
Weather Omens from Old Weather Lore and Signs
A long excerpt lists folk beliefs on predicting weather from skies and natural signs. It cites rainbow indicators, sun and moon phrasings, smoke from chimneys, sounds, dew patterns, animal behavior, plant cues, and hints of forthcoming storms or hard winters. The passage records regional sayings and practical Cow Country interpretations.
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Akioo
Burgaa
Forecasts and Weather Signs From Early Barometer Thought
The passage discusses weather prediction ideas from barometer use, noting how weather changes are linked to coming rain and fair spells. It cites a Scientific American quote about barometers and mentions rheumatic people supposedly sensing approaching storms.
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Ib Obama
Ig 8
L. Patasm
Scientific American
Big Franchise Tax Protest Affects Rail And Canal Lines
The article notes extensive franchise tax remittance concerns with Vice President Andrews and Comptroller Jones about 21000 on railroad gross receipts and about 19000 on the Canal Line. It cites Chariton Mining Company tax at 1100, predicts overall revenue doubled from prior, and mentions a protest before the State Board in coming days. Also mentions the 26th Annual Sunday School Convention of South Carolina in Violance Maro 2840 with delegates and free entertainment.
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Andrones
Quneral Jones
Larmont
Andrews
Atew
Dhonm
Oan Arna
South Carolina
Local Woman Waives Jury in Lynchburg Court Case
Mrs Salilo M Hanta faced court after allegedly roughing a family. she had sheltered the prisoner’s husband who escaped from home. She appeared in court waived trial by jury and pleaded for mercy as the judge took the case under advisement.
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Mra
Salilo M. Hanta
Lynchburg
Ceat
Redoubtable Bill Sparks Debate in Kansan Legislature
Representative William Hackney of Wunique Agere resembled a political oddity in a crowded Kansan Legislature session. He chaired the chamber and blasted a bill he disapproved as a “fool bill” urging colleagues to work with less noise and more substance. Meanwhile President Roosevelt offered Carter Tate the U.S. District Attorney post for the Northern District of Georgia, a move viewed as personal rather than political, with Tate a former congressman and naval affairs committee member.
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William
Hackney
Wunique Agere
Kansan
Roosevelt
United States District Attorney
District of
Georgia
Carter Tate
Georgi
Tate
Angier
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