Cost of raising cotton dominates farmer costs in delta plan
Columnist cites Theodore H. Prine statements to the New England Cotton Manufacturers Association and outlines per acre costs for land clearing plowing breaking planting cultivation and picking in the Mississippi delta. Includes bet per acre totals and per pound figures. compares with Mr Price and argues the cost of growing cotton is underestimated by manufacturers. Also notes the State Summer School at Clemson expecting 500 attendees and local funding in Sumter and Columbia schools.
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Washington
Theodore H. Prine
New England Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Boston
Mississippi Delta
Statewide Cotton Yields 1900 1908 versus 1904 figures
Statistcs from Bulletin No 19 of the Department of Commerce and Labor compare cotton yields across South Carolina counties from 1900 to 1908. The data show the scale of production in 1904 relative to earlier years, with county by county bale totals illustrating regional output levels for farmers and observers.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
Fragmented historic tally blends cotton figures and tornado toll
The snippet merges county bale totals for sea island cotton from 1900 to 1904 with county breakdowns, listing Beaufort Berkeley Colleton Charleston and others, then shifts to an ad for Rydale's Liver Tablets and a Snyder Oklahoma tornado casualty update stating 120 lives lost and 25 expected to die, with missing and injured totals.
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R ‘York
Lee County
Dar- Tngton
Sumter
Sea Island
County
Colleton
Snodor
Oklu
Snyder
Ropar
Hich
Spyder
Entertainment at Tok An schoolhouse May 27
An entertainment program at Tok An schoolhouse on Saturday evening May 27 features songs recitations and dialogues. Admission is 16 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Proceeds go to Croat Roads church improvements. Exercises begin at 8 o clock p m.
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Tokeens
Croat Roads
Not Fatal Cure Claim for New Heart Cure Featured
The ad-like text touts a “New Heart Cure” by Dr Millen, listing heart disease symptoms and claimed benefits. It promises a money back guarantee if the remedy fails, urges readers to mail for samples, and claims dramatic improvements with minimal side details.
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Mion
Misspelled Coloring Calamity and Local Notices
Dent Sir is tie satin everywhere. Brown employed an experienced painter for his bonss. The painter reported insufficient material. ten Raylona remained when the job ended. W. Devoe & Co. critique. Mint Shohle notes corn and cotton growing, grass following. Mrs. Elzera Salverfield’s friends seek her speedy recovery. Salem’s young people look to a good time on the fourth Sunday. Clark Crumpton’s health remains poor. Rev. Dr. Beardon to preach at Flat Shoals School House on the eighth Sunday at 11 o’clock. W. H. Sloan’s singing was enjoyed. Ministers invited to preach at Flat Shoals. Flat Shoals Sunday School flourishing.
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Brown
Columbia
Davoo
W. Devoe & Co. PB
Elzera Salverfield
Salem
Clark Crumpton
Dr. Beardon
Flat Shoals
W. H. Sloan
Cotton sacks to boost cotton by banning burlap bags
The South Carolina Cotton Association pushes a shift from burlap to cotton sacks for fertilizer and groceries to raise cotton prices by expanding demand. They plan tariffs on burlap, approach Virginia Carolina Company, and urge growers to demand cotton sacks to lift consumption and prices across cotton states.
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South Carolina
Iband
South
Virginia-Carolina
Charlotte News
Nan Patterson Walks Free After Murder Trial
Nan Patterson, once a Florodora show girl, was released from the Tombs after nearly a year, amid a cheering crowd. District Attorney Jerome, supportive of discharge on recognizance, noted prior trials ended with hung juries and urged justice over media fury while praising his assistant Rand. Patterson entered court smiling, then wept as Recorder Gott spoke with a compassionate tone and urged her to remember the ordeal.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Thie Cave
Rand
Dong
Morgan Smith
Bat Croone Young
Mins Patterson
Gott
Rand case costs and attacks described in trials
Mr. Jerome stated the case cost would not exceed $8,000 and described the assaults on Rand as wilful and mandacious, asserting support for Rand in all actions during the trials. The remarks framed the broader dispute and the legal context surrounding the proceedings.
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Jerome
Rand
Rydale's Cough Elixir Promises Relief From Consumption
An old newspaper fragment extols Rydale's Cough Elixir as a modern remedy that allegedly halts throat and lung diseases including consumption if taken early. The ad claims the medicine removes the cause and aids natural recovery, urging readers to try it for stubborn coughs. The piece cites Valhalla Drug Company as distributor.
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Rydale
Valhalla Drig Company
Sale of pair of yoers to Elias Mogos in Savannah township
Big Bienes and Magintro sold a pair of yioers to Elias Mogos of Savannah township for $100. The tears were four years old and wore home ralapil from common ccral stock. They Hoigled over 1,300 permidy apione.
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Magintro
L. Ne Martin
Yioers
Elias MoGos
Savannah Township
Ant
Andorson Mall
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