Col Thompson recalls fallen Cols at national memorial
A 1907 reminiscence by Col Robert A Thompson of Valhalla honors 121 men from a unit lost in action. He, survivor of many, reflects on duty, memory, and the chain of names tied to the Dead of Secon. The article, reprinted for connection with tributes to fallen comrades, sketches Thompson’s long career and role in local journalism and civic life.
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Columbia Y Seite
Col
Robert A Thompso
Valhalla
Berg
Col Thompson
Secon
Col Thompson Wis
Walhal
Corel of
Seton
Walhalla
Fey
Howe
Uwe
Jim Atention
Corelease
Janis Clonely
West Paatiee
Holden Copp on in HORGLA and the cotton debate in Georgia
The excerpt describes farmers and bankers in Georgia debating cotton, with references to a movement and a 1999 vote crop issue. It notes producers facing prices and speculation, hinting at how banks and lenders influence cotton sales and farm income as tension rises between producers and speculators in the South and North.
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Georgia
Hevesi Mane
Colton
Banks Should Lend on Stored Cotton Say South Carolina
A regional proposal urges South Carolina banks to lend liberally against warehoused cotton to keep money productive. The measure mirrors Georgia’s stance, arguing idle bank funds hinder merchants and overburden planters with debts. It advocates advancing funds to cotton producers to stabilize prices and curb speculative pressure.
Westminster News Notes and Local Visits
Rural Westminster items record Mrs W B Hancox long illness with visits from L Jones and wife of Madison and Oda Hhancox of Cordele at home. Notes mention roads to Madison, local church activity, neighbors visiting, farm talks by SN We, and a dramatic description of a storm and a fire at Geare Hood’s place. A local case describes a lingering respiratory illness and a patient’s use of Dr Wing's New Discovery with claimed cures and a free trial bottle offer.
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Westminster
R. M.D
New. 1
Speelat
W. B. Hancox
L. Jones
Madison
Oda Hhancox
Cordele
Cook
North Pole
Jo A. Cook
Colon
Thomas Wyle
Tool Cale
Orkway
Hess Sag McDaniel
Rocky Mond
Gay
Simian
Henbar
Wade & Armotrong
Biel
Nios Awoer
Patito
Spartanburg
Glen Oak
Fae Hole
Momitain
Erie
Wing
Drage Elsta
Curing Hams and Lutheran Synod Meeting Details
A historical recipe describes curing hams with brown sugar saltpeter pepper and salt, six weeks soaking then smoking with greenwood before aging up to two years and cooking guidance. The piece notes the fifty-fifth annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina at St Stephen's Church in Lexington County starting Wednesday November 16 at 1 pm.
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The
Vangelical Lutheran Synod of
South Carolina
St Stephen’s Church
Lexington County
D. A. Stalth
Oconee County
Walhalla Court House
JB Uinckele
For Sale 270 Nerves of Land Near Graded School
For sale 270 nerves of land 40 percent inside incorporation of Jen.dieton quarter mile from graded school oil mill cotton mill and depot. Would sell for one fourth cash balance to any purchaser write EB HW SHANK AN Kanley 8 C or apply to A Z WILE SON Pendleton 8 C 42-52.
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Minita
Jendieton
Parc
Shank
Kanley
8. C
A. Z Wile Son
Pendleton
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