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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
3
One year subscription price appears as 1.08 with six months and three months options. The readable fragments indicate a local newspaper issue advertising subscription rates and terms. The text is fragmented but centers on cost for different subscription durations.
Names and movements fill a week as J P Gibson visits Columbia Writhy and many locals including John Reedy of Clio, Judge Townsend in McColl, Wingate to Ports-Hh Va, Rogers and Muller to Marion, Robinson in McColl, May Belle Manning in Latta, and others attend visits, illness notices, and a coastal storm prompting departures.
A sprawling, era-tinged column lists residents and visitors, noting travel between Bennettsville, Dillon, Cheraw, and Columbia. Entries mention Misses Bennett, Mrs. Drakely, and Rev. Jl Douglas among many locals, with mention of church services and social visits. It also references the upcoming unveiling at Carolina church and various summer travels to North Carolina resorts.
Poem mourning Ranald Waddill who died August 2 1907 at age two. It reflects grief, religious consolation, heavenward hope, and the enduring bond of mother and family. The speaker imagines the child in heaven, safe from sin, guided by guardians, and awaits reunion beyond death.
A garbled report from a North town recounts a revival gathering and disobedience themes tied to Jonah and Nineveh. The text references Milton Me, Antioch, Tom Breeden, and a reader’s correspondence on the subject amid church activity and services.
Partial OCR of local page notes residents, family ties, and plans. Mentions a Confederate soldier, a store opening, livestock, crops, and community concerns in Marlboro County with scattered names and events.
The travel guide lists arrivals from McColl Fayetteville Drake Blenheim Kollock Columbia Jacksonville Portsmouth Richmond and New York with multiple daily times and destinations. Departures include Sumter Columbia Wilmington Dillon Charleston Jacksonville and New York with numerous schedules and notes on connections and coast line trains.
Mr. W Stone of East Poland Maine says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is the proper remedy for sore feet burns cuts and all abrasions and even piles Try it for faster relief and healing from common injuries mentioned in the testimonial style of the ad snippet.
A quirky column parodies polite social behavior with jokes about hosts guests and clocks. A professor loses a pair of shoes in a humorous mishap while a dog’s bone inspires a nimble soup tale. Doans Ointment is recommended for piles.
Miss Ronnie Odom wins the Winthrop scholarship after a competitive selection process. Mr. D Clarence Heulstess secures the Normal scholarship to the University of South Carolina, with other capable rivals noted.
Observers note that though infant mortality declines, life expectancy at older ages appears shorter than ancestors. Insurance and government census data from about fifteen years show rising death rates for those over fifty five, challenging assumptions about longer lifespans.
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