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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1905
Page
3
An old newspaper fragment touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for a constitutional disease. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured and notes testimonials. The text also includes scattered church notices and service times across multiple congregations with Sunday schools and prayer meetings.
An OCR fragment describes poll tax exemptions for Confederate soldiers and a commutation road tax schedule for all able bodied males, noting age and legal exemptions. The text mentions the agent and references to bonding or bondage context, but remains unclear on precise dates or jurisdiction.
Marlboro County readers report a flurry of visits from residents of Colum bie Boykin Clio Lester and others with social calls and crop notes. Several townsfolk are described as traveling or preparing to move while a local resident recovers from illness. Society items also promote Christmas shopping in Bennettsville with a list of holiday goods and local business notices.
A mixed local item lists travel notes from Wilmington to Bennettsville, a letter from Mrs Watson about improving health, and Bereavement for the McCall family of Clio. It also covers a Pythian Lodge election in Boundttasilto, with officers chosen for the coming year, followed by brief medical ads for eye care, cough remedies, and Pine resin tonics.
A compact collage of local notices and ads including land description near Ruby on GC and Ly Railroad, a four room house with water and church nearby, and instructions for obtaining more details from Win Horni of Hornsboro. Cough syrup claims and bargain advertisements by Hubbard spotlight diverse goods and services, Bucklen's Amicable Balm praised for eye injuries, burns, and ulcers, plus a Bennettnville Marble Works notice inviting inquiries and samples.
Religious announcements list sermons at Methodist Presbyterian Baptist and Ep iscopal churches with names of preachers and service times. A church Christian Tree event is noted and prayer meetings scheduled. Local real estate plans mention five acres on Darlington Street to be subdivided. A child died from burns after near fire. Agricultural notes praise cotton pledges and sales of bales. An advertisement promotes a clothes washer from McColl Hardware Co.
The seller offers a premier assortment of fruit for holiday customers and promises consistent quality through the season. Call W M Rowe to arrange purchase before buying and ensure satisfaction.
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