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Newspaper
Marlboro Democrat
Location
Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
2
A fragmented text item references subscription offerings with terms like one year six months and three months. The readable fragments include numbers and prices but lack complete names, dates, or clear context for a full event or notice. The piece resembles a damaged ad or listing from a historical paper.
Reports mention snowflakes at Ashville on the twelfth and court in session at Chesterfield. Governor Patterson of Ohio and Congressman Souter of Georgia died on the eighteenth. A Presbyterian church organized at Bingham last Sunday by a commission. The rains caused broad crop and railroad damage nationwide.
The list shows candidates for U S Senator and state offices. Names include Tillman, Lumpkin, Ellerbo, Ansel, Branson, Howardal, Manning, McMahon, Sloan, Jones, McLeod, McCown, Morrison, Ruggiasi, Wribble, Lyon, Ragadato, Youmans, Jones, Walker, Jennings, Boyd, Hankoll. Locations cited: Florence, Berkeley, Columbia, Greenville, Andurson. The document records the completed list used for the state campaign.
State Superintendent of Education O B Martin will hear an all day crowd in Greenville on Wednesday July 25. Attendees are advised to bring lunch as the event runs long.
A speaker urges meticulous effort in every task from errands to daily conduct. He warns that slipshod habits breed failure in larger aims and that envying trifles can ruin future success. The message stresses disciplined, thorough work even in small actions.
A hunter recounts how a red ant colony defended their mound by swarming a rattlesnake storming their home. As the hunter watched, the ants pierced the snake’s body with their jaws and held on, the creature writhing until it died within ten minutes, the story sourced from the Kansas City Journal.
Two marriages reported on Wednesday June 20 1906 in this town. The first ceremony at the bride's residence was conducted by Rev H H Covington officiating for L R Daniel of the Exchange and Hattie Cobb daughter of J and J G W Cobb. The couple departed by morning train for Wrightsville and other points for an extended absence. The second wedding occurred that evening at the bride's mother Mrs Alice G Moore's home with Rev T B Morris officiating for BR Freeman and Alice KE Moore. After the ceremony the bridal party left from I J C depot aboard a northbound train for a trip north.
The Marlboro and Marion missionary societies plan meetings this week with representatives including Mrs J M Emanuel Myra J P Unamer Mrs W P Covington Mrs Campbell Mrs Elis Covington Miss Kirkwood Miss Susie Powell Miss Mr Gibson Miss Ruth Dunlap Miss A Gibbes Edgar Bruce and Clarence Huestess.
Early blooms noted with thanks to Mr G A Moore for cabbage scan and bloom details. Jo reported plenty of red ones. Tuesday MeJ Whitteker of Parnassus sent a bloom opening on the 18th. Instructions to contact Mr B J Moore for Gaano and Lop dressing. urge prompt action.
Died in the town of Dillon on the morning of the Sith after a long illness of consumption. Mrs Chesley Spears, his husband is a brother of Messrs Ben and James Spears of our town and has many friends here who sympathise with him in his sad loss.
The University of South Carolina offers scholarships in the Normal Department to two young men from cvsh county. Each scholarship provides $40 cash plus tuition remission of $40 and a $18 matriculation fee. Funds are paid as $5 monthly over eight months to assist living costs. Examination is Friday, July 6, before the County Board of Education. Applicants must be at least 19 years old and preferably teach. Write Provident Benjamin Sloan, 8, C.
A fragment notes a named gardener with a notably good garden and large tomato crop. It mentions he began eating mutton corn last Friday and that Brother Morris could beat him on poultry. The text calls him the Methodist minister’s delight.
Col W W Bruce of Blenhein withdraws from the bid for Adjutant and Inspector General to focus on a business engagement that will pay more. He hints friends may persuade him to seek a House seat again.
Local farmer Mr Anderson Rye of New tonville presents fine cabbage with heads on stalks and ripe tomatoes. A. Woods of Darlington suffers a brief collapse after an electric storm while talking on the phone, aided by Dr Kinney. W J Drake of Red Ifill hosts a modern nursery setup. W W Bundy owns a productive cow herd delivering daily butter, as county visitors seek timber in swamps and pine lands.
There will be a meeting of the stockholders of the Marlboro Cotton Warehouse on the first Monday in July at 10 o'clock A M in the Court House. All interested should attend as business of great importance to the farming interest will be transacted. By order of the Board of Directors J A Drake Seo y & Treas June 18 06.
Dias Mattie Covington, a popular county teacher, left for Rock Hill to attend the State Summer School, having attended the last three. She has been elected principal of Ping Grove School for the coming season. The Inlorence Times reports a forthcoming marriage of Miss Meta Cherry Hodgen to Rev. John Eugene Winevof on June 27 at St John’s Episcopal Church with a home reception on June 16 in Whiteville, North Carolina.
A brief warning advising readers to avoid buying washing machines and stoves from traveling salesmen. It recommends purchasing from local hardware stores or factory direct to avoid being cheated. The tone reflects consumer caution and shops for reliable sources.
One hundred dollars reward offered for a catarrh cure that cannot be cured by Catarrh Cure. The note asserts I J Cheney is trustworthy for 15 years and promises payment by Waldin Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists of Toledo O. Mall's Mutated Cure advertised as blood and mucous system tonic with testimonials, 7c per bottle, sold by druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also referenced.
The notice from the president reminds young women aspirants of Winthropp College that the annual scholarship examinations will be held in July and urges early preparation to win the prizes.
A reader cites Voley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and asks if anyone has used it with satisfactory results. The message mentions a local pharmacy, nattaville, and asks about preparations and first stages of treatment.
A collection of notices from Marlboro County announcing candidacies for County Treasurer Superintendent and other offices under the Democratic Party. Dates span May to June 1906 with references to primaries and county meetings. Includes clerical notes by J A DR Clerk Court of Marlboro.
An advertisement notes Nod Rock Ginger Ale in Bennettsville as a popular drink in convalescent care and as a potential remedy amid fears of its variable composition. The ad claims it stands out among beverages and is ordered in barrels by establishments serving patients.
A Buffalo coal operator, A M Thurnes, reports years of kidney and bladder trouble with passing gravel. After using Foley’s Kidney Cure from Bennettsville Pharmacy he notes rapid relief, brick dust passes stop and pain vanishes, claiming it did him a thousand dollars of good.
A crowded ad page promotes engraving by Mr 5 J Pearson the jeweler with sample work showcased. Also touts health claim ads for Waley’s Kidney Cure and Polo’s Kidney Quiet, plus diverse local specials and grocery items from Bennettsville Merchants Co and Moore’s.
The University of South Carolina offers scholarships in the Normal Department. Each scholarship is valued at 40 in money and 14 in circulation or tariff. An examination for admission and scholarship will be held in the county on Friday. For information write to Benjamin Sloan, President, Columbia, S.C.
An advertisement style notice touts Bromonia a proprietary remedy with bold claims of curing indigestion and other ailments. It cites substantial capitalization and long litigation, warning against fakers while offering trials at the company’s expense.
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