New Ice Plant Planned for State Hospital
Reports to the regents show the State Hospital for the Insane will install an artific ieal refrigeration plant connecting cold storage and an ice making unit producing three tons daily. The upgrade aims to save about $600 monthly in ice costs and improve dining facilities for patients as seven wards are modernized. The project seeks to finish this year or early next year with emphasis on serving the greatest number of patients.
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Columbia
State Hospital For the
Regents
State House Happenings and Appointments Update
Requisition papers are drawn on New York for Louis Sheizirer wanted in Charleston for breach of trust with fraudulent intent. W. P. DuBose of Darlington named commissioner of state and county elections, replacing W. A. Dowling. Carlton W. Sawyer, comptroller general, in Charleston to audit county officers. Gov. Manning appoints William F. Nettles of Camden and Thomas W. Sapps of Kingstree to vacancies as state and county election commissioner and game warden respectively. Tuberculosis sanitarium patients gain about two pounds weekly. Dr. Ernest M. Cooper notes full occupancy at State Park facility.
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State House
Kershaw
Federal funds allotted to South Carolina militia
A Washington report states the federal government provides 48746.05 for the South Carolina militia for the year ending July 1, 1916. Gen Mills, head of the war department militia division, says 32300.45 will be used under section 1661 and 16465.60 under section 13 of the militia law.
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Washington
South Carolina
Mills
Division of Militia Affairs
War Department
New Enterprises Authorized and Charters Listed
Local records show several new businesses authorized or chartered. Lindsay Insurance agency of York with 6000 capital. Isnoree Land company of Greenville with 50000 capital. Davis Supply company of Eutonia with 9000 capital. Kafer's bakery of Florence with 5000 capital. Almaby Realty company of Charleston with 10000 capital. Boyd's Inc of Florence with 5000 capital. The Battery Company of Sumter with 10000 capital.
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New Enterprises
Lindsay Insurance Agency
York
J. R. Lindsay
Robert Witherspoon
Isnoree Land Company
Greenville
Lewis W. Parker
Hamlin Beattie
J. I. Westervelt
Perry Beattie
Davis Supply Company
Eutonia
M. S. Davis
S.A. Davis
Kafer
County Corn Club Boys Head to Clemson for Government School
Sixty five of South Carolina 88 champion corn club boys traveled from Columbia to Clemson college to study a one month course funded by the government. The program emphasizes cattle judging, fruit tree care, dairying, and related topics with daily recitations and afternoon demonstrations. A weekly health report to parents is planned.
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Columbia
Shampion Corn Club
South Carolina
Clemson College
Winthrop College
Tomato Club
Southern Railway
Clemson
W. W. Long
L. L. Baker
Labor Body Ends Convention in Isle of Palms
The South Carolina Federation of Labor adopted a resolution to strike out the word State from its name and adjourned its first annual convention at Isle of Palms. Greenville will host the next meeting in August 1916 with C. L. Wilson reelected president and officers and a legislative committee named.
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Charleston
South Carolina Federation of Labor
Isle of Palms
Greenville
C. L. Wilson
J. J. McDevitt
2. L. Norris
J. W. Swain
Spartanburg
A. C. Cole
Florence
John C. Gibbs
Georgetown
Grand Jury Plans Road Maintenance for Spartanburg County
Spartanburg County grand jury agrees to keep 18 miles of roads in top condition over the next year by each member dragging one mile as needed. The presentment also urges abolition of township commissioners in favor of two commissioners and a supervisor with a Ford machine to govern more efficiently.
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Grand Jury
Spartanburg
Spartanburg County
South Carolina Market Reports Forcotton and Grains
Weekly prices across South Carolina markets show cotton bids steady near one dollar twenty to one forty per hundredweight. Corn ranges around 1.10 to 1.26 a bushel with wheat 1.05 to 1.18, oats mostly 0.60 to 0.70, and rye around 1.25 to 2.00 per bushel. variety by town includes Abbeville Cheraw Camden Lancaster Winnsboro Walterboro and others with several towns quoting peas at 1.50 per bushel or higher.
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South Carolina
Spartanburg
Ste
Shala
Abbeville
Tivefield
Insley
Ridgeland
Jonesville
Winnsboro
Camden
Lancaster
Marion
Walterboro
South Carolina Tobacco Warehouses Sold In Lake City
Lake City farmers sold four tobacco warehouses for 823 914 pounds at an average $72 per hundred. Delegates, seventy, attended the South Carolina Association of the Deaf biennial convention in Columbia. The Rev R W Lide D D resigns after about twenty years as pastor of Darlington Baptist Church.
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Lake City
South Carolina Association of the Deaf
Columbia
R. W. Lide
The
Baptist Church
Darlington
Coiffures for the Small Turbans Rules of Hair Styles in Fashion
The article discusses how fashionable girls achieve turbans over hair, noting new styles favor uncovered foreheads and simple lines. It describes a water wave technique with a bound headband, pinned curls at the sides, and various back hair arrangements including psyche knots and coils, with velvet bands to hold the style.
Stripes Sweep Fashion and Home Goods This Season
A fashion and home goods trend highlights stripes on gowns hats sunshades and even furniture. Black and white red and white and white with green dominate. Square candles in stripes sell for twenty cents each, a fit for many rooms.
Elegant Hand Embroidery Elevates Nightdress Design
Julia Bottomley extols hand embroidery in lingerie and gowns, arguing that fine needlework adds elegance and value. She notes lace-trimmed nightdresses, floral motifs, scalloped edges, and simple patterns as ideal, recommending lightweight linen or fine cotton fabrics for decorating Angerie.
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Angerie
Julia Bottomley
Gold fringe trimming on evening gown described
The passage notes gold fringe trimming enhances an evening gown of point Mesprit. Fringe decorates the skirt bottom the bodice diagonal front and the edging of tulle sleeves, creating a more gorgeous appearance.
Righteousness and Revival Under Asa and Azariah
This lesson reviews Asa’s victory over Ethiopia,Azariah’s warnings, and Asa’s renewal of faith and reform. It stresses seeking Jehovah, removing abominations, rebuilding the altar, and the people's covenant to pursue God for lasting revival and moral restoration.
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Xerxes
Abijah
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Asa
Zorah
Azariah
Israel
Europe
Solomon
Asi
Jerusalem
God
Christ
Itras
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