Navy Enlistment Openings Prompt South Carolina Men
In Columbia and across South Carolina the navy calls for volunteers to man ships and crews for war needs. Enlistments are open to men 18 to 40 with chances for desirable ratings. recruiting substations are Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Florence, and Charleston, main office in the Arcade Building Columbia.
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France
United States Navy
Columbia
South Carolina
Ft Ig
Uncle Sam
Navy
Greenville
Spartanburg
Anderson
Florence
Charleston
Petition for Discontinuance of Duplicate Passenger Service
At a meeting of state railroad commissioners a petition from P. N. Railway officials asked to discontinue duplicate passenger service. The P. N. and Southern lines share tracks and stations, with both under government control since August 1. The commission granted the petition to conserve government resources, requiring added equipment as needed to handle passengers comfortably.
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State Railroad Commissioners
P. & N. Railway
Southern Railway
Southern
Charters and Commissions Granted by South Carolina Secretary of State
W Banks Dove announces charters and commissions granted. Tex tile Economy Company of Greenville with 30000 capital stock. Carolina Wholesale Hardware Co of Columbia with 50000. Lynchburg Co operative Gunnery Company at South Lynchburg with 6000. Black River Brokerage Company of Alcola with 20000. Tallevast Cooper Company Nesmith with 6000. Clary Clothing Company of Newberry with 15000. Charleston Trust Company with 325000. Fireworks ban urged in South Carolina municipalities by State Council of Defense led by William Banks inspector of explosives. Dealers warned to comply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Banks Dove
Textile Economy Company
Greenville
Carolina Wholesale Hardware Co
Columbia
Lynchburg Co-operative Gunnery Company
South Lynchburg
Black River Brokerage Company
Alcola
Tallevast-Cooper Company
Nesmith
Clary Clothing Company
Newberry
Charleston Trust Company
South Carolina
State Council of Defense
Defense Council
William Banks
Three Admirals for S C in dispatches mention McCully
The areas dispatches note Capt Newton A McCully promoted to rear admiral but the name appears as McCullyn. He is the third South Carolinian to reach rear admiral, joining Samuel McGowan and Edwin R Stitt. McCully’s mother Carrie and sister Mrs John Patrick live in Anderson.
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S. C
Newton A. McCully
McCullyn
Samuel McGowan
Edwin R. Stitt
McCully
Carrie McCully
John Patrick
Anderson
Slavic Legion to Train at Camp Wadsworth
About 1,000 Negro selectmen from the District of Columbia and 1,000 from Maryland report to Camp Sevier for preliminary military service. A large ice plant and a new bakery support Camp Sevier operations as Slavic Legion units from Joao-Slovaks to Ukrainians prepare for service in Europe at Camp Wadsworth.
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Camp Wadsworth
District of Columbia
Camp Sevier
Maryland
United States
Europe
Peyton C. March
Austria-Hungary
Junior Order Concludes 24th Annual Convention in Greenville
The Junior Order United American Mechanics closes its 24th annual convention in Greenville with election of officers for the coming year and designated Aiken as the next convention site for August. An American flag, given to Greenville county, is raised at the county courthouse during the ceremonies. Senator E D Smith delivers the主 address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Aiken
United American Mechanics
Greenville County
E. D. Smith
Moore Troops Ordered to Camp Sevier for New Division
Orders issued in Washington call for movement of troops to Camp Sevier, likely for a new division or related organization. A definite department plan announcement is expected soon. A new Red Cross headquarters building and sleeping quarters will be constructed at Camp Sevier.
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W. A. Clark
South Carolina
U.C. V
David Cardwell
D. R. Floniken
Camp Hampton
U. GC. V
Tulsa
Okla
Camp Jackson
Christian Science Hall
Jackson Circle
Graft Charges Questioned in Camp Jackson Land Deal
Florence reports graft accusations by John T. Duncan regarding land securing for Camp Jackson. At a state meeting, a resolution urged affidavits for federal investigation. Duncan filed the affidavit before a county committee. Prosecution or refutation to follow. Short Course Ends at Clemson College. Clemson honors 43 corn club winners from across the state who completed the agriculture short course with remarks by W. W. Long.
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Clemson College
W. W. Long
Extension Service
Lamar Long
Saluda County
South Carolina Troops Shine in French Front Line
Major G. Heyward Mahon Jr. of the One Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry reports from France after graduating with honors from a line officers school. He praises the South Carolina troops as the finest in the allied army and confident in victory over No Man's Land.
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Greenville
G. Heyward Mahon, Jr
One Hundred and Eighteenth Infantry
First South Carolina National Guard
France
Major Mahon
Mahon
South Carolina
No Man's Land
Statewide enrollment tops 147,456 with rural boxes only
Secretary Ashley Tobias Jr reports 147,456 total enrollment statewide with rural Trampton county boxes unreported. Hampton county belated reports won't raise the total beyond minimal amount. In 1916 Trampton county cast 1,580 votes and Flampton county towns total 1,105, suggesting unreported rolls add at most 500 more.
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Columbia
Trampton County
Ashley Tobias, Jr
Democratic Committee
Hampton County
Flampton County
Rolla
Poultry Expert Delivers Speech At National Convention
Prof. J. C. Hare head of poultry husbandry at Clemson College travels to Chicago to represent the South Carolina poultry breeders' association and Clemson. He addresses the American Poultry Association on "The Value of Standard Bred Poultry in the South" and plans visits to major poultry plants before returning.
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A. P. A. Clemson College
J. C. Hare
American Poultry Association
Chicago
South Carolina Poultry Breeders’ Association
Professor Hare
South
Fire destroys Piedmont & Northern station and shops at Paris
Fire at Paris destroys the Piedmont and Northern passenger station and nearly a dozen small businesses including a restaurant barber shop and a moving picture theater. Damage estimated at 25000 dollars with little insurance. Camp Sefer military fire department responded quickly and prevented spread beyond the burning wooden structures.
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Paris
Greenville
Piedmont & Northern
Camp Sefer
Tragic drowning of two 11 year olds in Dibble Lake Alken
In Alken county two 11 year old boys Charles Johnson and A J Haigler Jr ventured from home for a bathing frolic at Dibble Lake. Neither could swim and both entered 15 feet deep water. Johnson sustained facial injuries and Haigler grabbed him in the fear, leading to both drowning.
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Alken
Alken County
Charles Johnson
Wesley Johnson
A. J. Haigler, Jr
A. J. Haigler
Dibble Lake
Little Johnson
Haigler
Quotation on Ilo’s Character by Lavater
The fragment notes Ilo’s careful attention and measured speech, describing how he asks calmly speaks and answers, then ceases when he has nothing left to say, assigning him some of the best human requisites.
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Ilo
Lavater
Honey Based Sweetening Recipes and Preservation Tips
A guide on using honey and maple or corn sirup to sweeten dishes and beverages, with preparations for whey honey, whey lemonade, Bar le Duc Currants, and Honey Charlotte Russe. Includes notes on syrup reduction, sealing with paraffin, and serving suggestions. Ends with a quotation from Mrs Browning urging steadfastness in spirit.
Deviled Dishes and Techniques for Meats and Seafood
A guide to making deviled dishes using a paste of salad dressing mustard curry powder and Worcestershire sauce. Recipes cover deviled chicken legs bones ham tri pe veal chops and seafood with steps for deboning stuffing brushing with fat broiling or frying for flavor.
Milton’s Wish For A Sailor Boy Back View
Milton’s mother asks each family member which view of the sailor boy to keep. One requests a side view, another a front view, and Milton, to stand out, asks for a back view.
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Milton
Maybe He Did at That Exposed in a Tilted Tale
A wayward husband offers excuses as a wife discovers a pocket slip reading Mattila J manicurist. The note is revealed as two horse names Matilda EK and Manicurist used as tips while in Louisville. The wife confronts Boon about the mystery with no new woman.
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Tinl
Louisville
Mattila J
Dt von
Boon
Wife
Mon
Matilda EK
Rmees
Inndianapolis News
Freckle and Tan Lotion From Lemons and Orchard White
A vintage ad explains squeezing two lemons into three ounces of Orchard White to create a cheap freckle sunburn and tan lotion. It promises clear soft white skin after daily massage on face neck arms and hands. Harmless claim accompanies the note.
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Ady
Women in the Fields of Lang Ishind This Season
The Brooklyn Eagle reports women in Long Ishind's farms this season tending peas and animals while tractors and horses work the land. Serv ice tags in farmhouses note four stirs and reflect on women’s roles as families farm and endure.
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Long
Lang Ishind
Brooklyn
Tales Told by Willi Dean Toewells at Kittery Point Luncheon
The passage describes Willi Dean Toewells praising fabley tales at a luncheon at his Kittery Point cottage. A fairy tale author Frans Andersen is referenced, with a brief scene of a nurse comforting a tearful boy who cries over being fed supper while stories are read.
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Willi Dean Toewells
Kittery Point Cottige
Frans Andersen
Hhin
Stingy Man Unexpectedly Shows Charity at Event
A tightfisted individual surprises attendees with generosity during a notable local gathering, described as a wedding or funeral themed moment, triggering discussion about sudden shifts in behavior.
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State Board of Correctional Administration
Palmetto
Negro Reformatory
Upper
Richland County
N. O. Ludlow
J. Carrol Johnson
Newberry Road
Manning
A. T. Jamison
Greenwood
I. M. Matthews
Morence
Walter B. Wilburn
B. G. Clary
Gaffney
J. B. Johns
Rosa H. Gantt
D. E. Monroe
Marion
Sergts
C. A. Stephenson
W. B. Henderson
Converse
L. F. Fields
Bailey
J. S. Nunneary
J. C. Pinckney
Lamassee
B. C. Gowan
Riley G. Copes
Bamberg
R. J. Walker
Cowpens
T. R. Cottingham
Dillon
Peter Washington
M. W. King
Iva
John Dean
Williamston
J. D. Holliday
J. C. Huire
Graniteville
J. J. Jennings
Pelzer
Willie Munroe
H. F E. Price
F. B. Collier
Rowesville
C. R. Mann
Jas. Rogers
Jas
T. Gardo
Easley
P. KE. Ragsdale
Petition For Relief
Food Administration
Qr Rtermaster
Stokley McCordel
Dothan
Houston County
Ala
McCordel
Ihe Stockade
Camp
Wadsworth
Mra. Browning
Averts
Behrens Drug Co
Waco
Tex
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