Pocahontas Dominates County Declamatory Contest
Pocahontas High swept all three first places at the Laurens county declamatory contest with Nellie Terry’s Abraham Lincoln oration and Garret Terry’s The Soul of a Violin in dramatic. Fonda and Laurens shared second places in other classes as Rolfe and others earned commendations.
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Pocahontas
Laurens
Fonda
Rolfe
Abraham Lincoln
Nellie Terry
Chas. de Vaul
Garret Terry
Martha Austin
Mildred Gailbraith
Plupie
Everett Peterson
Laurens High School
Pocahontas County
C. Hl. Pye
State Teachers’ Assn
Griffin
Lake City
D. W. Peterson
Marathon
Grace D. Bradshaw
Altho
Pep
Dorothy Green
Rolfe High
Old Rolfe High
Ruth Wilson
Vance Wiley
Variety Store Sale on Dry Goods and Accessories
Readable ads show discounts on children's white school handkerchiefs two for a price, men's blue handkerchiefs, ladies house dresses, underwear stock at discount, and gloves, sewing thread, mop sticks, brooms, and galvanized pads. Several items list prices like 15c, $2.25, $2.50, and 60c to 65c for various sizes.
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Monty Bie Chanhey
Niire
Food Admin Warns on Food Margin Violations
The U S Food Administration states wholesalers and retailers must keep margins on non perishable food commodities. Violations will be punished under the Food Act. Report suspected profiteering to the enforcement division as proclaimed by O P Malcolm and G W Day.
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Food Administration
U.S. Food Administration
O. P. Malcolm
G. W. Day
Hog breeders and sales in Pocahontas county
A Pocahontas county field report highlights Hampshire breeders Howard N. Wheeler near Gilmore City and E. Wilcox & Son of Rolfe. Wheeler feeds about fifty sows on a balanced ration aiming for vigorous pigs and plans a sale around spring 1919. Wilcox & Son showcase a large sow herd mated to top Hampshire boars, noting size and quality.
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Pocahontas Itecord
Hampshire
Howard N. Wheeler
Gilmore City
Alseu
Wilcox & Son
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Auraly
Ita
Santo Domingo impressions from a deployed officer in Santo Domingo
Arthur A. White describes Puerto Platt and nearby Santo Domingo detailing mountains, palm trees, native canoes, and a shift from US expectations. He notes rail lines, sugar cane as a key crop, foreign investment, and a mixed-race population with active social life at outdoor dances and town parks.
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Lou
Puerto Platt
United States
Santo Domingo
Sanchez
Moca
Sather
Puerto
Germany
Altho
Rolfe
Arthur A. White
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