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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1909
Page
5
A spirited but friendly Democratic primary was held to nominate a Mayor and six Aldermen for the next two years. Voter turnout reached 199 with N. B. Hargrove securing 102 votes and A. B. Bethea 94 votes. Ten Aldermen will run in the ensuing election as the party fixed the date for the next primary.
Miss Mary Sprunt, aged year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W T Bethea, suffered severe burns to feet and legs when a kerosene lamp attached to an incubator exploded Tuesday night. Her parents attempted to beat out the flames and burned their hands. injuries not considered serious, and she is expected to recover in a few days.
A surprise marriage took place Sunday night in Dillon between Mrs. Daisy Harllee and Dr. J. R. Craig. The ceremony occurred at Miss Amelia Harllee residence with only intimate friends present. The bride left for Tampa to be with her ailing father, with the groom joining her to Charleston partway. The bride, known in Dillon society, and the groom, a Chester native and prominent physician in the county, were a well regarded pair.
The passage warns that always siding with a boy in disputes with teachers or neighbors guides him toward a downward path. It suggests that unbiased guidance helps him learn accountability and temper judgment.
Notice is hereby given that payment on a check for 50.00 signed by the Pee Dee Clothing Co. and endorsed by myself Fass Jr. has been ordered stopped. Date referenced 3 31 09.
The article warns that ice harvested from polluted ponds and rivers can carry typhoid and other diseases. It outlines sanitation risks during collection, handling, and storage, including surface contamination and exposure to animal and human waste. It notes variability in natural ice purity and cites health department guidance.
In a New Hampshire village an oil merchant known as Hoss Mellin values silence highly. He makes mattresses and recalls a recurring joke about choosing the best mattress. A shop visitor asks for the best mattress, Mellin replies straw, then notes past missteps from overthinking.
A fragmented archaic notice describes Maiden Insurance as a Danish noble institution. It claims the system confines to nobility and grants a twenty one year old heiress a fixed income and a princely residence or jewels. The text emphasizes perpetual prosperity and an exclusive aristocratic wealth.
A comic exchange between a chemist and a patient centers on a tonic. The learned chemist insists on payment for a treatment while the patient downplays liability, claiming youth restoring effects and government of age misled him. The dialogue ends with a quip about not being held responsible for incurred bills.
A garbled mix of phrases touches on wisdom, marriage and life choices. A nearby San Antonio Express note adds a religious cue about meals beginning with salt and vinegar, linking health with prosperity.
The Herald promotes a bargain price of one dollar fifty per year for new subscribers. The offer targets readers seeking affordable access to the newspaper and its reporting.
Fragmentary OCR narrates a consumer dispute with unclear names and places. The text hints at a price, a dispute over terms, and consumer grievances tied to a business practice. No clear persons or organizations are legible.
Public notice of monthly club rates for cleaning and pressing services in Chicago. Includes suit pressing, suit cleaning, coat pressing, coat cleaning, and home delivery for club members.
A brief stationery notice offers a dated Korn Linen envelope set described as tasteful. The item appears among cataloged goods at The Old Book Store.
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