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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
3
The article sketches antique hand mirrors from 400 to 500 B C with polished bronze backs and handles or stands. It notes medieval use from the 12th to 15th centuries, when small girdle mirrors were essential to a lady’s toilet.
A concise note on camouflage terms used in military dispatches. It explains camouflage as disguising artillery with natural coverings and outlines observer and sniper roles. It also details pronunciation variants including ka-mu-flazhthe and the sounds of a and zh.
North America houses more valuable hardwoods than any other temperate region of similar size. The broad climate range from Canada to Florida and the Pacific coast allows growing a wider variety of foreign hardwoods than in comparable areas.
A sage counsels control over anger and expression. They warn that others judge by what is seen and often misread you, while silence leaves others guessing and may work to your advantage.
A Physical Instructor urges maintaining normal lung capacity through deep breathing. He instructs dropping shoulders forward and taking a full inhalation to ensure oxygenated blood flow, noting that forward shoulder posture and a lowered breastbone hinder full breath and leave lungs partly filled with residual air.
In 1917 Angela Drew delays a marriage to Evan Cartright, who soon enlists. After months of doubt she agrees to a telephonic wedding arranged with a clergyman and brother as best man. Evan sails to France next morning, while Angela mourns and reflects on what might have been.
Mr Jorgleby notes he cannot see the sky yet he trusts a street sign. Whistling boys on rainy days signals approaching clearing skies with nine in ten accuracy. He suggests youths’ sensitivity to changes in meteorological conditions explains the pattern.
In a family tale Cleveland Plass describes how six Williams brothers were given full names William Willard Wilbert Wilfred and Wilmot to avoid nicknames. The five sons are now known as Bill Skinny Dutch Chuck and Kid, illustrating the enduring power of monikers.
A millionaire father and railroad president hires his son into the office amid debate over wealth vs merit. Clerks say achievement comes from work not birth, citing early leaders who toiled before rising. The father rebukes the notion that luck or wealth guarantees ascent, urging perseverance and self-reliance.
An 18th to 19th century note recalls fencing masters including a M. Duster who served Metternich in Strasbourg in 1806 and tutored Napoleon. Metternich joked his pupils, the emperor of the French and the Austrian ambassador in Paris, might not fight. An Almanac d Alsace also references a fencing master named Justet in Strasbourg that year.
A discussion on ink composition notes carbon ink as the most trustworthy for enduring writing. It explains that an ideal ink would be perfectly fluid, non-depositing, and resistant to decolorization by oxidizing or reducing agents, making carbon ink the practical choice for permanence.
A dialogue shows Briggins feigning knowledge of all, claiming it opens doors to many people. Mics Cavern agrees, noting the tactic helps him connect and introduce others to valuable contacts.
W C Rogers announces an application to The Bank of Dillon on May 10 1918 for reissue of new stock replacing original certificate number thirteen lost by the undersigned under lawful provisions. The notice states the lost certificate was not disposed of.
Probate Judge Joe Cabell Davis orders C P Hayes to show cause why Letters of Administration should not be granted for Carey Elvington deceased. All kin and creditors must appear at the Dillon Court of Probate on April 16 at 11 in the forenoon to contest the administration. Given April 2, 1918. Dillon County.
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