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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
4
The Dillon Herald discusses local infrastructure, hopes for a light plant, and the upcoming power line to Latta. It urges industrial growth, bank surplus investment, and Liberty Bond purchases, urging citizens to act and support wartime finance. Also includes ads for ice cream production, car sales, and buggies.
Dillon, April 4, 1918, editorials decry loafing and wage labor gaps amid WWI. Mayor Hartnog urges conscripting idle men 16 to 60 to work at farms and factories, arguing two jobs per man and home spending would boost wealth. The piece laments labor conditions, urges a labor administrator, and cites potential county wealth gains from local employment.
Latta ends its steam lighting plant and contracts with Carolina Gas Electric Power Co to illuminate streets and supply power for industry. The town views the move as wise and hopes Dillon will follow Latta’s example. Dillon currently relies on its lighting plant but faces uncertainty about future power options.
A report from London cites a disputed tale from Kimberley South Africa claiming a chief Long Goat found a carat diamond in a chicken’s crop. Two Irishmen accused of murder had been feeding the fowl and soon unearthed more than fifty thousand dollars worth of small stones along with several large diamonds including one rated at ten carats.
Wanted at the State Hospital for the Insane in Columbia white women aged eighteen to thirty as student nurses and attendants. Information should be written to the Superintendent. Dated April 4, 1921.
The regular communication of Mackey Lady No. 77 A. F. M. will be held at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening April 15 at 8:30. Master degree work will be performed. Visiting brethren are cordially invited to attend. E. C. Stanton, Sec.
Florence police officer J A Swearingen testifies Mantone relieved his nervousness loss of appetite and torpid liver and restored him to health He says his wife also benefited and urges sufferers to try the tonic Sold at McLaurin Evans Rogers Hasty McCormick Pages Mill Smith Drug Co and other local stores.
An April ad from Pee Hee Cash Store promotes B. A. Thoni Poultry Remedy as a tonic and treatment for bowel trouble grap s and related chick ailments. It offers a money back plan and urges customers to buy today.
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