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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
3
A six year old boy from Brunson dies after his family uses a home prescribed worm medicine. The incident follows a pattern of liberal promotional use of the drug by a local physician. The article lists several local residents and advertisers connected to tombstone sales in the same column.
Miss Dora Jesslyn Taylor and William P Clyde wed in Dulwich College Chapel with a coffin within two feet of the couple. Guests watched as the bride vaulted over the sarcophagus followed by her groom in a ceremony led by Archdeacon David. The marriage marks a famed actress and son of a multimillionaire’s union in a historic Jacobean setting.
Miss Caroline Cantlon of Chicago won a Calgary fair foot race three years ago and received 1,000 shares of British Columbia mining stock as a prize. The stock, once a souvenir, is now valued at about 70 000 dollars as it gains value with new management and strong Western Canada profits.
In Chicago Judge Sabath postponed a proceeding to feed a hungry infant amid claims a boarder beat the mother while she sought support. The sickly baby cried and a physician said the child was dying of starvation. The trial continued to the next day to allow hospital care and parental guidance.
A fragment listing names of customers who bought tombstones and monuments over recent months. Names include J C Lupo Joy Bridgers M Bethew P Puschrand H Stanton D Coleman W Norman J B Ammons J Hartley Bracey Merritt Herring Carmichael Sellers Bethea and others alongside note of multiple jobs per customer.
Cheraw reports severe drought with less than twelve inches of rain this season versus a normal twenty seven inches. Vegetation and trees are dying. crop prospects are failing as the drought continues and business suspends for prayer meeting.
The drought is described as widespread reaching into North Carolina. In Morvan, Coast Line area businesses closed as residents gathered in churches to pray for rain. The piece notes similar actions in other towns amid the serious outlook. A local advocate praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for relief from burns, sores, and injuries, sold at Evans' Pharmacy.
The congressional delegation surveying the Ohio river arrived in Cincinnati at 6 PM after boat delays due to shoal water. A businessmen's committee greeted them at the wharf, toured the city by automobile, and hosted a banquet at the Linton hotel. Congressman J Ellette and Albert Registering for Chelanati delivered remarks.
Senator Manning announces an August reunion at Columbia for Red Shirt veterans from Dillon County in the war era. The event offers a $825 prize to districts and aims to mobilize youthful survivors across Marion and Dillon counties, with railroads offering reduced rates. Contacts: Senator Manning in Latta or Col. Jun. G. Mobley in Winnsboro.
Distress grips Charlotte as big ponds run dry and tank cars from Catawba river plan stalls after a Mount Holly pump breaks down. Mayor suspends soda water law restricting mineral waters, sanitation collapses with open closets, health guards and extra fire crews deployed. Residents flee to mountain resorts seeking safety.
A Chesterfield item reports clever swindlers in Spain using a forged Madrid letter to trick an American. The letter asks the recipient to wire a ransom style request and promises a share of hidden stores. read as a hoax aiming to obtain funds through a bogus seizure message.
An unusual fatal disease spreading through Mitchell County is described as a swift hemorrhagic illness. Dr Charles Guewnut, a noted physician, fell ill around July 9 and was admitted to Swill City hospital in critical condition. The disease travels along the arm within a day leading to rapid death with no paroxysms observed.
In Columbia, South Carolina an exchange mentions a mayor named Goal Blaze. The remark urges observers to watch his actions and rhetoric as local political discourse circulates.
Richmond July 21 formal confession by cousin Beattie that he bought and delivered the gun used to kill Mrs Henry Beatty to her husband on a midweek day. Police arrest Henry and Paul Beattie. inquest adjourned as testimony outlines the fatal rail scene and Beatties’ motives. Beattie’s confession follows a dramatic collapse during questioning and the indicated implication of Beattie’s involvement with Mrs Beatty. Beulah Binford testifies about an intimate relation and a child’s birth and death.
A scattered display of professional cards and attorney listings from Dillon and Marion South Carolina. It includes Dr L R Cha with offices in Dillon and residence with Mrs Burton East Main Street. Civil Engineer O M Page and others such as Coggershall Pettigrew Livingston, and multiple law offices in Dillon, Bennettsville, and Marion with phone numbers and office locations.
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