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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
A humorous Lesie's Weekly essay portrays passengers on an ocean steamer watching romances form on the deck. It notes the casual survey of fellow travelers, the lure of cruise companionship, and the social theater of shipboard life as rich but light entertainment during the voyage.
Dr. Madison C Peters urges fathers to stop treating home as a mere shelter and to fulfill their duties to children. He argues business pursuits should not eclipse family life, and a loving, engaged father creates lasting memory and guidance. The piece contrasts bustling ambition with the ideal of a warm, improving home.
Local reflections attack wholesale injustice in public courts and political influence. Citing Jefferson, Grant, and Webster, the piece argues justice should guide reform over revenge, condemns greed as a root of injustice, and notes tax policy debates amid national concerns.
Dr Victor G Heizer in the Philippines says X rays aid only select early cases of leprosy. Meanwhile Georgia Tennessee storms killed Sam Ray and Clarence McCants and seriously injured Jeff McCants with four others lightly hurt. Other items note treasury reform schemes, a near fire on Lucania, and various political and medical notes.
In a statewide vote Tuesday fifteen of twenty one counties moved to the dry column while six counties retained the dispensary system. Richland Aiken Charleston and Georgetown voted to keep dispensaries. others including Abbeville Bamberg Barnwell Berkeley Calhoun Colleton Dorchester Fairfield Hampton Kershaw Lee Lexington Orangeburg Sumter Williamsburg went dry by clear majorities. Final tabulations show turnout light among Republicans, with Democrats likely surpassing thirty thousand votes as results near completion.
Patrons of the Farmers' Union Ware House Company in Anderson rearrange a bale or more of cotton to donate the proceeds to the Anderson County Hospital. Warehouse manager T. T. Wakefield says the cotton will be baled and sold in the coming days for the hospital fund.
Rock Hill lawyer John Porter Hollis, a county legislator, loses the bid for district census supervisor. Durand favors Hollis but Taft appoints Dr. Rol Douglas after Yorkville congressman Finley recommends him. Lexington rally planned by County Superintendent Av Maglin on the 3rd with Congressman A F Lever among speakers.
Camden residents gather in Hampton Park Thursday night to celebrate the dispensary's ouster. Speakers include M. J. Mitchell and Rev. L. A. Mitchell as bonfires blaze and bells ring. Heavy rains in Gaffney area noted with high streams and flood effects.
Speriak plans to protest the Tuesday election in Richinvid county. At a Thursday meeting, prohibition readers vote to file a protest. Attorney D. W. Robinson declined to disclose protest grounds. Papers will be filed next Tuesday.
Clinton Tuesday voted 1250 in bonds to fund a heating plant and school facilities upgrades. The measure aims to modernize Clinton’s school buildings and provide present and future needs without embarrassment.
Greenville officials report six or seven pellagra cases in and around the city as a leading specialist discusses the disease in South Carolina. The briefing covers remedies duration and public health considerations amid growing concern.
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