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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
8
District chairmen and teams push selling Christmas seals to raise health funds. County Chairman L Cottingham notes state and county leaders rely on district leaders to meet a quota of 31000 dollars for public health. Gov. Cooper and Campaign Manager Mrs. Munsell back the effort.
The article urges buying Red Cross Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis prevention and public health work. It cites 150000 U.S. deaths annually, over a million active cases, and widespread spread in homes and workplaces, highlighting the National Tuberculosis Association and 1000 affiliated groups.
The text argues for sturdy roads and efficient hauling to connect farms with towns. It claims motor truck transport makes farms independent of rail, enabling farmers to select markets, set hauling schedules, and cut delivery costs, noting an 80 mile daily haul as a feasible example.
Dr R L Eaton supplier says El Vigor is not a new discovery and uses age old ingredients from herbs minerals and nature. The formula includes a laxative a bitter tonic and liver kidney purifying agents with under ten percent alcohol and no opiate. Advertised as aiding rheumatism liver trouble indigestion nervousness and skin disorders with the full formula printed on each bottle.
Latta residents urged action for community welfare during a public meeting. Citizens voiced concerns about local services and transparency, asking officials to address safety, road conditions, and access to resources.
Ernest H. Cherrington warns that airplane smuggling of liquor poses a serious challenge to enforcement. He cites Havana and nearby Bahama islands as likely distribution points, with Cuba and the West Indies eyed for dry campaigns. He notes advances in aircraft and declares anti alcohol efforts will extend beyond U S shores from Cuba to Mexico.
Druggists from Georgia Alabama and South Carolina write national distributor N E Marshburn seeking El Vigor agencies. Local lists of approved druggists will be published next week to assure wide reach. Orders persist from longtime buyers as production capacity grows to about ten thousand bottles per day in the improved laboratory. El Vigor is sold in Dillon by the McLaurin Drug Company.
The El Vigor Distributing Co of Atlanta Georgia offers one hundred dollars in gold for the best answer in two hundred words to the question What is El Vigor Read the ads and mail answers before February 1 to participate.
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