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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1919
Page
4
A quirky December note from editor Jordan discusses paper costs, holiday shortages, and the rush of January bargains. It contrasts sugar worries with publishing costs and jokes about typographical slips while noting looming clothing price rises and cultural shifts like a simplified Chinese alphabet.
The holiday season places extra duties on the average housewife and its demands fall mainly on women. Despite the intent of festive cheer, women endure strenuous labor preparing food and maintaining household tasks, leaving many tired instead of enjoying the season.
The piece reflects on evolving Christmas celebrations from simple trees and toys to modern joys with the American organ, piano, and talking machine, noting how holiday music and family gatherings have transformed over generations in Dillon.
Former Dillon Lew John W Bethea died in Norfolk Virginia on April 4 after pneumonia. He was born and raised in Dillon, son of Mrs Jessie Bethea who moved to St Louis years ago. His sister Miss Bessie Bethea was with him during the illness. The body was taken to St Louis where his mother and an older sister Mrs Lucile Hillman reside.
Georgia farmers, battered by boll weevil, explore peanuts and sweet potatoes as cotton risks rise. In Fort Valley the peach belt thrives, Moultrie diversifies with packing plants and grain elevators, and banks back crops beyond cotton. The piece notes rising prosperity where cotton is not sole income, warns against overreliance on cotton, and cites varied crops and market gains across Georgia and South Carolina.
Men who served in the U S Navy can obtain victory buttons by applying at the Navy Recruiting Station located at 15 North Dargan Street in Florence South Carolina Bring along your discharge certificate F J Rock U S N provides the guidance while the notice urges veterans to claim their insignia promptly. The text also includes an unrelated ad fragment for a laxative product LAX-FUS WITH PEPSIN promising relief in days
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