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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
2
A prayer asks for vigor and guidance for the Nets year, yielding to divine direction amid events. It seeks growth, restraint from temptations, and strength to fulfill allotted work through Jesus Christ.
The piece traces New Year gifts from Strenia and Roman goddess lore to imperial customs in Rome. It notes Augustus receiving lavish gifts, Tiberius banning them for burden, Caligula resuming and redirecting offerings, and the practice persisting into Christian Europe, shifting from Easter back to January 1.
The passage reflects on aging and dawnlike time as it advances beyond our control. It cherishes treasures time cannot take: friendship, patience, faith, and love, framing youth, beauty, and innocence as fleeting yet valuable.
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt presents a series of New Year resolutions by Dr. Jon Willama. The goals emphasize improving bodily health through air quality, digestion, self care, and consistent daily effort. The piece promotes a mindset of self improvement and disciplined routines for longevity and efficiency.
December 12 1911 order grants sale of real estate in Dillon to Allen Surles as trustee of Southern Bargain House. Public auction set for first Monday in January 1942 at the court house door in Dillon for two tracts totaling about 500 acres, with boundaries described including the Chirk bends and Little Pee Dee river. Purchaser pays for all papers. failure to comply voids bid and resell may occur. Master A B Jordan oversees.
Notice states Maple Cotton Company stockholders convene January 16, 1912 at noon to decide on liquidating the corporation and selling assets. Directors had resolved December 7, 1911 that liquidation is the sense of the board and assets be distributed to stockholders per rights, with no meeting at Dillon office.
A reader from Preeville N V4 reports a long standing tever-sore that dragged on for years finally healed after using Backlow's Arctic Salve. The note claims quick relief with minimal scarring and mentions eczema ulcers boils corns and piles as conditions treated. Evans Pharmacy advertises the salve at 250.
A neighbor from Mayville Wyoming recalls Mrs W F Spaneh saying Dr Kings New Life Pills cured her obstinate kidney trouble and made her feel new. The notice endorses Kings New Life Pills while warning readers against scandalous rumors about remedies.
An ad asserts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is the supreme treatment for cuts burns bruises sores and more. It touts effectiveness for sore eyes cold sores chapped hands sprains and piles and urges purchase at Evens Pharmacy for two cents.
Treasurer’s Notice from South Carolina Dillon County announces a tax collection period starting October 6, 1911, closing January 1, 1912, with penalties rising after that date. The notice outlines penalties through January and February and emphasizes official levy collection by county and state authorities.
Dillon County treasurer W. McInnis announces a $2 commutation tax payable by March 1, 1912, for residents aged 21 to 50 unless legally exempt, and a $1 poll tax for ages 21 to 60 with exemptions for Confederate soldiers or other legal exemptions.
Mrs M i P willoughby of Marengo Wisconsin avoided a dreadful tragedy by using Dr King s New Discovery after doctors warned a frightful cough could not help her aunt urged use of the remedy She writes that the awful cough nearly stopped and her life was saved by the medicine priced at 50 and 100 cents with a free trial and guaranteed by the town pharmacy
An old remedy advertisement urges workers to keep going despite illness. It promotes Electric Bitters as restoring tone, strength, and vigor with every bottle guaranteed to satisfy. The pitch credits a local pharmacy as the seller and uses rough spellings and sensational claims.
A fragmented notice touts a climate solution for coughs and lung troubles amid harsh years of illness. It claims rapid cure by Rise Now remedy, crediting Nelson and Arle for recovery and reporting dramatic weeklong weight gains. The ad hawks a trial bottle priced at 1.90 dollars and promises guaranteed relief from coughs colds influenza asthma and related throat and lung diseases.
David H. Dent's Shelby home near Mullins on Gapway road was broken into last Monday night by a Black intruder who entered through a window and spent the night inside. Theft was suspected as the motive. The assailant hid in the house before leaving.
Notice states that on December 29 1911 at 12 o'clock M the Dillon town treasurer will oversee the sale of electric grit bonds totaling 3000 dollars payable forty years after issue with the town option to redeem after twenty years. Bids must be sealed and delivered to the Public Works Board chairman Tallon J C Cottingham in Dillon before the deadline.
A fragmented 1906 clipping notes lightning fatalities in the nation totaling 169 and compares odds to other risks. It quotes anecdotal cures with Electric Bitters praised as a universal remedy for stomach, liver, nerve, and kidney ailments, mentioning doctor warnings and a patient from Burlington.
The Auditors plan to collect tax returns from January 1 to February 20, 1901, listing all property including personal property and real estate transfers since last return. A capitation tax of 50 cents applies to dogs for school funding. All males 21 to 60 must pay poll tax except veterans or those unable to work. Property must be valued at true money value, sworn to, with township and school district noted. Auditors will conduct returns in multiple towns on specified dates in late January and early February 1912, listing locations and days for collection.
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