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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
4
A fragmented OCR item mentions A B Jordan, Dillon, a February 25, 1909 date, and a note about cotton processing before the cotton gin. A line cites Whitney as a notable benefactor in history. The text is garbled with show of a magazine writer and waiter reference.
A State newspaper headline labeled Mr. Tait a Monster Mason. The writer may have meant Master Mason, yet the line shows how phrasing shapes ideas about the craft and its members. The incident highlights public perception and linguistic nuance in reporting.
The general assembly repeals the lien law effective January 1 1910 reversing credit access for farmers. From that date until crops grow cash payments or open account will be required for supplies. The law aims to cash settle business though initial years may bring inconveniences. Also notes magazines on sale at The Herald Book Store featuring Cosmopolitan Munsey Strand and others at newsstand prices.
Effective at once train 85 will discontinue mail delivery at Diller South Carolina. Future mail for 85 will go by pouch on train 82 for return on train 35 from Fayetteville. Mail for 85 will be delivered at the Fayetteville office and train 79. F. £. Husbands r. x.
A catalog note from The Herald Book Store highlights The Designer and The Cosmopolitan along with Review of Reviews and The Delineator as featured offerings. The listing underscores a literary browsing event with multiple magazines and periodicals for readers seeking culture and fashion commentary.
Public notice states that no school books will be sold on credit from here on, due to confusion over accounts created by students under parental authority. Purchases must be paid in cash, applying to everyone without exception.
Society notes Miss Mabel Boardman will host a large party in Washington with Mr Taft as guest. The piece surveys Lincoln centennial eulogies, women moving into public life, Taft’s presidency, and a debate over stage censorship, arguing for advertising restraint over censoring plays.
The piece warns that a proposed bill, said to aim at humane work, would cripple the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and effectively destroy it. It likens legislators backing the measure to inmates drafting laws to overturn the courts and urges readers to contact Congress to defend the horse as man’s best servant.
The newspaper lists names of subscribers who paid in February and invites any reader whose name is missing to notify the office. Names include McDonald Sinclair Bethea Richbourg Rogers McLellan Pittman Tucker Ganay Manning Jackson McCormac Hayes Stanton Baker McCall Johns Norton Covington Bethea Fenegan Coward Rogers Ward Edens Smith Squire Moody Wethington Parham Gaddy Campbell Curry Thompson Stanto Beaty Allen Bristow and others.
A list of individuals includes R. B. McLean Anderson Johnson Co. O. Dixon M. G. Hayes Mrs. A. J. McLeod J. J. McKay R. H. Braswell L. H. Jackson and Mrs. George Bethea with figures 1.30 2.25 1.30 1.50 2.30 1.75 2.00 2.30 4.50 4.00 accompanying or referencing amounts.
Surveyors report 910 square miles for the county with 388 in the new county and 522 in the old. Dillon seeks another amendment to restore territory to Dillon County. Governor Ansel set March 2 for a hearing. Report delays leave old county at a disadvantage. The survey cost exceeds 6000 dollars and local officials await the governor's decision. The Kara Linen envelope ad appears at the Herald Book Store.
Eggs for hatching Rose Comb Reds at 1.20 per 15. A M Bersea Dillon offers legal blanks for sale at The Herald Book Store. Planter's contracts liens on crop mortgages titles to real estate bills of sale arrest warrants commitment blanks appearance recognizance.
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