Turkeys and Delirium Ramblings in Holiday Tales
A chaotic slice of 19th century dispatches blends a drunken turkey saga in Mrs. Ephraim Jones kitchen with a moral essay on worry inspired by a Memphis Scimitar column. Amid festive mishaps the turkey drinks brandied peaches and collapses, while the piece pivots to reflections on perseverance and not becoming a “turtle” who avoids effort.
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Eda
Turkey
Ephraim Jones
Jones
Halley
New York Herald
Memphis News Scimitar
Tax Returns And Schedule Of Property Tax 1910
The Auditor's office will collect tax returns from January 1 to February 20 1910. Property includes real estate personal property notes mortgages and income tax on $1500 and up. A dog capitation tax funds school use. Males 21 to 60 liable for poll tax except Confederate soldiers or disabled. Property must be listed sworn on blanks with township and school district. The auditor will visit Mullins Nichols Pages Mills Gaddys Mill Bermuda Fork Old Ark Arial Sellers Latta Dillon Hamer Fore Mallory Bingham Judson Little Rock and other towns on specified dates to collect returns. Prompt compliance avoids 50 percent penalty.
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Mullins
Nichols
Pages Mills
Gaddys Mill
Bermuda
Fork
Old Ark
Arial
Sellers
Latta
Dillon
Hamer
Fore
Mallory
Bingham
Judson
Little Rock
Diary of Attorney Luby Ends In His Office Tragedy
Kalamazoo. On December 31 attorney William A. Luby kept an hourly diary of his nearing end while fighting for life. His body was found in his office with notes on the desk showing his final hours and medicine intake. He was a well known attorney and writer. The piece also offers humorous anecdotes about rude office interruptions and etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
Mich
William A. Luby
Tam
Luby
Repeal and meaning of the new lien law
The article discusses the 1910 lien law and its repeal effects on existing liens. It cites a legal interpretation that landlords may hold liens for advances to tenants, while merchants gain less protection. The piece notes uncertainty about transferability and the impacts on traditional tenant farming. Local notices of sermons, visits, and social events follow, including marriages and gatherings among Carolina residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Augusta Herald
Mrs J S Davis Dead in Marion
Mrs J S Davis died suddenly early today in Marion after a brief illness. She was married to J S Davis and née Hodges of Hodges. Survived by husband and children, with funeral services planned for tomorrow and several relatives in the northern part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
J. S. Davis
A Plantation Christmas Tree Celebration
A revival of the antebellum plantation Christmas custom brought joy to about seventy-five enslaved people on Mr. T. L. Manning's estate. The entire workforce, including wives and children, gathered at the Manning house where a large dining room tree held gifts from Santa Claus, with Wade Hampton Jr. of Danville playing plantation melodies on the violin. The event ended with a festive Christmas breakfast hosted by Mrs. Manning and left the younger attendees with bright smiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Manning
Mauma
Manning
Santa Claus
Wade Hamton, Jr
Danville
Darkies
Remarkable Case of Longevity in Campbell's Bridge
On January 1 1910 Christopher Lee of Campbell's Bridge section passed his 90th birthday pilgrimage and died peacefully. Five days later his wife Agness aged 89 died after a short illness. Lee was a gallant follower of the army in gray with Civil War deeds. They belonged to Mount Pleasant church and left many children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Lee
Campbell’s
Agness
Mr. Lee
Army
Gray
Mount Pleasant Church
Death of Mr Jessie Hyatt Near Reedy Creek Church
Mr Jessie Hyatt a thrifty farmer near Reedy Creek church died the night of December 18 after a short illness. He was reportedly in his usual good health hours before death, shocking family and friends. He leaves a wife and eight children. A native of the area, he was raised near Pleasant Grove church and was buried there the day after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Hyatt
Reedy Creek Church
Mr. Hyatt
Pleasant Grove Church
Horry County land sale notice seeks Marion Marlboro farmers
In a Sanford South Carolina notice R. Allsbrook announces sale and barter of several thousand acres in Horry County. He aims to attract Marion and Marlboro farmers to the area and offers land in sizes to suit buyers or to facilitate purchases from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horry County
Marion and Marlboro
My . R. Allsbrook, Sanford, Horry Co
Aged Negro Dies In Cottage Fire Near Suburbs
Alfred Stackhouse an aged Black man believed over 100 years old perishes in a cottage fire in the eastern suburbs early Tuesday evening. His daughter, home briefly, tried to enter the bed room as flames spread, but was repelled. Neighbors recall him as polite and a landmark figure in the community. The tragedy echoes a previous fatal fire nearby years ago that killed a Black child.
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Alfred Stackhouse
Alfred
County Rivalry Ballad About Dillon Marion and Mace
A ballad like recounts a county feud with Dillon and Mace opposing Marion. The verses describe compete for control, a raid on authority, and a countdown victory as Dillon proclaims triumph while Marion curses tonight. The poem hints at building a county seat and jail with officers installed.
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Dillon
Mace
Marion
Jim
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