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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1919
Page
5
The Bank of Latta held its annual stockholders meeting on December 31. Directors reported 1918 as the best year in profits and business, with the usual dividend paid and a surplus increase. Officers were reelected, plus L. A. Manning Jr named active vice president after four years in the West.
A mother questions the price of a coat for a little girl while a persistent store clerk justifies high costs. A five year old named Jimmie inspires pride as he teaches siblings songs and flags, and welcomes a baby brother amid wartime hopes. Government soda orders prompt local action.
Physicians and druggists hail Calotabs as a nausea free calomel reform to abort a cold overnight and curb la grippe. One tab on the tongue at bedtime with water, no salts or nausea, no impact on meals or activities. Sold in sealed packages for thirty five cents with a money back guarantee if not delighted.
A U S consular report describes mass killings by Turks in Armenia and Syria, detailing naked, tied victims, river drownings, and abducted girls. It urges rapid fundraising of 20 million dollars by the American Committee for Relief in the Near East, with funds limited to food and clothing purchases.
Government officials disclose Rogers L. Rogers of Hyattsville new underwater radio system that reads wireless signals through water and ground. The method, tested during wartime, allows submarines to receive messages while submerged and could boost US naval communications with low-cost underground receivers and reduced static interference.
James L. Weddington Jr of Dublin Ga a sergeant in the Sixth Marine drives ambulances on five fronts from Chateau Thierry to Sedan and fights when needed. At nineteen he recalls heavy shell fire and says every Marine in France was worth three Germans a wild cat could fight. He passed through Atlanta on sick leave en route home.
A child visits a cemetery with an aunt and reads gravestone inscriptions. He reports to his father that he wondered where all the "picked people" were buried, reflecting on life and mortality.
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