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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
2
Government data for 1910 reports total corn available and yields across multiple months. Key figures include 3,121,381,000 bu total yield and 2,772,376,000 bu in other metrics, with November totals and comparisons to 1908 and 1909. The report notes a strong year and mentions Dr Miles Myreia and related tonnage figures.
A misprint in a grain merchant Trothers ad in Neligh Nebraska replaced oats with cats. Letters to newspapers led to 5000 stray cats poured into Neligh, some sent prepaid, some collect. City officials consider actions to curb the nuisance and ordered a possible slaughter of the cats.
Aston-Salem man Robert Pitts, a discharged soldier traveling home to Winston-Salem, died after being ground beneath railroad wheels near Charity Hospital. He calmly smoked a cigarette and chatted with doctors as death neared, having recently recovered from fever in Texas and fallen from a train car while beaten by its momentum.
Mrs. Bessie Hazel survived a severe scalp injury when her hair was caught in a hay-pressing machine at Mollohon Manuta Company in Newberry. Doctors report her shock has subsided and strong hope remains for recovery, though surgeons could not reattach the torn scalp. The incident occurred on a recent Saturday.
The Morning News in Columbia has died after Geo. R. Koester's retirement leaves the management headless. The company ordered linotype machines and a large press, with payments made, while readiness for a new paper faded amid political heat and uncertain finances.
Lexington January 20 8y cal Peggie Culpepper the woman jailed for murdering her husband has not eaten for two days since news of his death reached her. The shooting occurred days earlier with the husband dying Wednesday night. Peggie says she shot only to scare him after he demanded she cook a possum and threatened to kill her. she details repeated rough handling by her husband and claims self defense.
Notice to creditors of W H Dunbar of Dillon South Carolina that on January 11 1911 he was adjudicated bankrupt and the first meeting of creditors will be held January 28 1911 at 11 o clock in the forenoon at J B Gibson Esq Dillon S C to prove claims appoint a trustee determine the bankrupt and other business. A F Woods, Referee in Bankruptcy Marion S C January 17 1911.
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