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Newspaper

The Dillon Herald

Location

Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1918

Page

2

Hornaday plan sparks debate on big game reserves in forests

The text rails against a proposed shift to large protected areas for deer elk and other big game in national forests. It credits Dr William T Hornaday as a leading advocate and notes calls for Congress to create wildlife sanctuaries while warning of meat shortages and economic impacts from hunting restrictions.

New York Doctor Hornaday Ted States Army League and Trust American Defense Society Congress Tntex

Phoenix egg mythed giant fossil ostrich returns to light

A two quart egg from Henan province China, said to be the phoenix egg, is now on view at the Museum of Natural History in New York after examination by museum staff. It is described as a perfect fossil ostrich egg with a small hole, weighing about four pounds of contents. The egg’s discoverer kept it as a curiosity, while legends tie it to immortality and rebirth in Chinese lore.

China Museum of Natural History New York Boston Transcript United States Henan Yellow River Blac’ Wuieu Leth Arabia Hellopoli

Boloism Debate Cites Corruption Tale from South Church

Charles F. Murphy of Tammany warns that money’s corrupting force fuels Boloism. He recounts a senator who donates twenty dollars to a colored church, prompting hushed talks between the preacher and elders and a wry exchange about leaving town if the senator stays quiet.

Charles F. Murphy Tammany South

Telegraphic surgery saves life far in Australia

An operation directed by a surgeon 1,800 miles away was carried out by the Hall's Creek postmaster using a razor after telegraphic instructions from Perth. The patient had fallen from a horse and sustained serious injuries including a urethral rupture. This life saving procedure occurred where no doctor was within 1,000 miles.

Australia Scientific American Hall's Creek Perth

The Turkish government and sultanate

A fragment describing the Turkish government as a hereditary monarchy with the sultan as temporal and spiritual head. It notes the succession line from the house of Oxman, Mohammed V as the thirty sixth sultan, and constantinople’s role. It mentions the constitution limiting marriage and the counting of children born in the harem as legitimate.

House of Oxman Mohammed V Constantinople Turkey

Jazz music overview and misconceptions debunked

The Milwaukee Sentinel defines jazz as rhythmic and improvisational, not chaotic noise. It notes correct mixing of instruments, emphasis on swing, contrasts in dynamics, and that many so called jazz groups fail to perform true classics or jazz, while genuine players are rare.

Rome Milwaukee Sentinel

Great Profit on Steamers Tidewater Sells for Big Gain

The Boston Globe notes the Tidewater coal carrier changed hands after five months in Boston, selling for over 2.6 million on a build cost around 570 thousand. Built at New York Shipbuilding Camden, it measures 368.6 feet by 55.2 feet by 30.5, with net 9354 and gross 5260 tons.

Boston Tidewater Boston Globe New York Shipbuilding Company Camden N. J Castner, Curran & Bullitt American-Italian Steamship Company of New York

Mexico an Indian Country It Is of Importance to Inquire

The New Republic argues southern Indians in Mexico view Spaniards and Mexican authorities as cruel foreign rulers. They consider Mexico an Indian country and object to non Indians like Madero. Carranza gains south praise for not being Indian, while Huerta proclaims Indiano.

Mexico New Republic Madero Oaxaca Huerta Carranza South Diaz

Piece of Fir 515 Years Old Found in Portland

The forestry office at Portland received from a Washington ranger a Mougins fir specimen aged 515 years. The report notes the tree fell when 125, cedar sprouted in the log and grew for 200 years, with later speculation about wood and witchcraft connections.

Portland Ove Washington Rangers

Twain and a classroom cane strike joke from London

A fragmentary quip about Mark Twain and Clemens traveling Europe appears alongside a schoolmaster tale. A ringleader confronted by the cane prompts a boy’s quip about a strike that ends with a London joke about a new schoolroom development collection.

Lacks a Home Said by Uncle Eben in Dialect

A compact quotation centers on Uncle Eben declaring that true charity must begin at home and that without a home charity malfunctions. The line captures a rustic voice critiquing social care from a personal vantage point.

Uncle Eben

Boss of Everything confronts conscience with order

A man asserts his control as a political boss, claiming authority over his own conscience. The other replies with a challenge about integrity, highlighting the tension between power and personal ethics.

Final discharge hearing for executor in Dillon County

Judge J oe Cabell of probate sets Friday in February at 9 p m for the hearing of the petition to discharge the executor. The notice is dated 1 10 41 and signed by the judge.

Notice of Final Discharge for Caroline M. Bethea Estate

D W Bethea administrator of the estate of Caroline M Bethea deceased has applied for final discharge. A hearing on the petition is set for Friday February 1 at 10 o'clock AM in the office of Joe Cabell Davis Judge of Probate in Dilton County.

D. W. Bethea Caroline M. Bethea Han Thin Joe Cabell Davis Dilton County

Why do your cows give less milk in winter

Why do your cows give less milk in winter than they do in summer. Nature does not supply grasses and green food. We have come to the aid of Dame Nature with B. A. Thomas Stock Remedy containing the ingredients that feed supplies in season, only concentrated. We guarantee more and better milk with the same feed.

Nature Dame Nature B. A. Thomas Breen

Marion firm advertises law and surveying services

Attorney at Law Dillon and Jomaron advertise practice in state and federal courts with focus on farms drainage city lots. M. Johnson and C L D are listed as attorneys in Marion South Carolina offering surveying and engineering services and ready to take work as usual.

M. Jomanron Hee Mu. Johnson Marion

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