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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
4
A 1918 Dillon item reflects pacifist closures, war efforts, and local civic ethics. The piece contrasts individualism with communal duty, notes German language education shifts, and includes a marriage notice: Thelma Beard of Dillon marries C David Bidens in Fayetteville, with Edens Beard moving from Sumter to Washington for government work.
Excerpts from a World War I letter to Mr and Mrs R W Brown of Dillon. Private Brown writes from Europe about trenches and life back from the front. He says hed rather die there than be a slacker, defends patriotism and asks his parents not to worry. He signs as Robert L Brown Co B 117th Engineers.
J H Dixon announces he has bought one third interest from Neal and Dixon and will be at the Farmers Warehouse Mullins for the coming season. He states opening sale in July and that the new arrangement improves interests at the Big Farmer Warehouse.
A mixed set of 1918 era notices offers loans on farms and city property at six percent for three to ten years, farm and tractor ad s, sale of Maxferd truck maker equipment, lost tire, wanted potatoes and a farm, fly repellent advertisement, hog powder testimony, real estate listings, and a court notice for a special term of the Court of Common Pleas in Dillon County.
All persons are hereby forbidden Caulder who is not of legal age and who left my home without my consent. L. C. Caulder.
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