Prayer for Rain and 1845 Drought Echoes in Dillon
An 1845 North Carolina drought and the community prayer meeting for rain are recounted with notes on crops and prices. The piece links faith and patience to weather luck, recalls how a shower arrived after a long dry spell, and mentions a Dillon County call to elect delegates for the Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association to build Pee Dee river infrastructure.
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Beaufort
N.C
Spartanburg Journal
Ulis State
North Carolina
Florence
5. C
Dillon County
Eastern Carolina Good Roads Association
Dillon
S. C
Great Pee Dee River
Cor
Mara Bluff Ferry
Woodrow Wilson's Praise Receives Broad Praise in Washington
After a day of political conference in Washington, Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey left for Trenton to resume his duties. His visitors included Senators, Representatives, and private citizens from across the country, with a wide array of attendees citing support and interest in his policies.
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New Jersey
Washington
Goy
Woodrow Wilson
Trenton
Martine
Egg Inscription Sparks Unseen Bequest Across Years
In Wilkes-Barre on June 3 a cook named Charles Dily found an egg at Ryan Brothers in Plymouth bearing the name Berth Garret of Huntsville Arkansas. The egg led to a $2,000 bequest from the deceased heiress after a long correspondence, with estate attorneys arranging the payout.
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Wilkes-Barre
Ryan Brothers
Plymouth
Charles Dily
Berth Garret
Huntsville
Madison County
Ark
Huntaville
Dile
Remarkable nonknife throat operation at Philadelphia convention
At a Philadelphia medical convention on June 1 Dr Chevalier Jackson of Pittsburgh performed a groundbreaking non surgical removal of a brass paper oil embedded in a young woman's throat for eight years. Using a tere n thoxscope and electric reflector, the instrument guided by light, the device was lowered into the throat and the clip withdrawn after about an hour of careful work.
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Philadelphia
Chevalier Jackson
Pittsburg
Escaping Aerial Adventure Over Cantabrian Mountains
An aviator named Gilbert battles high above the Cantabrian range during a race from Paris to Madrid. Reports from Hugos, Spain describe a dramatic air clash as the eaglefighter fights through treacherous skies and pelting ale like distractions.
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Fle Pelled
Hugos
Spain
Gilbert
Cantabrian
Paris
Madrid
Record of Extreme Low Temperatures and Liquefied Gases
The article discusses liquefied hydrogen yielding the coldest temperatures, but costly to produce. It presents methyl chloride cooling in porous clay to reach seventy five degrees below zero, and a cooling system in Purik making seven quarts of liquid air per hour reaching around 175 degrees below zero. It notes liquid air rapidly condenses and is used for deep cooling, with extreme temperatures possible for experiments and industrial uses.
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Purik
Meuhe
Eagle Attacks Aviator At 4600 Feet In Dramatic Air Battle
Predatory eagle swooped on Gilvert's plane as it climbed over rugged terrain. The bird struck with its beak and talons forcing the aviator to momentarily lose control. Gilbert fired twice, injuring the eagle and allowing a safe return to land, calling it the most exciting moment of his career.
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Gilvert
Gabret
Gilbert
Japan
Gernin
Lexington Tragedy and Fire Suspicions in Dutch Fork
A rare extreme cold note introduces a violent incident in Lexington where J Pink Bouknight was killed by a lynching attempt following arson fires across the Dutch Fork in the past months. A mob of over fifty men surrounded Collins’s home seeking vigilante justice, but Collins defended himself. The event shifts focus to urging law over mob action while praising local residents as law abiding.
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Nike
Heath
Lexington
J. Mink Houknight
Mer
Mer. Two Tims
MeLorick
Collins
Palmers
Colling
Oman
J. Pink Bouknight
Discharge of Administrator Notice in Probate
In the matter of the estate of Ke W. McEachorn deceased JOA McEachorn fired final discharge and I as administrator announce a hearing Friday July 4 at 1:00 am to determine his application for discharge of said administrator Dillon C. duie 1901 Ke A Hruason Sr Probate Judge.
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J. W. McCown
Henry H. Husbands
Gore
Oklahoma
House
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Ivery
Mt Ivastone Life Insurance Company
South Gatelina
Athinnie
Caroling Ite
The
South Avianne Life Insurance Company
Io Dillon County
South Atlantic Life Insurance Company
Pmund Stripwick
Prest
Richmond
Max Fass
Rome
Farmers Line Department
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company
South Pryor St
Atlanta, Ga
Michelin
Michelin and All Shes Eales
Williams Motor Car Co
H. L. Williams
Carefeee
Cortwright Metal Roofing Company
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