Opposing Cut In Acreage Sparks South Carolina Letters
Skot e Wannamaker, chairman of the South Carolina Cotton Association, says letters reveal a systematic fight against reducing cotton acreage and securing remunerative prices. He notes copies of letters between Governor Allen and state citizens, and indicates a financed campaign backed by banks and businessmen to organize a foreign marketing and financing corporation with substantial capital.
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Allen
Cotton Belt
Association
Wannamaker
State Bankers’ Association
Agid
South Carolina
Wanwkmaker
War profiteering tales from England spark reader caution
Tit Bitse reports examples from England of confusion over military payments. A wheelwright in Essex received ninety five-pound checks for a small job worth nine shillings and fivepence and was told to bank the money. A Surrey dairy manager saw a similar episode as hay paid for but partly delivered led to a sizeable reimbursement.
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War Department
England
Essex
Wheelwright
Surrey
Money in Sweet Potatoes at Clemson College
A Clemson College note from April argues preparatory marketing as key to profitable sweet potato production. It details disease-free varieties Porto Rico Nancy Hall Triumph, soil prep, early planting, vine supply, storage, and shows an example: 270 bushels No.1 and 149 bushels culls yielding a $230 profit on a Fairfield County acreage with detailed expenditures and returns.
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Clemson College
Porto Rico
Nancy Hall
Jerop
Falr
Field County
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Claim
Readable text asserts piles can be cured in six to fourteen days using a product named Brohana and mentions a one room unit with Basten Bret earning zero ointment. The fragment references taste and drops in the advertisement, suggesting a medical cure claim with minimal verifiable details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basten Bret
Kidney Trouble Warns: Signs and Urgent Help
Warning about kidney health from a historical health ad reads that kidneys failing to function cause fatigue dizziness and back pain. It urges immediate action when nervous, sleepless, or weak, claiming toxins build up if kidneys do not work properly and promoting a remedy.
Dangerous disease cure touted as world spanning medicine
An advertisement promotes a so called gold medal Haarlem Capsules claiming worldwide use for centuries. It lists soothing ingredients and promises quick relief, direct import from a laboratory and easy purchase from drug stores with guaranteed authentic original brand packaging.
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Ayater
Haarlem
Holidad
Cardus credited by Mrs Kilman for relief after prolonged illness
Mrs Mary Kilman of Rouse City Texas recounted a months long backache and agony following childbirth. She credits Cardus as the lifesaving remedy after starting a course that spanned three bottles, noting lasting relief from pain and weakness.
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Rouse City, Tex
Mary Kilman
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Pat
Dutner
Dillon
Marlford
S. G. Hurley
Dillos
Ed. V
E. T. Elliott, Jr
W. Grove
Cardai
Cardus
Garda
Eldes
Cardut
Toni & la
Rolla
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