New Exchange Telephone Rates Effective May 1 1919
A government controlled telephone system in Dillon announces new rate schedules starting May 1 1919. The change aims to cover rising operating costs tied to wartime conditions and wage increases, with the Postmaster General directing the adjustment and the United States Telegraph and Telephone Administration overseeing operations. Detailed rates appear on May statements.
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Dillon
United States Telegraph and Telephone Administration
Postmaster General of
United States
Telephone Company
Broken Keck Cured by Collar in Heroic Recovery
A San Francisco aviator Lieutenant Charles M Cummins of Virginia sustained a broken neck in a 1918 crash at Gerstner Field Louisiana. Surgeons at Letterman General Hospital fitted a metal collar and restored his ability to walk. The piece highlights wartime reconstruction efforts, funding needs, and urges support for the Victory Liberty Loan while praising servicemen and invoking a sense of national resolve. It closes with an ad for engraved visiting cards from The Herald.
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San Francisco
Charles M. Cummins
Virginia
Cummins
Gerstner Field
Feruary
Letterman General Hospital
Presidio
Cummin
Letterman
Flyer
France
Congress
Victory Liberty Loan
Pension Board Meeting in Dillon South Carolina
The Pension Board will hold its last meeting at the office of Probate Judge Dillon S C on Thursday May 15 from 11 00 a m until 2 00 p m W B Allen T C Sherwood J W Turbeville
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The
Pension Board
Dillon, S. C
Moves garage to Old Central Hotel for continued service
Notice to customers from O Frasier announcing relocation to the Old Central Hotel and continued prompt service with a full line of oils. Also advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for worm problems in children and urges subscription renewal.
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Astome
Old Central Hotel
O. Frasier
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Athern Bell Telephone
D Telegraph Company
the Herald
Karo
Pension Board Meeting
W. B. Allen
T.C. Sherwood
J. W. Turbeville
Gle Aero-Eicut
Eigh
Rogers Garage
Cole Motor Car Company
Indianapolis
U.S.A
Corn Products Refining Company
P.O. Box
New York City
T. B. Norris
Entac
Atlanta, Ga
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