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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
2
A collection of quirky 1909 press snippets discusses Peary and Dr Cook observations, a magnetic wave blamed on Taft tariff talk, and a call for the American Society of Scientific Research to address New County matters. It notes Zeppelin training gaps, crop yields, and a political bribery hint involving Wylie and Farnum.
The cotton manufacturers fear yarn prices lag cotton gains though southern consumers bear the higher cost. A shorter crop and bullish ginner reports clash as cotton moves up modestly in New York. The Herald argues farmers should store surplus cotton until 15 cents per pound, selling only enough to pay debts to push a new high.
Spinners in the South worry over the high cost of cotton and the low price of yarn. A past Charlotte meeting discussed strategies to widen the gap between raw cotton and finished textile prices. D. A. expressed that banks were not feared, signaling resilience despite mill anxieties.
Across the region manufacturers gain new life from optimistic view and rising European demand while New England buys cotton at high prices. The piece weighs on how leadership, luck, and upheaval propelled figures like Tillman Roosevelt and Napoleon into prominence, and ends with a whimsical wedding future vignette and a recovered lost chain and locket found on a telephone wire.
A special Civic League meeting is set for Friday at 5 30 pm in the Town Hall. All members are urged to attend for important business and new members are invited to join. The article notes members should bring fresh ideas for civic improvement. A Camden Messenger item mentions Mr J W Moore slaughtering a cow with two distinct hearts.
Advertises multiple real estate offerings in South Carolina including a 700 acre farm on the Cashua road near Little Rock, plus 40, 8, 350, and 50 to 200 acre parcels in Dillon and Kingstree areas. Mentions extended sale deadline to Oct 14, serialization of ads, and other local business notices.
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