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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
12
An article recounts how goat meat could become a staple rivaling mutton, with references to gauges and precision blocks in wartime manufacturing. It explores public perception, price impacts, and historical curiosity about goat meat’s acceptance and potential rise in menus.
The livestock sector is described as the largest and most vital US industry with live animal value surpassing 8 billion dollars. It underpins soil fertility, feeds a large portion of the American diet, and drives social and economic welfare through slaughtering and meat packing. Chicago markets alone moved about 1 billion in 1918, with nationwide daily sales near 20 million.
An observer notes England may soon host a powerful trio of queens including Empress Marie of Russia joining the queen and queen mother of Portugal in a historic alignment. The group is described as among the saddest, with members shaped by betrayals, exile, murder, and dynastic tragedy across nations.
A city gardener caught a well bred domestic cat in the act of killing a young robin. He did not kill the hunter, but handed both cat and prey to the owner, who was indignant at the capture. The incident reflects claims about bred cats and their hunting.
Rabbit skins from Australia and New Zealand dominated the St. Louis fur auction. About 500,000 pounds from Australia and 50,000 pounds from New Zealand sold for a total of 385000 dollars. The largest lots went to batters and felt manufacturers.
Local discussion centers on access to public waters with native rights and potential misinterpretation of actions. Confusion arises over whether certain conduct constitutes a crime given native and nonnative viewpoints and interpretations.
An Indianapolis parsonage wife overhears a young congregant lambasting a parsonage donor as parsimonious while she herself has spent hours mending the carpet. The wife remains silent and simply kisses the girl, illustrating restraint expected of clergy spouses. The incident reflects social rules about polite behavior and criticism within church circles.
A Fourteenth street tube tunnel in New York used a cautious method to pass a thin rock cover. Workers dropped the upper heading four feet, installed cast iron lining, then removed rock via many blast holes loaded with dynamite, carefully setting the arch as each bit came free. The approach avoided breaking through the delicate shell.
Last autumn Roland helped his former teacher by hauling fertilizer to her garden. This spring he started a victory garden and told her about it, then asked for the fertilizer back to use for his own garden.
An Automobile owner in Hallowell left his car with a chain looped around a wheel and tied to a tree. The thief jacked up the car removed the chained wheel, replaced a rear wheel with the spare, and drove off leaving the single chained wheel behind.
Africa’s big game hunters protest a Canadian proposal to use airplanes to herd caribou from northern barrens to Hudson Bay shore corrals for slaughter. They warn the tactic could lead to mass slaughter of elephants rhinos and deer across the continent, threatening wildlife.
A writer in the Nitha Codon reflects on returning soldiers and public school boys. The once celebrated definite aims fade as veterans and youth confront memories of war and the old classroom. The piece compares the trauma of reintegration to the fear of being “put on” by a headmaster and the impossibility of returning to childhood.
A Montreal Tribune feature critiques treatment of veterans like Sir Douglas Haig notes a demobilized officer seeking work in London while Arthur Richings returns to Cardiff police despite earning the rank of lieutenant colonel and multiple decorations. A Chicago anecdote about a drafted cousin highlights wartime hardship and shifts.
Morgan J. O'Brien, ex judge of the New York Supreme Court, hosted Gen. Coleman Dupont and 25 guests for “the best dinner” after a bet on German prowess. The dispute was over whether the Allies could reach Soissons by a set date. they did, and O'Brien’s bet was settled with a hefty bill, labeled the Soissons dinner.
Chicago’s oldest saloon, established in 1887 the year the city incorporated, saw its dynasty end after the dry era closed the 6000 saloons. A four generation family ran the business as Indian camps were common. Chicago’s population has surged from about 5000 to nearly 3,000,000.
A brief domestic exchange mentions preparing fish lunch. Mary asks if the cooking outfit was placed in a basket. The response notes a tin of sardines inside, identified by a number. The snippet resembles a casual life moment with a focus on food preparation.
This readable fragment shows Uncle Eben quoting a line about the Kaiser and a person named Jong age, with Onele Eben commenting on a trial and possible sentence in an hourisl context, reflecting a slang influenced local oral style.
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