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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
9
A Kentucky woman claims instant communion with the Almighty and delivers high calling messages to ordinary people, including demanding $25 from a lawyer who says the Lord knows he has not funds. The piece blends humor and moralizing with other short jests and parlor anecdotes.
A Southern Planter article argues for breeding ewes as a weedless pasture tactic on Piedmont and mountain farms. It links sheep to cleaner fields, higher lamb income, and weed control, and notes Shropshire rams improve lamb quality while hogs benefit from year‑round forage and efficient feed practices.
Professor Ma recounts a railroad stop at a cotton belt warehouse named Farmers' Supply Company. He laments tenant farmers' toil to support a profiteering firm, urging better farming practices to end the cycle of debt and land decline.
Archibald Sraith argues that many families in large southern towns pay 35 to 40 cents a pound for Ella creamery butter and would buy butter of equal quality weekly from local farmers. He notes farmers often contract to supply regular weekly butter at about 30 cents per pound, with low prices tied to inferior quality.
Erratic garbled excerpt references a complex relation dialogue and a fragmentary scene describing a man dressed in a peculiar manner. The text includes a misquoted Arctic exploration remark and a humorous exchange about a wife’s marital history.
An advertisement from Munyon’s in Philadelphia promotes free medical examinations with a blank form to fill and return, promising a ruling on cure possibility. A separate item describes Mr. W. B. Dowdy’s corn and cabbage harvests on a hilltop acre, noting high green crops and projected yields before the Sanford Times 42-’09.
An elderly Pedro woman, Mrs. Martin B. Justice, shares a testimonial praising Cardui the woman’s tonic for years of weakness and female trouble. She says a physician son urged operation but Cardui restored strength after only days, claiming safe vegetable extract relief and renewed ambition.
Fragmentary text cites Perry Davis painkiller claims and an exterminator product. Mentions frost bites and hematin slang, a yearly goal, and sending 25 Konghon Rats to the Final Cana Zone to stop work. Overall, the passage mixes promotional phrases and scattered references without a coherent event.
A fragmentary ad copy touts patent medicine and household products. It mentions Rough on Rats exterminator and powders for roaches and bedbugs with prices, plus a headache remedy Cayndine and a Jersey City chemist. The tone mimics period merchandizing language.
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