Centenaries Rich Year Honors elders and leaders
This year marks numerous centenaries including Queen Victoria, Admiral Rodney, W B Foster the education authority, John Campbell Sharp, Arthur Hugh Clough, Charles Kingsley, Donald Cargill, and George Eliot. The piece notes honors for historic figures across politics, literature, and religion.
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Akit
Admiral Rodney
W. BR. Foster
Arnold
Rugby
John Campbell Sharp
Arthur Hugh Clough
Charles Kingsley
Secretaries and the unseen busy ones in office life
Secretary of War Baker defends officers labeled as chair warmers, noting many appear idle while others work unseen. The tale of a Bluffville chamber secretary and his stenographer illustrates how a busy assistant often drives action that the public misattributes to top officials.
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Baker
Bluffville
Forcing Plants by Light Ability and Cost Reduction
A horticulture expert has developed a method to grow plants faster using artificial mercury vapor light. In winter quarters, seeds germinate in less than half the usual time and flowers exhibit stronger color. The process also causes dense downy growth on stems compared with shadow grown plants, with good practical results reported.
Hot Blast Theory From Volcano Eruptions
George N. Cole argues in the Monthly Weather Review that the intense heat in St Pierre during Mont Pelee and similar blasts from Vesuvius Taal Sakarajima and others came from sudden air compression around the volcanoes, not from hot crater gases. The heat, he says, resulted from dynamic heating as the explosion wave propagated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monthly Weather Review
George N. Cole
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Taal
Sakarajima
Admiralty Humor Returns in Official Reply
A retired sea captain complained to the British Admiralty about his ship’s paint job, saying he looked like a parrot then a haystack. The response clarified they want the stern to align with the head, not the appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
Department
Ike
Mines Threaten Shipping In European Waters
Naval authorities warn it will take years to clear Europe seas of floating mines. Allied trawlers report many German mines were moored by ropes. as ropes rotted the mines broke from anchors and drifted into sea lanes endangering steam shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Farmers Organizing Rapidly In South Carolina
Columbia Oct 14 The movement to organize the cotton crowds of the belt is in full blast says state manager F B McLeod of the South Carolina Cotton Association urging those who have not joined to do so The American Cotton Association is removing the blindfold from farmers eyes and they are organizing for a fair price and for freedom and prosperity Bankers newspapers merchants and professionals back the effort as messages pour into ASA offices The drive aims to organize every county in South Carolina and members say the price for cotton has risen as buyers fear a world shortage and demand for cotton grows The association invites farmers to command their price by joining and organizing under the ASA and its South Carolina division
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
B. F. McLeod
South Carolina Cotton Association
South Carolina
American Cotton Association
Carolina
Engraving Inquiries Highlight Dillon Herald Ad
The Dillon Herald advertises engraving services for commencement and wedding invitations visiting cards and similar items with no obligation to buy. Samples of work are shown and pricing details are not required.
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The
Dillon Herald
Titehold Selects Red Cedar Shingles Ad
Just received a car load of Titehold Selects Red Cedar Shingles guaranteed for 40 years. Be sure to see me before buying. W. L. Gaddy Latta S. C.
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W. L. Gaddy
Latta
8. C
Wanted renters and skilled workers for Redae Farms
Advert says seekers need experienced farmers and laborers for stock, store, carpentry, or domestic work. Endorsement from last landlord required. Proprietor at Redae Farms, Box 109, Clio.
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Red Ae Farms
Clio
Master's Sale in Dillon County South Carolina
In Dillon County South Carolina the Master for Dillon will sell at public auction on Monday November 3 1919 at the courthouse door in Dillon. The property fronts Railroad Avenue 90 feet and extends 130 feet to Harrison Street along an alley known as Commercial Hotel. Purchaser pays papers and stamps. If bidder refuses to comply the property will be resold.
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State of
South Carolina
Dillon
Court of Common Pleas
Katie E Donaldson
L. W. Temple
W. H. Townsend
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Dillon County
Railroad Avenue
Harrison Street
Commercial Hotel
C. €. Hayes
Dillon County Cotton Corporation Books to Open
In pursuance of a commission issued by W Banks Dove secretary of State the Dillon County Cotton Corporation will open books of subscription at First National Bank Dillon S C Friday October 17 1919 at 11 oclock in the forenoon Capital stock two hundred thousand dollars divided into two thousand shares of one hundred dollars each The corporation will buy sell warehouse and store section purchase real estate for warehouses and offices and for warehousing cotton or offices of the corporation Board of Corporators WW Evans T L Mann J B Gibson A R Regan P L Bethea W H Smith R R Rogers 1016 11
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W. Banks Dove
Dillon County Cotton Corporation
First National Bank
Dillon
8. C
WW. Evans
T. L, Mann
J. B, Gibson
A. R. Regan
P. L. Bethea
W. H. Smith
Rogers
Board of Corporators
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Filace
Gus Slackhouse
Yip
W. C. Tolar
A. B. Jordan
Dette
Harris
Miller
R. L. Lane,’ Dillon
S. C
the Bank OF Dillon
Herald Publishing Co
Dillon, S. C
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