Woman Leaves Baby on Train In Nashville to Chattanooga Route
Miss Capella Capel of Ellerbe, on a NC and St. L. line train, shared a seat with a baby abandoned by a tall woman in black carrying another child. A station sighting led to discovery of the infant’s origin. The conductor contacted authorities. Capel kept the baby until relatives could claim her or a holding option. Capel and husband John Capel may adopt. The Chattanooga juvenile court indicated no mother could be located within months and advised future relief procedures.
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County
N. C
Rockingham Post-Dispatch
Capella Capel
Ellerbe
Nashville
Tennessee
Igs Capel
St. L
Chattanooga
Miss Capel
The
Staton
Miss Capell
Rockingham
J. C. Baldwin
John Capel
Ellerbee
Cotton Cost Estimates For South Carolina Farmers
A Sumter County farmer reports detailed, state wide cotton production costs for 1920 the figure uses 3 000 000 acres of cotton with estimates for fertilizer rent picking plow hands mules hoeing tools and incidental expenses totaling around 195 million dollars with credits for seed and adjusted labor costs noting plow hands cover about half the cultivated area and that farm operator time is not separately charged.
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Sumter County
Sumter
South Carolina
Cotton profits hinge on above costs to sustain farming
The speaker argues depreciation, seed credits, and fertilizer costs set cotton’s price floor. He contends current outlooks hinder cheaper production in 1921, insists prices must cover production costs, and predicts cotton could exceed 30c by next spring to yield a 25 percent profit. He notes South Carolina’s higher per acre output and lower costs, urging united action to save 75 million dollars.
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South Carolina
Why Printing Costs Stay High Across Papers and Labor
A historical note outlines soaring print costs since 1913 due to labor hikes and higher paper prices. It lists 1913 prices and current rates for coated paper, machine finished book papers, white papers, bond grades, railroad manillas, and newsprint, highlighting percentage increases often around two to three times.
Taxes and school funding appeal from Moore County treasurer
Moore County treasurer MO R Watson appeals to taxpayers to pay taxes promptly to avoid school closures due to bank credit limits. He notes banks can loan for operations but are constrained by wider conditions, and urges railroad support as a supplement. Also includes Daniel P. McKinnon named permanent chair of the Cox Roosevelt Club at Washington and Lee University in Lexington.
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Bind County
Dillon
Italy
MO. R. Watson
Rowland
Cox- Roosevelt Club
Washington and Lee University
Lumberton
Robesonian
Daniel P. McKinnon
Law School
Lexington
Cox_ Roosevelt Club
Washington and Lee
McKinnon
Rooster Row Ends In North Greenville Case
A South Carolina judge ruled a game rooster would be placed midway between two Black families two miles apart after both claimed ownership the rooster was awarded to the Black family whose house it visited last, ending the dispute tonight.
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Greenville
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Sousters
Wrigleys
Fayetteville
Cape Fear Fair
Retail
United States
Stein Bros
Retail Merchants’ Association
B. Fleishman & Bros
Capitol Dept
W. E. Kindley CO
M. A. Bethune
Jennings Shoe Store
Holmes Electric CO
Jones Brothers
M. F. Shuford, Tom A. Thornton, J. M. Cole
Wooten & Camp
Judge Printing CO
Hedgpeth Bros
Fayetteville Furn. Co., Mackethan & CO
Morris Curlee CO
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