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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1909
Page
3
A garbled column blends proverbs with romantic telegram style dialogue. A young man professes love and vows to wed, while distant claims of wealth and end times hue through coin and sentiment. The piece ends with wedding bells urged without delay.
Londin Sept 5 according to the 105th report of the British and Foreign Bible Society the Bible will soon be printed in every language and dialect known throughout the world. Complete Bibles and portions of the Bible were prepared in 418 languages last year with six new translations added. Embossed Bibles or portions for the blind were made in 31 languages. Total Bibles issued last year reached about 5.08 million across complete Bibles New Testaments and portions. Porteurs faced danger abroad including spying in Nicaragua theft in Parma and hostility in several regions.
The piece lauds a man who turns stumbling blocks into stepping stones and notes that virtue’s beauty is visible to the eye but not its charm through a microscope. It emphasizes practical insight over mere visual appeal in sculpture and life.
A Pittsburg Post letter ponders electoral impact with sharp quips about gender politics and party cooperation. The writer imagines women voters shifting behavior, joking about cooks, maids, and political alignments in a periodical remark on civic change.
A North Carolina public school superintendent recounts his mother's long battle with coffee induced heart trouble and stomach issues. After trying Postum during a meal with a merchant, the family switched fully, leading to marked improvement in her heart symptoms and digestion. The letter praises Postum's health effects and urges readers to try it, noting others in the family also benefited.
Instructions from Southern Planter and Progressive Farmer outline harvesting cowpea hay with careful pile design. Build high narrow piles thirty inches high, allow sun and air to dry without full sun-drying, rake and form into compact beds, top with straw to shed rain, and cure for four to five days when weather cooperates. When hauled, fork and load in a way that avoids breaking piles, storing in the mow for space efficiency and leaf preservation, noting value in stock feeding.
Easy method for supporting pole beans uses spaced posts with a top wire. Set posts at convenient distances and stretch wire across the top. Ground conditions should allow immediate setup to start training vines.
The text advises planting and trellis tying beans along fence lines to ease cultivation, with spacing guidance. It then argues against aristocratic wealth, asserting wealth should be democratic and that every underperforming earner burdens the community, lowering life standards for all. It laments that untrained, intemperate individuals harm society and that widespread inefficiency degrades roads, schools, and public institutions.
Agricultural notes advise sowing salsify and parsnips in hot soil after an early crop, using strong beds and acid phosphate. The Sandwhich variety for salsify is hardy and winter-friendly in the South, with roots eaten like fritters or with drawn butter. Parsnips share similar conditions and frost improvement, but wet leaves can blister skin. A Massey anecdote warns against drenching cattle, detailing choking, lung complications, and costly losses, urging safer feeding and veterinary oversight by professionals in postmortem checks.
A Whitn ey Texas paper cites three parsimonious men visiting town who avoid drinking melt water, forbid large writing, and stop clocks to save wear on machinery. They refuse county papers because reading strains their spectacles.
The article extols pure white lead paint as a protective armor for wooden houses, claiming it repels rain and heat and preserves the wood. It cites National Lead Company and traces brand names, trademarks, and various products, with testimonials about kidney pills and tonics as patent remedies.
A playful dialogue from a Little girl asks about the terms silence and stillness. The neighbor explains silence means no one is in the parlor, while stillness is what you do not wear when your sister and friend are present.
A concise reflection urges steadfast optimism through sorrow and light. It emphasizes resilience, balance, and a steadfast stance in facing life’s challenges with an upbeat outlook.
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