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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
6
The Dillon Herald explains advertising rates including subscriptions and penalties for extra space. It states obituary lines cost per line, and restrictions on content and submissions with emphasis on real names and good faith.
The Evening Post notes the local weather bureau man has been making things hot for Charleston as Charlestonians push back, turning the heat on the weather bureau amid public scrutiny.
The excerpt traces a sequence from wagon trains across the plains to the first transcontinental railway in 1849 and the 1899 cross by automobile, then notes the jump to aviation. It mentions Ward and Fowler attempting to fly across the seat, with unclear details and context remaining.
A reader urges strict enforcement or adoption of an ordinance controlling car speed and bans on loud new horns. They argue reckless driving endangers pedestrians and warn that action is needed before a tragedy occurs.
A Clemson demonstration train visit in Dillon County drew a small attendance. A farmer remarked that locals often claim to prefer their traditional methods, while many farmers study new approaches. the speaker warned that when interest grows, the experiment station may move to the county, bringing closer access and benefits.
The Presbyterian church of South Carolina plans a $200 000 endowment drive to boost higher education in the state. A short term simultaneous campaign, led by volunteer solicitors, will run in seven Pee Dee Presbytery churches with Florence as headquarters. A kickoff banquet is set for Tuesday night, followed by sermons and daily church telegraph reports to track progress.
Arthur Dingle a waiter at Sea shore Hotel Wrightsville Beach was arrested in Marion with a valuable pearl pin linked to Mrs. David Evans of Chicago. Pin recovered after hotel manager confirmed theft, police traced Dingle’s possession, and preliminary trial to follow after capture.
Miss Harriet Quimby, a theatre writer, became the first woman to pilot a monoplane in this country during the Richmond county Agricultural Society annual fair. She flew 200 to 300 feet, completed two circuits over the meadow, and landed with a slight hop. Spectators and her instructor praised her calm skill as she faced winds, crashes avoided, and a triumphant return to the crowd.
New Orleans fashionable suburb may be abandoned after a peculiar accident floods a waterway with molasses. Fish perish as the sticky flood covers banks and affects local waterways, prompting officials to investigate cause and potential relocation.
Lake Pontchartain waters near the New Orleans entrance to the new basin are strewn with dead shrimp and fish after 600000 gallons of molasses released from a burst storage tank. The molasses carried potash, causing a strong odor and raising fears residents may flee. Also appears a note from the Colored Farmers Association describing wheat and oats planting methods and fertilizer use.
For sale one new four McCormac mower and rake at a bargain to quick purchaser. Ne ar J. H. Squires in Dillon.
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