Grasshoppers Canned What In Lexington County?
A reader reports a tale of grasshopper canning claimed to employ many people in Lexington county near Chapin at a creek fork. Post office maps and county officials show no such town or industry, casting doubt on the story and the claimed location.
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Lexington County
Chapin
South Carolina
Court House
Douglas J. Mulwile
D. Ernest Amick
Fork
Fairbanks
Amick
Malloy
Calhoun Times
Times
Saturday Blade
D. J. Mulloy
New K
Sven
Mulley
Samples and Address Details for Columbia South Carolina
The sender requests samples and states the address 1411 Assembly Street, Columbia, South Carolina for contact or delivery. No further context or items are specified beyond location and quantity term samples.
Grasshopper Cannery Growth Shocks Fairbanks Local History
A prolonged tale from Fairbanks reveals an expanded grasshopper cannery run by Douglas J. Mulloy. Once a lab specimen supplier, Mulloy’s operation grew after a curious inquiry from a New Syrian contact, sparking a regional harvest decline and a curious note on local post offices and mentions of Fairbanks and D J Mulloy.
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Fairbanks
Douglas J. Mulloy
Hitherro Mulloy
Grasshopper Food Products Promoted For Mass Consumption
An inventor outlines daily grasshopper shipments to nearby regions and plans for nationwide agencies to collect the insects. He describes processing methods to soften bones and flavor the product, including hoper-crisps and grasshopper preserves boiled in molasses. Nutritional claims note protein, carbohydrates, and fat content.
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Mulloy
Veteran Confederate veteran Jacob Crim dies at 76 in Eau Claire
Jacob Michael Grant Crim, a veteran of the Confederate army, died at 12:15 this morning at the home of his son J. S. Crim in Eau Claire after four months of ill health. He was born near Leesville on June 17, 1845 and was 76 last month. He served with Troop F Fifth South Carolina cavalry and saw action at many engagements. He leaves five children from his first marriage to Miss Mary Eliza Sawyer and second wife Mrs. Janie Windhorn. Funeral at Cedar Grove church near Leesville tomorrow at 3 p.m. Interment in the churchyard. He was a lifelong Lutheran and active in church affairs.
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Jacob Michael Grant
J. S. Crim
Sixth Avenue
Eau Claire
Cedar Grove Church
Leesville
Mr. Crin
Mary Eliza Sawyer
Janie Windhorn
S. Crim
Josephine Estelle Cannon
Mary Bits Henman
Amanda Alien Burry
Nessie Pauline Anderson
Sherman
Columbia
Crim
Wade Hampton
Son
Gene Ler
Hermones
Pat Cheep
Falls
Fletcher
Arustrone
Mas Tampton Roads
Troo
Fifth South Carolina Cavalry
Henry Caughman
Mtr
Lutheran Church
Cannon's
News of Near Swansea Death Notice and Gatherings
News item notes Iman and a wide circle of friends mourning his death with family. It also mentions Cropeein community well being, a large birthday dinner at Mallie Jumper's with Rev. McKittrick and family present, Carrie Yon visiting Brogdon Bottoms, and Lillie Jefcoat traveling to Charlotte for a few days with relatives.
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Iman
Bell Weevil
Mallie Jumper
Revival Meeting At Calvary In Swansea Sags
Rev Mr Grimm of Swansea and Rev Mr Lever conduct a revival at Calvary. A lighthearted note questions Donald D Ken Mac’s river incident, while hot weather warnings urge use of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, praised by many as dependable.
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Grimm
Swansea
Lever
Calvary
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B. B. Kirkland Seed CO
Assembly Street
Columbia, S. C
Sting
Todie Reyer
AML
Bosch
Columbia Supply Company
West Gervais St. Columbia, S.C
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
New York City
Holland
Sarrat? Printing CO
Lexington, 8. C
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Harmon Drug Co
Lexington Pharmacy
Evertt
Harvard-Dayton
Victrolas
Victor Records
Emerson and Okeh
the John Church Co
Main Street
Walter Optical Co
8. C
Charleston
Florence
Donald
Mac
Willie
Palm Beach
Wilson Brothers
Theofe Ans Golumbia S.C
The
Hope-Davis-Cook Co
Batesburg, S. C
L. Nauful
Washington Street
Columbia, D. C
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