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The Dispatch News

Location

Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1921

Page

2

Questions and Answers on Palm Disease and Hogs Diet Advice

A farmers advisory column answers readers on palm tree leaf disease called true lust, says no feasible treatment but tree vigor may remain. It covers hogs eating by balanced rations, and explains eel worm on tobacco stalks with root knots and crop rotation as control, plus apple planting guidance with varieties Staymen's Winesap and Red Winesap and expected harvest windows.

Valhalla Conway U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers Secretary of Agriculture W. W. S. Pelzer

Auction notice of Leesville Furniture Company assets

E A Roof Sheriff Lexington County announces a public sale of all merchandise and furniture from Leesville Furniture Company, based on a 1921 court judgment for 207 dollars plus costs. The sale will occur at the Lexington courthouse steps on September 6, 1921, during legal hours, to satisfy the judgment. The stock includes beds chairs stoves crockery ware linoleum rugs and more.

State of South Carolina Lexington Court of Common Pleas Marsh Furniture Company B. E. Wessinger N. L. Wessinger A. A. Wessinger H. B. Wessinger PE. Wessinger C. S. Wessinger Leesville Furniture Company Lexington County H. B. ‘Wessinger P. E. Wessinger C. ‘S Wessinger Leesville

Lexington School admission notice to out-of-district parents

Notice to patrons of Lexington school district No 1 states that parents desiring to send their children to Lexington must apply for admission to Secretary of the Board of Trustees Karl F Oswald. Overcrowding may prevent enrollment for those outside the district. Trustees H N Kaminer Karl F Oswald Q E Caughman.

Lexington School District No. 1 Lexington Board of Trustees Karl F. Oswald H. N. Kaminer Q. E. Caughman Poard

The Superior Growth of the Well Bred Animal

A reader questions if a well bred animal yields more gain per feed than a scrub. The text argues the well bred animal generally grows more, eats more, and attains heavier weight on the same feed, producing a higher quality carcass and greater sale value, with beef bred stock differing in efficiency and carcass composition.

The Iron Nerve of Sam Houston Foremost Texas Hero

The Virginian scout Sam Houston showed iron nerve from his Creek War thigh wound to San Jacinto victory. He led 860 Texans to defeat Santa Anna at San Jacinto and became Texas first president, opposed secession, and died in Huntsville July 26, 1863 saying Texas on his lips.

Sam Houston Houston Andrew Jackson Old Hickory Tohopeka Horseshoe Tallapoosa River Ala Jackson Alamo Santa Anna San Jacinto Texas Lone Star Republic Union Huntsville

Well bred livestock promises higher weight and price

The piece notes that well bred animals yield better feeding qualities, reach heavier weights, mature earlier, and fetch higher prices. Growth per feed unit varies with conditions, but overall feed costs are rewarded with better prices, per Progressive Farmer.

Handel Booth on Strauss and the Denver crowd

A Denver Philharmonic Society secretary voices relief at Strauss music amid wartime sentiment. The compiled quip includes a joke about studying Strauss costs and a lighthearted exchange about a broken piano.

Richard Strauss Handel Booth The Denver Philharmonic Society

Dodson's Liver Tone Calomel Sale Ad Claim

An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless liver regulator and stomach aid. It warns against calomel and claims a money back guarantee, claiming 15 million bottles sold and superior digestion without causing sickness.

Dodson Calomel

Slacker recalled for wartime cheer and thrift

A reminiscence describes Mr. Wadleigh as cheering soldiers during the war and rising for the Star Spangled Banner, with his checkbook going into retirement. The vignette notes his attitude and small acts as the period closed.

Mr. Wadleigh

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Winnsboro E. A. Roof D. C Lexington School Strauss Ulysse Edythe Avery A Eweler Columbia S.C Main St Chas. L. Sligh Columbia, S Home National Bank Lexington, D. C Federal Reserve Association Elmgren Hampton St. Columbia, S. C Caughman & Sox Meat Market Postoffice Lexington, S. C Palmetto National Bank Columbia, S. C Slacker W. P. Matthews S. C DR. O’neill Carolina Bkebldg J. Frank Kneece Batesburg, S. C Drs. Boozer B. J. Wingard Clark Daw Building Columbia, S.C Bertha Schraner Chiropractor Main Street Hunt Harmon Drug Company F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio C. Coulton Optometrist Eula Burnett Dalton Cardut Cardus Mrs. Burnett Lombard Iron Works. Supply Co Georgia Ford Carolina National Bank of Columbia W. A. Clark T. S. Bryan Jos M. Bell Jno D. Bell
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