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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1920
Page
4
Obituary and memorial notices rates listed per word with payment required in advance. Advertising and remittance details note Sligh and Walker as the publisher and contact point in Lexington South Carolina.
The legislature should pass a bill to allow a public vote on amending the constitution to end the fiscal year June 30 rather than January 31. The present system causes funding gaps and delays in payroll and reporting for state government until after the appropriation act passes.
A local writer praises African Americans amid nationwide arrest sweeps of I W W and Reds. He notes no negro arrests reported, cites a bricklayer earning more than a circuit judge and widespread black auto ownership among tenant farmers. He argues blacks are improving, staying productive, and not chasing strange ideologies.
Prof A F Conradi of Clemson College warns the boll weevil will cause 35 to 40 million dollars in damage in 1920 South Carolina. He estimates losses from 70 percent in Beaufort Charleston and coast counties to 15 percent in some upper counties. He urges a safe farming system to ensure adequate food production.
The piece extols the farmer as the essential pillar of every community noting he feeds all. It cites Robert Quillen, a country editor from Fountain Inn, as a genius who runs a weekly newspaper in Greenville County.
A writer argues producers are vanishing as farming declines to cities. He notes bread shortages, looming food aid to Europe, and rising prices while urging better rural roads to keep farmers on the land. He laments the disconnection between production and progress.
The orchard brand fruit tree spray B. T. 5S promises to protect trees and improve fruit. Harman Drug Co offers plant insecticides germicides and disinfectants and invites customers to call for supplies.
Prospects for an early settlement of the motormen and conductors strike against the Columbia Railway Gas and Electric company grew gloomier after a conference between union representatives and company officials. Wage disputes remain the sole issue with a two cent per hour gap. Section 15 has been abandoned by the union.
G M H recalls a Friday morning visit to Cayce with County Auditor Dent. The host Mr. William J. Cayce and his wife are praised for hospitality and community standing. The writer commends Mr. Cayce as an established merchant and Mrs. Cayce for her famed domestic skills.
Public health style notice urges readers to bolster blood with Pepto Mangan to fight influenza. Claims thin blood and anemic individuals are more susceptible and promotes Pepto Mangan as physician endorsed, easy to take, and available in liquid or tablet forms.
A reflective prayer like feature asks readers to consider if their daytime conduct left kindness or discontent. It prompts praise or regret for everyday actions. The ad promotes Opera Breakfast Coffee from Rexall Stores Harman Drug Co, describing it as fresh parched and ground in a full pound for 45c.
An advertisement for Gets-It corn remover from E. Lawrence & Co. Chicago touts rapid 2 to 3 second application that dries instantly and peels corns away like a banana skin without bandages or knives. It claims guaranteed money back and urges Lexington buyers to try the drugstore product praised as the world’s best corn remedy.
State and county court issues summons to W. E. Merritt and H. B. Merritt to answer a complaint filed January 30, 190 in the Court of Common Pleas in Lexington. EFIRD & CARROLL represent the plaintiff. Also appears a memorial notice for Mrs. Mattie Taylor with obituary verse and a promotional note from Harmon Drug Co.
A mother memorializes her child with a tender poem about loss and remembrance. The text notes a Jersey bull calf for sale, six months old, eligible for registration, priced at 350, from T. C. Calison in Lexington, Kentucky.
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