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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1921
Page
4
The poem by James Edwin Kerr portrays resilience amid hardship through Biblical faith. A Black speaker defies talk of hard times, vows diligent labor, and cites divine protection as rain, sunshine, and sustenance continue. The piece reflects rural Southern life and religiously framed perseverance.
New York June 5 Rabbi Aaron Eiseman warned the church must liberalize and humanize to counter modern moral decline. He cited divorce scandals, immoral dancing, and vivid cinema as evils and urged church involvement in everyday life including wholesome pleasures under supervision. He warned about vampires and the corrupted influence on homes.
Fiseman attacks societal decay and lauds Salvation Army for results achieved through hard work and democracy. He cites Billy Sunday’s fearlessness in facing ridicule as a model, urges bold action and denounces timidity. He warns the devil is always at work and calls for steadfast effort.
An overview tracing Hamlet from Saxo Grammaticus to Belleforest and Shakespeare. It notes Hamlet as prince of Jutland, his father murdered by his brother Fengo, and Hamlet’s feigned madness and revenge aligning with Shakespeare’s drama first staged around 1600 and printed in 1603.
Washington report describes a Senate scene as members multitask during a vigorous address on a separate peace with Germany. Observers include Smoot reading the Record Borah with the morning paper France studying his resolution Lodge Warren in conference Heflin whispering dialect tale Harrison laughing Norris listening Watson watching Coolidge alternating between distraction and focus in the chamber.
Observers note 96 senators present with many drifting, chewing tobacco, reading, or leaving. Frelinghuysen writes a coal regulation letter while Underwood and Glass converse. Knox exits abruptly as Overman grows drowsy. Smith and a southern colleague discuss cotton amid a lively yet muted chamber. The scene highlights the public thrill and private fatigue of congressional theater.
A Panamanian amusement features a jaguar and a bull in a barred arena. A bull sits in a central cage while a large jaguar in a similar cage is wheeled in. The bull usually wins due to space constraints and the jaguar relies on agility, thrilling spectators.
George M. Cohan argues in The Meanest Man in the World that success relies on clean straightaway methods and honest friendship. He urges avoiding hardfisted tactics, embracing happiness, and facing oneself with honesty as the path to worth and fulfillment.
Radium is a white metallic looking metal once or twice isolated, seen by few. It is obtained from ores as sulphate, chloride or bromide and sold as these white salts. Radium salts glow due to impurities and radiation. Luminescence of radium minerals is rare.
Editor letters the Disputed News reprints a citizen urging taxpayers to challenge high taxes through school funding reform. He argues schools have declined in quality over 15 years, calls for petitions to trigger district votes, and questions state aid funding and Gospel alignment. Dr James Harman signs the letter.
The piece argues farmers and industry must meet on a common price level after wartime highs. It notes deflated prices dominate, while high salaried workers and profiteers struggle to drop, urging cooperation to revive trade and restore balance.
The Home and Foreign Missionary Society of St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church Gilbert South Carolina records the death of Mrs Sallie Long on May 23 1921. They note she was a faithful worker whose memory will be cherished and that they extend sympathy to her husband and children. A copy of the resolutions will be sent to the church messenger the Dispatch News and to the family signed by Mrs Jobe Price Mrs Albert Keisler and Mrs L Price as committee members.
Mr. Rufus Smith, from Black Creek, came home Monday after twelve weeks at Columbia hospital following gland trouble surgery. Dr. Sam Harmon and team performed the operation successfully and he is released to receive home care from his devoted wife. He appears well though still very weak, with wishes for full recovery to his former health.
Brokers originally called grokers were public inspectors who assessed imported goods and rejected unfit items. The trade term arose in Russia, with brokers later also called trackers. Most people are content with their misfortunes or fortunes.
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