War resolution passes in house by four to one vote
Washington June 13 The house passed the Porter resolution to terminate the state of war with Germany and its allies by a 4 to 1 margin replacing the Knox measure already approved by the senate. The vote total 395,862 with Keller of Michigan the lone Republican. Forty-nine Democrats joined the landslide. The passage ends two days of debate with no change in votes.
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Senate
Keller
Michigan
Representative Flood
Virginia
Germany
Porter
Foreign Affairs Committee
Burke Cochran
Cochran
Mel Kelly
House
Congress
Sogiogive
Garrett
Tennessee
Connally
Texas
Flood
RAT SNAP Cakes Promise Easy Rodent Control
An ad from Harmon Drug Co and Lexington Pharmacy promotes RAT SNAP traps. It claims cakes kill rats and mice, neutralize odors, and come in B5e and W5e sizes for pantries homes and outbuildings. Guaranteed performance is stressed.
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Harmon Drug Co
Lexington Pharmacy
World Cotton Conference opens in Liverpool
The Liverpool meeting of the World Cotton Conference opens with emphasis on a temporary global cotton shortage and the need for greatly increased production. Richard Manning of the American delegation asserts America's capacity to supply raw cotton on a just profit basis, while David Coker cites ignorance of scientific farming methods and urges farmer education.
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Liverpool
Richard I. Manning
South Carolina
America
England
United States
David Rv Coker
South Corouha
Abolish Labor Conditions in the South Prompted Debate
A fragment notes a proposal to abolish labor conditions prevailing in the South to reduce labor costs and push prices toward a profit level, highlighting regional labor dynamics and economic aims.
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Ugh
Dots From Steadman Warm Weather Impacts Local Life
Warm weather brings dry conditions and crop strain as rains halt. Local residents share visits, family events, and revival meetings in Batesburg and Columbia, with farmers harvesting wheat below average. Residents face health issues, while others return from hospital and college to hometowns.
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A. Howard
Frances Gunter
Oak Grove
Ruth Hallman
H.R. Smith
Columbia
Little Black Creek
G. 8S. Croft
Maxie Ik
Sun Day School Contest Plans at Bolling Springs
Mr. F M Taylor reports corn crops and hog and hominy efforts in Rolling Springs while Uncle John Kyzer visits Black Creek at eighty three with a vivid memory of camp life. The Sun day School contest invites all to attend the third and fourth Sundays this month for an important secret reveal in these columns. Everybody come.
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Ing
F. M. Taylor
Rolling Springs
Taylor
John Kyzer
Black Creek
John
Bolling Springs
Walter
Prophecies and Pranks of Famous Poets and Scientists
A garbled tale recalls how parental predictions about figures like Gainsborough, Tom (Thomas), Tennyson, and Darwin diverged from reality. It recounts forged signatures, prophecies that missed, and famed talents succeeding despite early expectations, including a cradle that rocked itself and a cuckoo that "onelsoped" a year.
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Jack
Thomas
Jainter
Ray
Tom
Royal Academy
Tennyson
Alfred
Poe
Magers
Charla Darwin
Westminster Abbey
Newton
Disgrace to yourself and family warned in stern note
A harsh rebuke quotes a father and schoolmaster predicting failure for a youth who later defies fate. It recalls Lord Clive and a prophecy that India would shape his destiny, transforming a clerk into a ruler and earning a new title as empire grows.
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India
Toronto Globe
Fragmented Natural Megister Quoted on Singing Dog
A garbled OCR fragment shows a playful exchange about a famous singing dog and nat ure taboos. The text is incomplete but hints at a joke or question about singing dogs and nature.
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Megister
Yorkshire man seeks tailor for costly palitat trousers
A Yorkshire man entered a tailor shop seeking measurement for a tailor made trouser suit. He chose the cloth and the tailor proceeded with measurements.
Old sailor helps straighten broken leg in roadside scene
A man passing the top of the bow down the leg taps him on the arm and urges him to stay calm. He is told to make it straight and that he will bend it. The exchange evokes a rough yet practical rescue moment on the road.
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Prince Albert
Pringe Albert
Ancient History Wedding Guests And Anxious Bridegroom
A short anecdote describes a wedding scene where one guest appears sour, wall adornment in mind, while a lively guest teases him about kissing the bride. A child asks about ancestors, sparking a playful exchange on family lineage and bragging.
Notice to creditors of J Wm Mitchell of Dutesbury S C
Creditors of J Wm Mitchell of Dutesbury South Carolina previously adjudged non compos mentis are notified to contact H G Eidson Johnston South Carolina concerning amounts owed. All persons whom he owes are requested to notify the undersigned.
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J. Wm
Mitchell
Dutesbury
S.C
Johnston
S. C
H. G. Eidson
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