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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
4
County treasurer asks 5000 residents to settle taxes now to ease a busy closing period. He notes at least half owe only poll tax and could pay the dollar at any time. Public appeal calls for cooperation to lighten workload at the office.
A newspaper note states they will not publish any unsigned communications. Readers are urged to sign their letters or notices to ensure publication.
A factory power machine refused to move until an expert used a hammer for about ten minutes. The machine sprang to life and the plant resumed production. Two days later the expert billed 250 dollars, and a skeptical man demanded a detailed statement. The line items listed 1.00 for tapping and 249.00 for knowing where to tap.
All Confederate veterans and others attending the state reunion at Darlington on May 17 and 18 are asked to notify Col. Marion D. Harman immediately. He will inform the entertainment committee of expected county turnout. Reduced railroad rates are available for veterans.
Lexington machinist Julius Lambert describes back pain dizziness and kidney discomfort before using Doan's Kidney Pills. He credits the remedy with restoring mobility and relief, endorsing it in a public testimonial. The product is priced at 60 cents and manufactured by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY.
Governor Harding declares Federal Reserve Banks cannot lend for speculation and outlines rediscount rules for agricultural paper. The piece argues the 12 month limit on production and marketing loans harms farmers, calling for agrarian credit reform and shorter farm work hours to improve livelihoods and social welfare.
The eight hour work day is now general for government employees and rail labor with pay raised accordingly. The drive to shorter hours aims at greater efficiency and more leisure. Farm labor has not yet standardized eight hours but wartime wage pressures and daylight saving influenced earlier shifts toward shorter hours on farms.
The piece condemns postwar deflation harming farmers while other industries prosper. It cites widespread farmer debt, low prices below production costs, railway rate stability, high farm loan interest, and widespread merchant bankruptcies. It warns that Federal Reserve rediscount policy forces rapid cotton sales, risking market wreckage without an agricultural credits system independent of the Fed.
Unsigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder on Friday, May a esinning at 10 o'clock at the home near Irmo, the personal property of T. de ceased including one mule, automobile, two wagons, farming implements, and various food and feed items. Terms of sale are not fully shown.
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