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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1922
Page
3
Verona residents report beauti ful weather and busy farm work while many neighbors visit relatives and attend gatherings. Community events include a school entertainment, baseball game, and numerous visits across the Verona and Delmar areas as residents share news and updates.
A reflective editorial argues that career choice should suit a person rather than force a fixed path. It celebrates success in humble jobs like garbage wagon driving over failure in lofty roles and suggests letting youths depart if needed, trusting that home becomes valued after hardship.
Rev Hiers and family of Leesville spent the week end with W D Hollis and family. Mr and Mrs C T Koon and children shared Sunday evening with T S Nichols and family. Kenneth Amick visited brother Frank Amick. Mrs Lillie Koon and daughters spent Saturday with Mrs J M Boles. Andrew Shealy and Lincoln Shealy and Eloise visited Mrs W D Hollis. Frank Amick and Louise spent Sunday with I E Koon. John Henry Shirey and two Columbia friends visited Sunday evening. Grace Amick spent Sunday night with Margaret and Alice Ruth Hollis. T S Nichols and daughterSaturday evening with Mrs Paul Shull. Prof B S Crout and mother with D D Amick Saturday. M M Hyler and family worshiped at Old Lexington Saturday. Mary Lee, July and sayy Koon spent Sunday afternoon with Margaret and Alice Ruth Hollis.
Clemson College reports a new temporary field station will open in Charleston South Carolina around May 10 1922 to issue daily market reports for the Irish potato area during the shipping season. F L Harkey chief division of markets notes the move mirrors last year and is funded by the Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates U S Department of Agriculture.
Mrs. C. M. Stegall of near Paint Rock recounts a long illness ending in recovery after taking Cardui. She describes three years bedridden, pain, weakness, anxiety, poor sleep, and appetite, then says six bottles restored health. She credits Cardui with life saving impact and urges others to try it.
The text describes daily telegraphic reports on carrot and potato movement, prices, and conditions in Charleston and competing regions, with receipts and market data for South Carolina markets. It invites interested individuals to request the free reports by sending names and addresses to F L Harkey, Chief Division of Markets, Extension Service, Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. Human vanity note appears as a separate ad-quote about debt and superiority.
A notice offering a yearly subscription to The Dispatch News at a price of $1.50 per year for readers seeking ongoing access to local reporting and updates.
May reports from New York chronicle a string of violent deaths driven by unrequited love. Dr. Alfred H. Riedel, an eye specialist separated from his wife, poisoned himself in a hotel room. John Kane, a clerk at Mamaronneck, shot his sweetheart. Elizabeth Dunn, a 32 year old school teacher, among others wounded or killed.
The document outlines first, second, or third General Elementary Certificate exams. It lists subjects and time blocks across Friday and Saturday sessions, scoring rules, and what certificates grant in terms of teaching grades. It notes three levels with minimum averages and subject cutoffs, plus requirements and officials including Julius E. Sharpe Superintendent, Lexington County.
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