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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1921
Page
3
The Bat by Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood will play at the Columbia Theatre on October 12 and 13. The play has run for over a year in New York and Chicago and is billed as a dramatic smash with high entertainment value. Cast includes Lizzie Evans and William L. Thorn among others.
Walter Allen Caughman three year old son of Dr and Mrs W E Caughman Dutch Fork died at 11 30 last night at his grandparents home 3516 Main street Eau Claire after a three week illness Funeral services will be held at the grandparents residence at 4 this afternoon interment Elmwood cemetery The child was visiting his grandparents when taken ill Friends mourn with the family.
A vintage advertisement touts RAT-SNAP rat poison with claims of killing rats for 65 cents per package and saving about $100 by preventing feed loss and damage. It notes cremation of carcasses, no odor, and that rats avoid meat and cheese to feed on RAT-SNAP cakes. Three sizes offered 35c 6c and $1.25, sold by Lexington Pharmacy and Harmon Cruz Co.
The Dispatch News announces new job printing equipment, inviting customers to bring work for high quality output. Emphasis on prompt delivery and finished products.
Notarized statement from editor W T Walker listing publisher Sligh & Walker Lexington South Carolina owners Ira M Sligh and Walker, Bank security holders Home National Bank and Bank of Western Carolina, with dates and formal attestations for the October 1921 issue of The Dispatch News Lexington.
Red Cross Institute for the Blind near Baltimore trained 147 blind ex-service men in fiscal year 1920-1921 to fit them for postwar life. Of the 147, 19 moved to other institutions, many to schools with sighted students for advanced study. Twelve entered occupations or businesses after specialized training. some withdrew due to health, 14 are in on the job training, and 87 remain in training.
The American Red Cross in Europe outlines a six million dollar program to provide medical care and clothing for thousands of children in Central and Eastern Europe. Supplemental to Hoover chaired relief, welfare stations will deliver essential medical aid to restore health and stability.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. Deafness comes from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions, preventing potential permanent hearing loss.
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