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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1909
Page
4
Claiming relief for urinary and digestive ailments, a free sample bottle of Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is offered by mail from Rondout New York. The notice purports to provide medical treatise on kidney and liver ailments upon request.
From Forest and Stream a party in Labrador fights endless swarms of mosquitoes. They report being bitten at every turn despite nets and repellent and describe tents swarmed by pests indoors and out. Lighting candles failed to keep the flame alive. freezing temperatures were needed to curb the insects.
A new book Memoirs of Dan Rice Clown of Our Daddies by Maria Ward Brown promises broad humor and lively anecdotes from a half century of show life. It features jokes harangues songs and sketches and recounts encounters with national celebrities, including Old Dan Rico of the One Horse Show, with Civil War era context. The 500 page volume is priced at $1.50 and sent postpaid from Book Publi House New York.
A school scene shows Ardyce teaching the song America to Wayne. Their father overhears a line about land where my papa died and Ardyce corrects it to land where our fathers died. Wayne reacts with a puzzled, gravely two of em question.
A worn but calm Gertrude wakes to find Monsieur's anger and flight. The driver urges her to follow as he departs, leaving a scene of quarrels and a crowd in the street. Gertrude hurries to the carriage, tossing francs to the landlady and chasing after the departing party.
Gertrude and a driver flee a sand covered coast as a tidal wave closes in. She directs the rescue, survives the plunge, and toward Pontorson endures a bootless march with a wet, grateful Breton ally. Her courage and wit anchor a perilous odds.
A South American general parades before a grand dance and extols his wealth looks and status. His orderly, hidden nearby, interrupts with a plain reply that he lacks sense. The anecdote, told in York Tribune style, contrasts bravado with practical judgment.
A Washington woman testifies that coffee caused sickness and rheumatic pain. She switched to Postum and reports full health recovery after six months. The letter promotes Postum with a brief plug for The Road to Wellville.
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