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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as an ethical, widely accepted family laxative. It urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product, sold by leading druggists, noting physicians approve it and the well informed endorse its wholesome benefits.
A brief snippet notes the Persian Gulf shores as the hottest region in the world. An odd fragment mentions a signature by Ww. Grove and a claim of curing a cold in one day for 25 cents.
A seven inch lead pencil was removed from August Peterson at a Rhinelander Wisconsin hospital after he swallowed it while playing cards on Christmas Day. The pencil passed through his intestines into the colon and was extracted by surgeons. The brass tipped rubber crager remained intact.
Directors of Eudowood Sanitarium in Baltimore plan a new farm colony for after care of TB patients. Land near the institution will be leased for patients discharged as cured or arrested to work outdoors until the disease is eradicated.
Edward Spendlove of St John New Brunswick traveled to Mexico to inspect timber tracts for investment. He struck a peculiar tree with an axe and sap sprayed into his eyes, causing total blindness.
Bert Miller of Youngstown Ohio owns a hen that will not lay eggs unless given a pill of fine cut chewing tobacco. The hen’s behavior surprises anti tobacco women who monitor animal conduct.
A Michigan music student recounts severe nerves hindering daily practice and credits coffee replacement with Postum for restored routine. She says hours of study resume, nerves stabilize, and even her physician father approves. The testimonial touts Postum as a health drink and links it to better musical discipline.
The article notes military training in agricultural and mechanical colleges and high schools nationwide. It cites about five thousand cadets from fifty colleges and nine thousand in Boston high schools. It argues federal support for field pieces and arms, bond conditions, and predicting ten thousand graduates per year contributing to national defense.
Collier's Weekly argues the 1906 lumber report will chronicle a vast, destructive rush to harvest forests. It notes forty billion feet cut worth seven hundred million, with pine and oak declines, rising lumber values, and state shifts from Washington to Louisiana in output.
Putnam's Monthly surveys future uses of a Rhodes scholarship highlighting three paths: study preparatory to teaching history and English literature, journalism, or entering foreign service. History and the classics at Oxford are praised for thoroughness, staff, and teaching, with English literature rising in prominence.
In a Punch illustration the nurse Ellen teases Nancy for not napping. Nancy defends herself by recalling past times when she pretended to sleep behind a screen, sparking a playful exchange.
A lawyer promises a publicity free divorce for about a hundred pounds with a higher cost if publicity is requested by a society woman. The item contrasts discreet divorces with publicity and includes an illustrated anecdote. It then notes Heidelberg students barred from applauding professors in class. The piece cites Lord Kelvin’s magnet analogy and his "Silence" reaction to student applause.
In 1907 California shipped about 4000 cars of lemons eastward indicating a large fruit movement. The record notes the scale of agricultural trade and transport by rail during that period.
The piece argues Peruna is an excellent catarrh remedy, citing U S Dispensatory notes on hydrastis canadensis corydalis formosa cedron seeds copaiba and cuber as supporting ingredients. It quotes Bartholow Scudder Millspaugh and Dr Scudder to claim Peruna’s efficacy and appeals to authorities to substantiate the claim.
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