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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
4
The U S torpedo boat Blakeley reached Pensacola dry dock with a large hole after a mishap during target practice. An unofficial account says a Whitehead torpedo misfired and struck the craft, flooding compartments and prompting a naval investigation into the accident.
The article notes extreme alcohol consumption, citing William Lewis who drank eight gallons daily and weighed 500 pounds, Sir John Sinclair’s acquaintance who drank 35 088 bottles of port in 23 years, and a Londoner who died of delirium tremens after 92 quarts of gin in 21 days, illustrating late 19th century concerns about heavy potation.
A London man claims to be a heavy drinker since age sixteen now twenty six. He drinks a bottle of brandy each morning a second between meals and a third at night. He drinks wine and liquor at all times even at night with brandy at his bedside. FOR SALE One 16 foot steel Naptha launch with Palmer engine 3 hp good as new apply T W Estey 6tap 3 401 Hazard St
Mr J D Abrams is back in Georgetown at the Farrelly Bros stables offering shoe and harness repairing services. Local patrons are invited to patronize this repair line run by J D Abrams.
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