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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1908
Page
2
A New York Press item jokes about a man who believes his intellect saves him from falls, but his wife makes him wear rubbers on icy streets. The quip frames the mishap as a humorous result of practical footwear over mental prowess.
The Baltimore News introduces mythomania as a newly coined term for a chronic inability to tell the truth. The editors argue the word captures a pattern of dishonest speech and public deception.
The Atlanta Georgian asks if fish feel pain while the Washington Herald sneers at fishing in Georgia, belittling the issue and suggesting the pastime has fallen into disrepute.
The Engineering Record warns exhaustion of coal supply is near while the Bristol Herald Courier notes the money supply could run dry first given current fuel prices.
The article quotes Winston Churchill under the colonial secretary stating that nobody should have anything until everybody has had something. It also notes Tit tlebat Titmouse proposing that everybody should have everything without costing anybody anything.
The Christian Register notes progress comes slowly, built on sound judgments and actions. It states nothing sacred except what is right, and that the attainable best is due for perpetuation.
The Hartford Times claims a Youngstown hen will lay eggs only if fed with fine cut tobacco as part of her diet. It notes hens have eaten worse and still produced palatable eggs.
The Christian Register identifies pests rat fleas flies mosquitoes and dust as disease carriers and notes prophets of Baal chose Beelzebub as the harshly viewed deity of flies, echoing Elijah's challenge.
Dr. Weir Mitchell argues nervousness in women leads to domestic unhappiness, surpassing male dram drinking. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes few find growing nerves satisfying, while female readers value male drinking as a positive pleasure.
The piece contrasts physical beauty of a New York shop girl with that of society women. It notes her abundant hair softer eyes and peachy complexion, while mentioning sometimes poorer teeth and hands. The George Junior Republic founder travels to California to open more Boyville branches and expand the model.
The Pittsburg Survey estimates immediate cash loss of about $700,000 yearly due to typhoid in Greater Pittsburg, a problem persisting for 25 years. It says typhoid is preventable and urges $500,000 yearly spending on primary and secondary prevention as an insurance investment yielding about 40 percent.
Public analyst Dr Tebb summarizes findings from London tea samples showing Indian tea averaging 2.84 percent alkaloid and 7.43 percent tannin, Ceylon 2.64 and 7.85, China 2.40 and 6.08, with notes that tannin links to ill effects of excess, and China tea often lower in tannin than Indian tea.
Babcock taunts Campion about idol worship and alleged excess as law enforcement steps in. Campion denies guilt while Sybil and Mrs Stani land urge departure. The group debates summoning the police for clarification before the confrontation ends.
In a tense scene Campion and Nebelsen prepare to summon the invisible false tirthankar to reveal truth about a haunting. Mrs. Staniland and Colonel Elsworth react with fear while Yarker offers a cautious witness, and Campion weighs the danger of ceremonial overreach. The outcome hinges on Nebelsen’s ritual before a perilous audience.
The Bogobos are described as a picturesque Philippine tribe with a rumored poetic ancestry. They study songs deeply but dislike math, and their headwork is likened to American Indians. Miss Benedict of the University of Chicago gathers Bogobo peculiarities in Santa Cruz, Davao.
A Scots traveler at Euston asks a cabby to reach Waterloo by 4 PM. For nearly four hours the cabby winds through London with a North country passenger. At Waterloo the Scots man asks a policeman the fare and asks the cabman to settle first while he buys his ticket.
The dragon fly can move forward faster than the swallow and can fly forward with greater speed though it cannot fly backward without turning.
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky says years of kidney trouble and back pain ended after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes swollen limbs weak sight and discolored secretions improving quickly with the remedy and credits it for his renewed strength. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Southern Pacific official discusses Paul Shoup's plan to use a large tree illustration as a California souvenir. The plan aims to depict historical events from 530 A D onward but dates clash with scientific claims that giant redwoods exceed 3000 years.
The piece traces changing views on deaf education from ancient belief that language requires hearing to the first documented efforts by Bede in 685 and later mentions of educated deaf individuals in 1480. It notes general instructional emergence around 1620 and cites the New York American.
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring health and cheer after years of nervousness and coffee intolerance. She stopped coffee four years ago, began using Postum, and reports renewed energy, ability to do housework, and care for two babies, praising the drink and the accompanying health guidance from the Postum Company.
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