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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1909
Page
4
Miss Ethel Dickens, granddaughter of Charles Dickens, protests plans to erect a statue in his memory citing his will forbidding any monument. She leads a London typewriting agency and is described as a shrewd businesswoman.
A Chestnut Street mutiner credits her success to a display of large red hat rules hung in a gilt framed mirror above her shop. The rules warn against mismatched face shapes and excessive adornment, urging women to consider balance and proportion in millinery styles.
Society women enroll in a new physical culture program led by an actress who claims to show her own maintained symmetry. The regimen uses elastic devices of varied sizes and weights and medicine balls to strengthen muscles through graded movements for individual needs.
A collection of excerpts on women entering occupations and the role of manners. It cites a New York Press view that girls should pursue fields matching their abilities and notes law clerks as a rising female occupation. It also questions evolving social manners and the shift away from teaching manners to the young.
The piece discusses how women’s departments at fairs reflect social progress, focusing on dress displays as a key gauge of contemporary tastes. It notes attire trends from canary scarves to semi princess gowns, broad-sleeved or dropped-waist silhouettes, and materials like shantung for motor wear, with emphasis on how dress reveals social roles.
An ad touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney trouble in old and young. A testimonial from Mrs. Mary Phelps of Westfield Massachusetts claims relief from backache and kidney pain with no recurrence. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a bar by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also notes a Calcutta press claim that Indian railways will use Natal coal shipped to India next year for economy.
A 19th century ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures constitutional catarrh by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 to any case not healed and invite testimonials from readers. The piece also mentions a remark on the rise of London banking dating to 1672 and a statement by Charles Welch.
A pasted collage mentions Cuticura ointment eaten by a child and praised as pure A New York friend hails its harmlessness, plus notes on Garfield Tea and Bromo Quinine laxatives Then quick blurbs claim barometers by Torricelli and Woolford’s Lotion cure times and other items including Winslow soothing syrup and medical student counts
A publisher touts Maria Ward Brown's Memoirs of Dan Rice as a humorous 500 page illustrated volume detailing half a century of show life and encounters with national celebrities. It claims to reveal inside mysteries of the stage and the One Horse Show era. The volume costs $1.50 postpaid from Book Publishing House, New York. Also notes U.S. petroleum output in 1908 is estimated at 175 to 180 million barrels, up from 166 million the year before.
A two year old light brown white eagle believed to be a white eagle species was shot by a keeper on the Tiberton estate Herefordshire England. The bird measured seven feet two inches across the wings and two feet ten inches in length. The item notes business improving after a blizzard. A jack rabbit ran through town recently and fishing is improving with talk of a street car line being established nearby.
Piles cured in six to fourteen days with Paro Ointment offering a money back guarantee if symptoms persist. The British Post Office Savings Bank reports coverage for ten million depositors.
Fragmented ad copy touts Wabtinol and VOUStxparon as laxative syrups to form regular habits and gradually reduce aid to nature. The text mocks reliance on such remedies as a “comedy” that strains natural nourishment and functions.
A London Tatler critique laments the scarcity of great actresses in English theatre, noting the lack of famed stars like Mrs. Siddons and suggesting women’s acting faces limited recognition in current times.
Captain F A Steel told the Royal United Service Institution in London that polygamy is the rule among southern Nigerian tribes. He said the natives believe one woman cannot do all household work.
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