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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1909
Page
1
The Chicago Record Herald reports Jim Jeffries announced he will fight Jack Johnson and waits for a date. He says he normally tends to gain weight and recalls his beer drinking in the boiler shop era as a factor and notes his midsection has fat but shows signs of trim returning.
Porter Smith a Dartmouth graduate shot Helen Ayer Marden a Smith College senior in North Hampton Massachusetts on April 29 after she ended their engagement and refused to renew it. He then fatally shot himself. Doctors said Miss Marden had no hope of recovery.
The Georgetown books will be opened May 1 1909 for city taxes under the supply ordinance for the year ending December 31 1909. Personal property taxed at 1.50 per every hundred dollars, real estate at 1.50 per every hundred, due from May 1 to June 1 1909. Penalty of 20 percent applies for late payment. W A Black Clerk and Treasurer.
An advertising feature promotes Rexall Orderlies as a pleasant safe cure for bowel disorders claiming they do not purge or cause side effects. The piece asserts a doctor’s question on regular bowels and warns against harsh laxatives while offering a money back guarantee if not effective.
Georgetown citizen endorsement for Doan's Kidney Pills claims relief from backache and urinary symptoms. Testimonial by P. Gordon of 1704 Front St credits one box with curing pain and kidney discomfort after using at Iseman Drug Co. FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo sells as U S agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Wanted to wire or overhaul houses and perform repairs. Offers to sell fixtures and electrical apparatus and to furnish estimates. Information cheerfully given. Phone or visit 903 Front Street. Phone 66.
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