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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
3
Mrs Ball asks about polls on school commissioner election. Mrs Lotte admits voting for Husler but learns he opposes advancement of women and plans to vote again. This Brooklyn Life snippet captures a moment of political reflection.
The rock drill, once used mainly to blast material in lumps, now finds broader applications. It can cut shallow channels to quarry rock with less waste. In coal mines channeling drills loosen material, and a pneumatic hammer pile driver delivers rapid blows.
Mons F Bordas reports to the French Academy that heating crystallized alumina gems to 572 degrees Fahrenheit long alters color and value. It can erase yellow in Oriental topaz and produce an Oriental emerald from sapphire blue stones, while cathode rays do not affect color.
Mulhall estimates English spoken by 130 million and German by 84 million. Russian speakers exceed 85 million, but Chinese ranges from 260 to 400 million and Hindi-Urdu surpasses 140 million.
A Michigan man reports improved strength and energy using Grape-Nuts and Postum during training. He notes weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds between June and September and claims mornings improved after adopting the cereal and coffee substitute. The letter promotes Postum and Grape-Nuts with the slogan There’s a Reason.
The article describes a natural colored pongee shirt waist in tailored style, stitched with belching silk and tucked for comfort. It notes tassels as a dominant motif in accessories and drapery, with fashion imagery of a girl in tulle hat and a society matron at tea.
A versatile smooth hip skirt that flares at the hem in three or four pieces. Front gote seamed center for chevron effect. circular bands and tucks conceal seams. Back fullness may be inverted pleats or cut off. options for habit finish. Includes waist and collar details and a novelty ruches collar in black and white velvet and tulle.
A Louisville reader cites two eczema cures using Cuticura products. He recalls his grandson’s 1884 outbreak cured in weeks and his own winter-long rash relieved after trying Cuticura. The note dates April 23 and May 14, 1907, and mentions the city address. The second sentence notes Antwerp’s diamond industry with about forty factories.
Multiple consumer notices advertise Allen's Foot Base powder for foot comfort and foot ailment remedies. Other items claim cures for nervous, digestive, and skin issues, and promotional claims by Dr. Kline and H. H. Green's Sons featuring products and offers.
census taker notes Quincy A. Wiggs once listed as a blacksmith and bicycle repairer. Miss Wiggs confirms a new line, stating her father is now an automobile mechanic, indicating a shift in trade.
An amusing exchange in the drawing room features a German professor who denies authorship of a recently performed composition. A lady remarks on the rendering as the professor questions if the song is indeed his.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for his testimonial of Dean's Kidney Pills After hospital care and eighteen months of pain he reports a weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds and a complete cure The pills are sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 50 cents per box
A clerk recalls a deaf and mute man who never writes more than needed. He once won a watch and chain from a young man. The father confronted him, demanding the gold watch, but the man wrote two words on his pad and revealed the chain.
An advisory tone discusses women’s longing for childbirth and explains that organic issues prevent happiness. It suggests that healthy maternity is achieved through a specific preparatory method, addressing readers with urgency about women’s reproductive well being.
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union Washington writes of restored health and becoming a mother after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Josephine Hall Bardstown Kentucky also reports recovery and motherhood after female troubles. The ad claims thirty years of proven results from roots and herbs and invites sick women to write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham Lynn Mass.
An insurance agent hears a widow plan a move ten miles away and asks about the premium. She answers nothing, citing a rule in the subscription book that members transferring between districts are moved free of charge.
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