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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
2
Mrs Lotte reveals she already voted for Mr Husler for school commissioner and plans to return to polling place to switch after learning Husler opposes advancement of women. Interaction cited from Brooklyn Life.
In a quiet moment amid city noise, a boy dreams of lilac scented days from memory. Walter Pritchardton notes how the fragrance rekindles childhood wonder as the clamor fades and a purple lilac spray appears in his vision.
An old lady is followed by a rough tramp in a sweltering park scene. She warns him to leave, threatens to call a policeman, and the tramp pleads for mercy noting she is the only shady spot. The exchange captures a tense, comical moment in a hot day setting.
A Michigan writer reports athletes trained on Grape-Nuts and Postum reducing meat intake. He says meals with these foods improved morning vigor and track performance, noting weight gain from 124 to 140 pounds from June to September.
Since 1871 Michigan has admitted women to degree programs totaling 2832. Literature graduates numbered 2168, medical 442, and law 47, per the University of Michigan News-Letter.
The New York Press notes a fashion shift in Washington D C where women rarely wear multiple pieces of jewelry in daily life. brooches or stick pins appear common while necklaces bracelets earrings and chains have faded except for simple diamond pins to secure high collars.
The Countess Tolstoy, 16 years younger than Leo Tolstoy, heads domestic affairs after thwarting his plan to give away his wealth. Mother of 13 children, she writes three novels and manages the estate with a firm hand, despite religious and sociological differences.
The Empress Eugenie, worn by years of heartache, tends her Riviera villa garden with care, weeds by hand, battles slugs, and enjoys solitary patience games. Her recent guest stint at Sir Thomas Lipton's Colombo estate sparks curiosity about tea leaf picking. Even empires end in loneliness.
A column argues women should keep up with fashion by adopting new styles they can adapt and wear for multiple seasons. It asserts looking fine justifies small expenditures, while shabbiness only under extreme poverty. wealthier women should avoid the opposite of credibility.
Lady Constance Stewart Richard son has begun ballet training under Mme Cavalazzi Maplet on Covent Garden stages and wears the usual costume as she explores the art. A noted sportswoman she is a champion swimmer, salmon fisher, and skilled shooter who once camped alone in the Rockies before her 1904 marriage.
The fragment from Tit-Bits notes a sunlike appearance with a cap on short dark hair, paired with a boyish man contrast.
A Leslie's Weekly excerpt describes the Seminole matriarch as the tribe’s core, ruling the wigwam and guiding major matters. Divorce is possible without disgrace, children remaining with the mother, while strict rules guard marriage within gens and outside alliances are severely punished. The piece highlights fierce female loyalty and racial preservation.
At the American Academy of Medicine session in Chicago, women’s rights to enter any profession or business are argued. Several male doctors warn that women abandoning home life weakens the race while Dr. Helen C. Putnam voices support for suffrage and women’s education.
The pastel and soft blues are top sellers in silk outfits. A Pompadour style favors a small hat worn far back. Princess petticoats suit fashionable wear, while a sheer silk V between surplice fronts flatters slim figures. Voile coats with silk trim and no lace remain practical. Pony coats stay in fashion with self material suspender bands. Tiny pendant leaf trimmings and gold or silver touches highlight outfits. Afternoon gowns feature two toned checks with silk garniture for body. Plain lace or embroidery bows back the neck help prevent massing. Tulle ruches in white dominate, with brown, smoke, blue, and pink in the mix.
In 1884 a grandson suffered eczema until Cuthura remedies cured him within weeks. A later bout left the writer in severe distress until Cutiura products brought immediate improvement and final cure. Louisville resident M W LaRue cites dates in 1907. The Antwerp diamond industry is noted separately with about forty factories.
Several patent medicine notices appear with cures for foot pain and corns from Allen's Foot Base and Dr Kline's. Other ads promote baby teething syrup, cocoa consumption, and local sales pitches. Names and addresses of sellers, including Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York and Arch Street Philadelphia, are listed.
The census taker questions Quincy A. Wiggs a blacksmith and bicycle repairer in previous records. Miss Wiggs corrects that his occupation has changed to automobile mechanic, noting the father’s new job.
In a drawing room a German professor, an entertaining old gentleman, reacts with humor when a guest performs his composition. A lady asks how the rendering suits him and he replies it was not his song, showing playful misrecognition.
G W Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a personal account of how Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after prolonged illness and hospital care. He reports weight gain from 148 to 162 pounds after 10 to 12 boxes and urges purchase from dealers at 50 cents a box through Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A clerk recounts a train tale of a deaf and dumb man who used a small pad to respond after winning a watch and chain from a young man. The father, desiring restitution, watched as the pad bore the words and chain, revealing the final outcome.
The article speaks to American women in lonely homes yearning for the blessing of healthy maternity. It urges readers to know that preparation for motherhood is accomplished by the use of a specific remedy or treatment.
Mrs. Maggie Gilmer of West Union writes of renewed health and motherhood after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness. Mrs. Josephine Hall of Bardstown reports relief from female troubles and recovery of health and motherhood. The ad touts the remedy as a thirty year standard for uterine issues, displacements, inflammation, irregularities, pain, and nervous prostration and invites letters for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
An insurance agent learns a policy rule allows free transfer when moving between districts. The elderly client plans to move ten miles and asks the van be arranged to collect her belongings, offering no payment for the premium.
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