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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1907
Page
3
The Columbus Penitentiary News, a long running daily paper run by inmates, suspends publication because no prisoner remains who can operate a printing press. The jail houses bankers lawyers doctors brokers and other professionals but none who can print. The piece explores the misperception of convicts and the printer’s role.
A young New York Sun reporter stuttered when asking J Pierpont Morgan a question. Morgan yelled What in the devil are you and the reporter replied I I I am an elocutionist. Morgan relaxed as the gag landed and the statement was obtained.
An advertisement offers Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer for nervous diseases with a trial bottle and treatise free. It lists H R Kline at 931 Arch St Philadelphia PA and notes a man is valuable to his country at twenty four.
John S. Woods of 221 Sands St Brooklyn recounts being affected by the Dobie Itch in the Philippines while serving in the Engineers. He describes painful pimples under the skin and between toes that confined him to quarters, and credits Cuticura Remedies with immediate relief that ended the malady. The testimonial dates from October 1906.
Eldora Iowa Herald notes that correspondents may omit items and that nothing resembling advertising should appear in the items unless paid for by the advertiser. The editor reserves the right to judge what appears in these columns.
Mrs Clyde Pixley of Bridge Street Elding Michigan describes severe bladder inflammation and kidney pain lasting five years. After taking Deans Kidney Pills she improved in one week and remains well. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Rochester Herald note from readers on cats as hunters. The writer describes a pet cat that hunts rats mice snakes and birds but avoids prey while wearing bells from a horse's saddlebags. They urge the cat association to supply bells for buyers to deter predation.
In a Collier's Weekly tale by Wallace Irwin, Willie and Grandpa Smith stroll toward New York and stop at Brooklyn Bridge. Grandpa drops matches into the river. Willie jumps in to retrieve them and is swept away. A crew searches the river and finds the box, but Willie is dead. The piece admonishes children to heed simple kindnesses and obedience.
A Park Street Bloomfield New Jersey fox terrier owned by Louis Genin nearly choked on a large toad. The dog ran through the street thrashing and barking in distress until a policeman shot the toad after it fled from the terrier’s mouth.
In arithmetic class Johnny fails to do any exercises, scared by a ball game and unsure which problem to solve. The teacher demands an explanation after Johnny admits he avoided the task and feared doing the wrong one, citing conflicting guidance from Jim Smith.
A Muskogee street sweeper's lantern carrying dog warned a railroad crew, stopping a train as it watched the moving light. The engineer, amused and puzzled, learned the signals came from the dog and vowed to use higher signals from the ground henceforth.
Adelaide born 1792 in Meiningen. She became queen consort to William IV after a rapid match inspired by Queen Charlotte. Her pious nature shaped court life, and the couple had several children who died in infancy. After George IV’s death in 1830, the crown passed to William, marking the start of their reign.
The Birmingham Age-Herald lauds Queen Adelaide for elevating influence in England. It notes her regency under William IV, support of Victoria and Albert, and generous handling of William’s illegitimate children. Her life is praised as pure, charitable, and unblemished.
Georgina, daughter of the head gamekeeper, roams a green English park with imagined playfellows. Her cottage sits beside a mirrored lake where ducks geese and swans drift, while deer rabbits and kangaroos share the grounds. She endears herself to timid fawns, coaxing them toward safety as their mother watches, ready to flee at the slightest sign of danger.
A spectacle outside the Beehive Inn at Grantham shows a live hive above the doorway with bees swarming in Saturday sunshine. Onlookers watched as the landlord removed the bees into another hive beside the footpath, while the crowd kept a respectful distance.
A rust stain remedy states place five cents' worth of clay salt in boiling water to cover the fabric. Soak the fabric for a few minutes and remove to reveal stain removal from white fabric.
Common blue clay is softened with water and mixed with coal ashes until it spreads like mortar. The paste is applied with a trowel to fill all cracks smoothly then dried overnight to form a firm durable surface that lasts with minimal cost.
The article describes making an inexpensive decorative palm pot from a large cleaned lard bucket. Enamel the bucket white inside and out, paint metal bands with liquid gold, and replace the handle with two brass knobs to create a decorative plant container.
The Pittburgh Press describes a home method to clean bed feathers. Submerge in hot soapy water, agitate, rinse, wring, and spread to dry overnight. After drying, beat feathers with a stick on a sheet. A veil over the face is advised to keep fluff from hair and eyes.
The article advises on door curtains using Brussels or Arabian lace with a centered net design. It notes filet work as easy to make at home and describes finishing edges with a flat lace braid. Curtains should be stretched flat and secured with tiny tacks and kept in one color, typically ecru or white.
A collection of vintage instructions for Johnny Cake, Sour Cream Pie, Steamed Apples, and Nut Veal. Includes measurements, mixing steps, and oven times aimed at home cooks using ingredients like Indian meal, molasses, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg, veal, walnuts, and bread cups.
The passage argues that Peruna, a herbal catarrh remedy, contains valued ingredients with tested effectiveness for chronic catarrh. It emphasizes collaboration of medical schools and modern pharmacists, Dr. Hartman’s expertise, and direct home delivery at fair cost with transparent labels showing active constituents.
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