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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1907
Page
3
The page presents a poem about The Contented Pumpkin and a prose piece on How Bears Catch Fish from Cassell's Little Folks, followed by a brief note on the origin of the King’s Cross sign used for safety as seen in the Washington Star.
In March muskrats leave distinctive under ice trails and actively travel through long cleared marsh channels. They live through winter in well built houses, rear a final litter, and use sharp teeth and claws to clear food and pathways.
A playful note on a child game saying when a player yells finger crossed it signals safety. The piece muses on how many understand the implication and explores the cultural meaning behind the quip.
The article recounts a quaint tradition tracing the man in the moon to biblical times. It says he was condemned after gathering sticks on the Sabbath and died, then doomed to climb the moon with his dogs as observers. The moon’s face is imagined from this old tale.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece describes a gardener showcasing flowers that shift color throughout the day. He notes movable beds of mutable phlox hibiscus mutabilis lantana cheiranthugs diamele gladiolus versicolor colea scandens, highlighting blue to pink and white to red transformations.
A collie arrives at a meat market with slips of paper in its mouth. The dog repeats bogus orders, earning meat for months. The master disputes the butcher’s charges after the dog’s ruse is uncovered.
The comic dialogue centers on Mr Tambo and Mr Bones in a Burnt-Coal Circle scene. The minstrel recounts a morning-bed switch and a separate gag about spending three cents on candy, leaving him with one cent. Judge credits a prominent basso for performing a ballad of sentiment after the exchange.
A string of maxims humorously critiquing human folly and social norms. Observations cover pride in learning from mistakes, vanity and aging, political platitudes, and gendered expectations. Quoted from Musing of the Gentle Cynic in the New York Times.
Southern Pacific plans a $2,000,000 oil pipeline from Kern County fields to San Francisco Bay. The 265 mile eight inch line will feature twenty three pumping plants with 750 horsepower boiler units and large reservoirs. It will be the first rail road to own and operate its own pipeline to supply engines at low cost.
The late John Stetson, famed theatrical manager, plans a new yacht. A friend on the street asked for the boat’s name. Stetson replied it is not decided yet and will start with S, possibly Psyche or Cinch, as reported by Argonaut.
The Springfield Republican reports Vera Coster a five year old pupil in the primary grade produces reversed writing. She begins on the right side of the page and finishes with a scrawl. viewed in a mirror the text reads clearly.
New York City plans an extensive salt water main system totaling seventy eight miles of lines from sight to twenty four inches in diameter with 2021 hydrants installed to aid fire protection.
The marble McKinley monument in Niagara Square Buffalo will be formally dedicated on September 5 as the centerpiece of Old Home Week September 1 to 7. The project cost over 150000 dollars under a commission of prominent men. Former Buffalonians are urged to attend the dedication and carnival events, with excursion rates offered by railroads.
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