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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
3
A mix of juvenile text and scenes from Little Folks and Home Herald describes elephants making piano keys from ivory, a distressed child Mabel and her cat balloon episode, dinner, and a moral note on problem solving. It includes playful snippets from Tracy Livingston and John B. Watson with brief classroom-like observations.
A brief note describes an optical illusion where a drawing appears to show seven bricks from one viewpoint and six bricks when viewed from a rotated angle. The Strand notes the changing perception based on perspective.
A Rhesus monkey named Jimmie spent days trying to manipulate a light wooden rake to reach grapes just out of reach. He initially bit and dropped the rake, then stretched toward the food, finally grasping the handle and pulling the grape within paw’s reach.
A man demonstrates a candle submerged by a nail to keep the wick dry as the candle sinks and rises with burning. The candle shortens its wick while the weight lessens, allowing the wick to stay above water, creating a seeming impossibility. The Newark Call notes spectators are told the wick will burn completely.
The text advises anglers to study fish habits and feed patterns to lure them effectively. It emphasizes stealth, patience, and matching gear to the fish, noting that older, wary fish demand precise presentation and calm handling for a successful, skilled fight.
A coast guard observed a hunted hare swim ashore and land after escape. The animal appeared ill from salt water, then recovered and moved on, having eluded its pursuers.
A cup holds half a spoon of butter in boiling water. Break one egg into the cup, beat with a fork, add two tablespoonfuls of milk, mix, then cover tightly. The steam cooks the egg until it puffs to the cup top and is thoroughly done. Served with toast.
July is the month to make pie plant jelly and when red currants are available a mix of one third currants to two thirds rhubarb yields a finer cheaper jelly than rhubarb or currants alone. Canned rhubarb can aid mincemeat and dried rhubarb keeps for winter use for sauces or pies.
Directions for making a chilled chocolate drink with unsweetened chocolate boiling in water, sugar, vanilla, and optional toppings. Includes variations using chocolate syrup, milk, soda water, cracked ice, whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream. Conveys serving suggestions and storage in a cold place.
A collection of everyday remedies and home care advice including red pepper as a table staple, foot care using hydrochloric acid and rain water, eye cinder removal by rubbing the opposite eye, broom selection for cleaning, mackintosh cleaning with soap and ammonia, boiling and baking potatoes, mending gloves with thread or kid, and using court plaster on fragile leather.
The Travel Magazine advises choosing a camping party of four or five, avoiding too few for safety and too many for harmony. Ensure congeniality, designate a capable cook, and test cooking on a short trip. History in New York now hosts the world's largest rare fossil collection.
Teething aid promoted for children claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic sold at 25 cent bottle. Mention of global Mohammedan population estimated at 200 million.
The testimony of C. V. Beltz of Tippecanoe Indiana claims long lasting eczema relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He says he tried doctors patent medicines and quack cures without success before this treatment. The note dates to November 15 1905 and mentions a decreasing drink bill over six years.
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