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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
3
A rallying lament recounts Georgetown County choosing to go wet yet facing a stalled dispensary opening. Voters fault the delay amid empty tills and ongoing financial strain. No opening date is set as clear gains remain elusive and tax revenue waits.
A local want ad seeks a young lady for stenographic work and bookkeeping in an office. The issue also covers a damaging wind and rain storm across the state with telegraph poles down and crops ruined, plus regional travel, notable arrivals, and a long column of society notes.
A local would be blind tiger tale from North Carolina recalls a Wilmington purveyor who sent liquor by C. O. D. and charged over $2. He opened the jug to find only molasses and water, prompting a demand for a refund from the express company per Florence Times.
Business locals advertising a store for rent on Front Street apply to Joseph Schenk at 7 13. A lost red hound with white tail tip and white throat responds to Fly. Reward offered at Bourne or The Daily Item. 666 patent medicine advertised for chills and fever. Rent ads also for a four room cottage on Duke Street apply to Jos Schenk.
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