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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
4
A poem arguing liquor taxes and licenses shape politics and urban power. It claims beer and spirits fund campaigns, sway voters, and drive saloon prosperity, urging tighter control to curb corrupt influence. The verse links licensing cost to political influence and lawmaking.
An old advertisement promises five doses of a remedy labeled 666 will cure chills and fever for 25 cents. The brief note lists the price and dose count without providing medical details.
Ollie Harris admitted to authorities that he killed and robbed Henson Poole, whose body was found July 22 at Travilah in Montgomery County. In his signed confession Harris says he knocked Poole down, shot him three times, struck him with a hammer, dragged him to a closet, and took $52.
A Boston bull puppy was accidentally locked in a millinery shop overnight in Richmond on August 18. It jumped into the show window and chewed about $100 worth of hats as hundreds of women watched the antics.
Advertisment claims that 5 or 6 doses of a remedy will cure chills and fever, priced at 25 cents. The text presents a sale pitch for a patent medicine with no medical endorsement.
A children and parents scene notes Mary returns from the seashore with a tan coat, Johnny from the country freckled and fat, Mother from the mountains amused by life as a joke, while Father stays in his office and is broke.
A speaker notes that a farmer is popular while he stays quiet and profitable but becomes a target once he challenges monopolies and politicians. The text contrasts agreement with disagreement and the resulting backlash from powerful interests.
During the absence of the Clerk and Treasurer, Capt. W A Black will be present. Chief of Police R W Rowse will handle tax collection at City Hall from 9 am to 12 noon for H W Fraser, Mayor.
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