27 Aug 1912
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1912
Page
1
A jumble of quick quips covers civil service and graft, denatured alcohol plans, whiskey stocks, and Prohibition era politics. References span John D. Rockefeller, Woodrow Wilson, La Follette, Panama Canal decorum, suffragettes, and a Philadelphia pageant map, all in a breezy, era-tinged roundup.
A stranger, claiming to have once borrowed a dollar and a half from D. P. D. Haselton when they were students at Charleston High School, repaid the loan with interest in Athens Georgia. Haselton, who once doubted the tale, finally accepted the two dollar bill from the erstwhile debtor as proof of the old debt settled.
A garbled newspaper fragment notes sharp banter about Haiti and a New York incident. It mentions a Philadelphia artist who mocks Boston as flat and calls for a sketch of the Washington monument, reflecting urban wit and rivalry.
In Henry Tenn a man credits six bottles of Electric Bitters with restoring strength and appetite after stomach troubles, nervousness, and fatigue. He claims the remedy helped from the first dose and urges others to try it, priced at 50 cents at local druggists.
Full directions from Press Bulletin No 87 outline selecting normal growing stalks with heavy limbs and large bolls to preserve superior seed traits. Pick seeds separately, plant in dedicated rows, weigh harvests, and gin only the best yielders to maintain purity and disease resistance.
J. M. Napier explains the annual pursuit of selecting best stalks for a row test to breed superior cotton varieties. He notes the tedious method is standard among those who develop strong cotton lines.
A traveling salesman, K. E. Youngs from Berkshire York, recalls constant constipation and indigestion before trying Dr. King s New Life Pills. He calls them an excellent remedy for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles and notes they cost 25 cents at all druggists.
In Nashville on August 26 the aged killer George Rose was hanged for the murder of J. M. Miller of McMinn County last August. Rev. Arthur I. Foster released Rose's full confession, revealing details about the murder and motives. Mrs Rose and Hicks Rose are noted in connection with the case.
The aged German couple Mr and Mrs Anton Neuberg were found dead in their bedroom in St Louis after several stove burners and gas jets were left open. Two bottles of carbolic acid were found beside them, and authorities investigated the incident as a possible accident or suicide due to prolonged illness.
A correction from Henry Stokes addresses a misstatement about leaving the city to visit family in Greenwood. He asserts he will vote in the crisis facing South Carolina and states he would not be unpatriotic.
Andrews Georgetown and Western railroad town to start a weekly five column folio newspaper. D C Howell of St George SC named Editor and Manager after six months on The Daily Item staff. He will depart tomorrow to assume duties, with The Item predicting success.
Philadelphia watchers see Carrie Kilbourn from New Brunswick N J pitch for Wissonoming Field Club against Tacony Athletic Club. The teen was praised for control and speed and credited with bringing a strong lead before late innings when Tacony made two hits for a single run. Kilbourn also enjoys basketball tennis and skating.
An item advertises doses 6b as a cure for chills and fever promising no return if taken as a tonic. The price is listed as 25 cents.
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