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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1907
Page
2
The Atlanta Journal notes a temperance measure can be hindered not only by opponents but by intemperate speech, urging calmer discourse to advance reform.
The Atlanta Journal notes a Russian peasant presented a wonderful clock to the Czar and suggests a delicate hint that the ruler's time may be up.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat argues that greatness comes from not remaining humble after attaining prominence, asserting that public regard follows leaders who shed humility rather than those who keep it.
Life says those who constantly seek to kill time are the poorest companions because their lives acknowledge they are not interesting. The remark reflects a moral stance on busyness and personal value.
The Washington Post reports that scientists debate the vital question of diet while the public leans on what cooks prepare and serve.
The Pittsburg Dispatch mocks the Cuban reaction to Colonel Alexander planting cocoa palms at the Santiago fortress. It argues the paper treats an aesthetic gesture as mercenary and insists Cubans see trees as fruit sources, while noting the idle notion of manana.
The Legislature targets divers weights and measures, seeking true testing scales and accurate indicated values. The New York Times notes cheating is widespread, harming the poor, and suggests aligning the code to curb this practice.
The Philadelphia Record questions claims by Herr Guillery that U S railroads are the most deadly world wide, noting Intersta te Force Commission quarterly figures and contrasting European efficiency with higher American casualties and urging improvements by railroad officials.
The London Lancet editorials on whether physicians must inform patients of impending death. It states the duty is to preserve life, with exceptions rare, and suggests relief of mental anxiety through spiritual or lay counsel as a way to ease distress without implying a death sentence.
Glynn returns to Paris to aid Captain Lambert while Elsie laments her father and Deering hints at Lambert’s shady past. Glynn meets Deering and learns Lambert’s nerves tremble under a looming secret as the drama deepens in a city of peril and romance.
Civil engineer Drew J Linard who led a difficult Oroya railroad division in Peru travels with his wife on projects. On a Nicaragua mule trek they view both oceans and she quips indifferent at the sight, turning the moment into humor.
A giant turtle was spotted near Lewis and taken to Mallaig with a fish cargo. A hotel guest identified it as unusually valuable and the animal was sent to Birmingham market, where the crew received a surprising check. The sighting is noted as exceptionally rare for British shores.
Consul Harry A. Conant of Windsor reports a new enterprise at St Thomas Ontario with $400000 capital to manufacture freight cars. The city will be asked for a $50000 bonus and a ten year fixed tax rate.
A Philadelphia clergyman recalls Sam Small and a story about a brave young soldier in the Spanish American War. The firm promised half wages to his wife, who discovers the pay discrepancy and fears for his safety if the Spaniards don’t kill him.
Orchids can stay uncut on their plants for two or three weeks after full development without obvious deterioration. This gives them an advantage over flowers that must be cut immediately at or before maturity, as noted in Country Life in America.
The European beet sugar harvest for the 1906 07 season is estimated at 6 473 000 metric tons.
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