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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
3
The St Louis Post-Dispatch notes hawkers demand all workers be photographed and measured by Bertillon system with possible restraints. It cites New York Herald and World criticisms of police and athletic selections, questioning fitness and fairness in manning public roles and athletic teams.
The piece surveys animal protection gains in the U S and Audubon efforts boosting songbirds while warning that humans must curb killing to rebalance nature. It discusses compulsory arbitration in New Zealand, miners strikes, German language decline in Milwaukee, and immigrant language adoption in Argentina with stats on German migrants and Connecticut population references.
A poem by John Kendrick Bangs from Youth's Companion envisions a mind where good thoughts bloom as roses and selfish deeds form thorns. It contrasts wholesome impulses with harmful impulses and imagines virtue flowering as a pure, wintry drift.
David and Philip recall the big blizzard on the farm where snow hides paths and reveals animal tracks. Old John leads the search through a sparkling white world as the snow tells stories of foxes hares and partridges.
In a dawn escape sequence two boys David and Philip flee across a field with a heavy snow shovel. They imagine a giant animal tracks in the snow creating fear until old John reveals the prints were snowshoe tracks from Farmer Brown.
Governor Hoch appoints Mrs. Levi Cooper to Mitchell county Probate Judge, noting her prior service as deputy and her value in the office. The widow of the late judge, she becomes possibly the first woman Probate Judge in the state, with rivals P. G. Chubbie and Cyrus Gaston exiting the contest.
A brief travel sketch notes how American trains move quickly and spur conversation about travel pace. The piece captures a playful exchange about two people debating how to describe a speeding train and its motion.
Beat yolks and whites separately with one tablespoon cream and one third tablespoon powdered cracker Cambs per egg. Butter a very hot pan, fold in whites gently, cook until set, then bake briefly to dry, and serve immediately.
A Delineator excerpt describes a New York restaurant serving Green Corn and Peppers, an appetizing dish. It details prep steps including boiling green peppers in salted water, chopping them, boiling green corn in that water, cutting corn from the cob, and cooking the mixture with a large piece of butter until heated and served immediately.
Deep incisions are made in a pork leg and the meat is trimmed so skin overlaps. Boiled potatoes mashed with onion cream butter and sage are stuffed into the incisions, then the skin flaps are drawn over and fixed. The roast is seasoned dredged and roasted garnished with parsley, horseradish and served with apple sauce and lemon crescent.
Cleaning bamboo furniture with a brush and warm water with salt helps prevent yellowing. Dust carved pieces with a paint brush to reach crevices. Remove ink stains with lemon juice and repeat as needed. Clean oil paintings by lifting frames and rubbing with a raw potato in circles, then rinse. Trays polish with lemon salts and esdeeswax. Finger marks on doors vanish with kerosene oil on flannel, then hot water wipe. Hearthrugs clean with naphtha soap, vinegar rinse, air dry. Boxes covered with sateen or cretonne improve appearance.
A laboratory note states that one ounce of eggs will produce 13 000 silk worms. The implication is a rapid growth rate used for sericulture and filament production.
The article notes the Texas Midland Railroad's 124 mile Paris Ennis line to be electrified with a third rail. It reports Prof Omnes liquefying helium at 450 degrees below zero F and General Electric testing a 100000 volt switching system. It also mentions Baron d Alessandros wave damping device, oyster linked typhoid note, and radium cures for lupus with Ramseys optimism.
Dr Ainley Walker of University College Oxford reports preliminary evidence that bee venom could act as a prophylactic and cure for rheumatism. He links rheumatic fever with formic acid production in the human body and invites correspondence from those with knowledge of the subject.
Dr. Alexander W. Blain reports seven adult cases where a second antitoxin dose for suspected Klebs Loeffler infection caused painful urticaria. The reaction appeared more in blondes. caution advised in blondes, regardless of time since last infection. Observe suspected diphtheria, confirm diagnosis, and regulate dose to match infection severity. do not push serum.
Portland residents read that a new hotel will be erected at Mount Washington summit to replace the fire destroyed building. The article notes transport now uses railroad advances versus earlier horse and man labor, recalling how the original hotel front door was carried up by a man with molasses.
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