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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
2
The item catalogs assorted anecdotes from the era including a boxer Johnson planning farewell to boxing, speculation about aviation education in colleges, a Philadelphia club linked to suicides, tariff reform talk by Champ Clark, women smoking in a New York club, Georgia judges and baseball umpires, beef pricing pressure, and Roosevelt's return as a popular subject.
An old advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy for wounds boils scalds sores cuts bruises sprains sprains and piles. It claims forty years of proven care and worldwide recognition as the best salve on earth.
Albert Merk fifteen year old slayer of Night Marshal Guinard in Maplewood St Louis County describes life in a St Louis neighborhood gang and his flight via Texas and Chicago. He says Guinard died November 8 from a wound inflicted nine days earlier and shows defiance about regret. He cites family hardship and says gangs frequent his life.
Charleston Post comments on the Newberry grand jury no bill against Attorney Felder in a case tied to the dispensary era. The piece calls the 20 year old liquor policy a terrible experiment that dragged the state into the gutters of liquor traffic and notes the ongoing evils and political fallout.
A Georgia couple reports kidney and back pain relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Iseman Drug Co. Mrs. Matthews of Georgetown, S. C., cites improved kidney secretions and sleep. She reiterates endorsement in 1911, urging others to try the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY.
A satirical look at trusts housed in a rear suite on the sixteenth floor with a stock ticker, detailing crooked reputations and the role of Sherman Act enforcement. It contrasts ethical firms and rogues, praises reporters and whistleblowers, and extols trust-busting as a costly but lucrative profession.
Hazy fragment lists cabbage plants by Sile Henderson and Wakefield at Charleston. Phone T. S. McConnell.
The readable portion shows numbers and garbled text without clear names, places, dates, or events to summarize into a proper news item.
Notice of a 1911 primary in Georgetown South Carolina to nominate a Mayor four Aldermen and one Commissioner of Public Works. Two polling precincts at City Hall and near Southern Mercantile Company. Polls open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Candidates must file a pledge to abide by the result and pay assessment by noon of the fourth proceeding the day named.
Watts and McElveen offer yard wood sawing with portable mill service at 75 cents per cord. Call 64 for prompt attention. Also cord wood for sale, 10 to 13.
A large sale offer announced at The Steele Moses Co features discounts across ladies hats misses hats and children's hats. The event highlights substantial savings and appeals to all shoppers seeking headwear buys.
Mrs W W of 4 Pitted NH credits Electric Bitters with curing stomach and kidney troubles after other medicines failed. She now advises others to try the tonic, calling it the best liver and kidney remedy. Sold by all druggists for 50 cents.
A display of a fine line of imported crockery featured at C P Foxworth Co with ranges suitable for dining rooms and kitchen curiosities. Customers inspect patterns and inquire about prices and availability.
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