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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1911
Page
3
There is no market in Georgetown for crude turpentine, but Bourne & Co. provides quotations. Prices shown include middling cotton, 9 spirits turpentine, 45 D. S. bellies, 10 1.2 D. S. butts, 7 12 rice whole, flour 4.50 to 5.25, pearl grist in sacks 1.70, and rosin N. Y. quiet.
Patchy weather with fair and cold conditions across South Carolina. Bishop to assign preachers in Bennettsville tonight. Local business updates include wholesale sales start and new products. Community news covers arrivals, lost items, deaths, and social events with multiple named residents and officials.
In Central Police Court Magistrate Scott lets Frank Baldi decide his fate by a dice throw for thirty days in prison or discharge. Baldi, a jovial colored man, gambled on his freedom and won, praising the fair method as a model for justice. The rest of the piece reflects on Philadelphia politics and leaders.
A reader notes the value of starting Christmas purchases early to spread the burden and ensure smooth holiday gifting, urging timely planning and action.
For sale one thousand sacks of Pearl Grist for November and December shipment. Delivered all rail shipments. Carrots. Request quotations from F. D. C. Kracke located in Charleston, South Carolina.
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