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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1907
Page
3
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her son’s severe childhood eczema starting at four months old. After trying many patent medicines, she used Cutiura Remedies at age three years four months, noting rapid improvement and full recovery within six months.
A Kansas editor mails a check to pay interest and renew his promissory note. He warns that if renewal is refused he does not know what advice to give, as reported by the Leavenworth Times.
An ad asserts deafness from catarrh of the Eustachian tube can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases are catarrh and promises one hundred dollars for any deafness from catarrh not cured by its circulars. Sold by F. J. Cumngy & Co Toledo Ohio. Also Bo. s Family Pills for constipation.
Detroit slugger Tyrus Cobb tops the official averages for 1907. Other notes mention Brooklyn’s Jimmy Casey lined up to manage Toronto, and Yale's football comeback from a 10-0 deficit to win 12-10 with Coy as hero.
Help wanted ad offers $3.00 daily cash for work with supplies provided. Read like a wartime style classifieds notice from Atkinson at 1024 Race Street Philadelphia.
Professor Eugen Kuehmann praises American university life in the Wessermann Monarchest n study, noting student camaraderie, well arranged dorms and libraries, and especially the home interiors. He contrasts Germany’s past poverty with America and Britain where culture holds primacy, predicting Germany’s rise in science and culture amid prosperity.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch reflection on noon meals in Wall Street detailing diverse aromas from street eateries around Trinity Church to the Stock Exchange. The piece notes mass dining, bustling revenue for cooks, and the foreigner critique of Americans’ fast eating during the brief midday rush.
An article explains a simple test to distinguish poisonous from harmless snakes by dentition. Poisons typically show two rows of teeth with fangs, while harmless snakes have four rows of teeth, yielding shallower bites.
A Washington Star quip features a dyspeptic asking if cabbage is wholesome. The food expert replies that it depends on how it is used, noting caution whether one eats or smokes it.
The report notes Japan expanding beer trade reach in India while seeking to open matches markets in Europe and Australia. It mentions Philippine copper, gold, silver, iron and asbestos deposits, a revived Kashmir sapphire mining effort by European and wealthy native investors, and Australian rail wage board plans. It also covers Korea’s political stability and Northern Territory transfer debate.
The International Spinners' Union forms a defense fund while the next Steamfitters convention heads to Detroit. Textile workers have issued over sixty charters since October 1906. Milwaukee unionists may form a new body. The Wisconsin Federation pushes a universal union label. The International Glove Workers' Association hikes per capita tax by 25 percent. Oklahoma labor backs woman suffrage. The International Marble Workers' Union remains small but cohesive. Over 6 million dollars paid in benefits last year. Canada’s boot and shoe industry employs about 13,000 workers with a 4.64 million dollar annual wage list. Los Angeles central council seeks AFL action to unionize local trades. 12,000 Manhattan coat tailors plan a new national tailors’ organization after a summer strike. Boston printers propose universal price list and an eight hour day across U S and Canada.
The government proposed a bill in the Dutch Parliament to reclaim a portion of the Zuyder Zee at a cost of 11.2 million dollars. The project would take seven years and create about 40 000 acres of fertile land.
An Ohio woman recounts years of indigestion and constipation improved by Grape Nuts. She credits better digestion for regular bowels, clearer memory, and steadier mind after switching from improper foods. Postum Co. promotes the product with a booklet The Road to Wellville.
An old clipping notes wives bought in parts of Russia alongside ads for Dr Kline's nerve remedies and Woolford's Lotion. The piece mentions Philadelphia flat-houses and lampoonish balloon racing risks, concluding with a Providence Bulletin New York item.
The ad touts year round growth in Southern California with no rain dependency and yields from 80 to 500 dollars per acre. It promises intelligent communities, superior schools, safe trolley roads, lower living costs, and ideal climate. Send ten cents and mail to the Examiner in Los Angeles for the Fourth Anniversary issue on December 12 to learn more.
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