Generous America predicts frequent disasters in 1911
Red Cross officials report an expected average of five serious disasters annually in the United States with about 7 500 people needing immediate aid and 6 000 losing homes this year. Worldwide relief efforts totaled 480 500, with 262 500 spent through Red Cross operations. The piece also references a medicinal ad about Hall's Catarrh Cure promising cures for deafness.
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United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington
Taft
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Minnesota
Nicaragua
Mexico
France
Servia
Japan
Costa Rica
Sole Survivor of Sea Tragedy Narrows Escape Tale
The sole survivor Theodore Anderson a Swede recounts six days adrift after the pearling lugger Hugh Norman struck a reef off the west coast of Australia. With the crew drowned and sharks nearby he swam ashore after abandoning a sinking dinghy and witnessing the captain devoured. News came via the steamer Moana from Brisbane.
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Victoria
B. C
Theodore Anderson
Australia
Moana
Brisbane
Hugh Norman
Broome
Freemantele
Anderson
You Can Get Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey Cough Medicine
Advertises Dr Bell Pine Tar Honey cough medicine sold everywhere with guarantee of satisfaction and a bell logo on the bottle used as a selling cue.
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Dr. Bell
Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Back Pain Relief
Georgetown resident Mrs. Jasper Martin testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her backache and kidney troubles after using one box. The ad cites Foster Milburn Co. as U S sale agents and urges buyers to remember the name Doan's and take no other.
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Georgetown
Jasper Martin
Wood St
S.C
Dean
Iseman Drug Co
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Sutherland's Hagle Rye Salve Rated Poor for Eye Use
Short notice marketing claims sunken into a quip about Sutherland's Hagle Rye Salve being useless for eyes. The ad promises a 25 cent refund if not satisfied and ends with a prompt to judge the product's worth.
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Sutherland
Young man says others also make good living through theft
In Atlanta on December 15 S R Harwell a young white man pleaded guilty in police court to larceny after admitting he stole five billiard balls from one pool hall and sold them to another to fund morphine. He was bound over under a bond of 200.
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Atlanta
S. R. Harwell
Farmers' outlook urges diversified farm upgrades and crops
The census shows city populations rising faster than farms, urging farmers to invest in machinery, roads, better stock, diverse income, and improved soil and seed. Emphasizes cotton in the South, better utilization of by products, early planting, and expanding fruit crops for higher demand.
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South
Make Up Your Mind On Dr Bell’s Pi Tar Honey
Advertisement promotes Dr Bell's Pi Tar Honey with a stated guarantee of best quality. It urges buyers to decide when needing or seeking medicinal relief and asserts confidence in the product.
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promise at Georgetown Drug Co
The Georgetown Drug Co guarantees Rexall 93 Hair Tonic to stop dandruff promote hair growth and prevent baldness. If the product fails to meet claims customers receive a full refund. Available in two sizes, 50 cents and 1 dollar, sold only at this Rexall store.
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Rexall
Georgetown Drug Co
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Generous
America
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Seaman
Farmers’ Outlook
Nunnally’s
Frit
Georgetown 5
Too
Hair Health
Mott
Williams Mfg.Co
Cleveland
L.W. Bicaise
Meeting ST
Charleston, S.C
Correa Ashi
Dres
Bination
Art
J. Schwartz
Front Street
Len & Ta
Paul H
T McDonaldy
Orange St
Georgetown, S.° C
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