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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
3
A four year old girl named Betty explains she did not laugh when others did after she fell. Her response shows a tender, serious moment about personal mishap and kindness from peers.
Prince Petus marries Princess Zobiede of Sesto and defies danger by entering a secret city guarded by an ogre. He frees the city’s people, defeats the monster, then returns home to a happy life with Zobiede and their many children.
Katie wakes in a gloomy mood and is told by mamma to go to the library for a morning task. The scene hints at domestic family life and a morning routine with Katie’s reactions and the promise of a duty to be undertaken before breakfast.
A New York Tribune description of mud puppies, small pups in black coats with yellow spots that nap most of the day under logs and stones. When hungry they crawl out to dig for angle worms and shake their prey before swallowing, like a terrier.
In a Westphalian test a dozen bees released three miles from their hives reached home a quarter minute before the first pigeon. Three more bees finished ahead of the second pigeon. Bees were rolled in flour for identification.
Major-General Baden-Powell told the Boys' Brigade at the Albert Hall in London to do their duty smilingly. He urged facing difficulties with laughter and confidence, saying he had tried it and knew it works.
Advice states never open the oven door to cool it. Instead place a pan of cold water inside to absorb heat and steam. this method cools the oven and helps prevent food from burning.
A homeowner describes how installing zinc covers over holes stopped mice and dirt under the sink and on shelves. The neat zinc fixtures are easy to clean, long lasting, and worth the cost, keeping the area tidy like a china closet.
Instructions describe sewing narrow bands of white or colored fabric inside garments to create two sided buttonholes. Attach a five thick ness wide band with buttons on the band spacing matching the buttonholes. Bands can be removed for washing and reused. two bands suffice.
This guide explains making mittens from ribbed stockings using the top for the mitten body and the ankle area as lining. It covers stitching the lining to the exterior, inserting the thumb, and finishing around the wrist. Measure the child’s hand to size the stocking length accordingly.
Step by step old fashioned recipes describe Creole Duck Salmi with butter ham celery peppers and paprika then consomme mace and duck meat simmered and served. Also shredded cabbage with cheese sauce Potatoes a la Duchesse and Carrots Sautes with butter sugar and parsley to finish. Detailed measurements and cooking times guide each dish.
Broadway Magazine argues Japan's rapid naval expansion from Yellow Sea to Manchuria, detailing twelve fighting ships, numerous armored cruisers, and a large shipbuilding capacity. It contrasts Japan's 33,000 sailors and 3,000 officers with U S totals, urging consideration of officer to man ratios for the U S Navy.
The Chicago News recalls Lunardi’s 1784 ascent from Moorfields on September 15 in front of over 100000 spectators. The crowd blocked streets, a cabinet council paused, and a lone pensioned countrywoman died of fright while Lunardi’s flight spurred fear and wonder.
Burnett man drives wagon to Milwaukee with 650 pounds of live weight frogs sold at five cents a pound. Load includes twelve baskets and yields $32 cash as local buyers dress and market the catch amid spring gathering in creeks.
The German municipality of Freiburg runs a pawnshop insurance business theatre and sev eral restaurants and a newspaper along with schools. A seat at the opera costs nine cents and supper six cents. The city also owns a cemetery where citizens can be buried cheaply.
A hunter quips about missing a target after accidentally shooting his friend, noting the close call with humor. The remark pivots from shock to a wry, darkly comic relief as the incident unfolds.
Dr. Charles A. Eastman completed a four year effort revising Indian names on the Sioux allotment roll and assigning new surnames to 28,200 Sioux Nation individuals after extensive archival work.
Mrs Lizzie E. Sledge of Selma Alabama reports four years ago severe eczema covering her face and body. After two doctors failed, a single Cuticura Remedies set stopped the itching and rash within six months and she has remained symptom free for three years.
The largest tobacco market in the world operates in Louisville Kentucky. An advertisement promotes Dr Kline's Great Vie Restorer claiming permanent cure for nervous diseases with a free bottle and treatise. Contact Dr H R Kline at 4931 Arch Street Philadelphia Pa. A note mentions coal oil as an early illuminant used in 1826.
An old short ad asserts piles can be cured in six to fourteen days with a treatment promising relief from itching bleeding and protruding piles or money back. It mentions Woolford's Sanitary Lotion and a teething syrup for children with a price listed, noting historical watchmaking at Nuremberg in 1477.
A Quiver quotation by T Holmes asserts that aid to the poor fails unless it creates self-help opportunities among the poor themselves, emphasizing effort and local initiative.
An endorsement from Hiram Center of Lake City Minnesota describes severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness nervousness and eye issues. He states Dean's Kidney Pills cured him and that he has enjoyed fine health since. Sold by all dealers 6 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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