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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
1
Saturday evening attractions at the Opera House and Electric Theatre drew hundreds. Simpkins presented hand colored attractions that looked lifelike and the hunters scene by Harvey and Davis impressed audiences. The weekly programs promise clever acts and new features from both managers.
Unclaimed letters remain at the Georgetown Post Office. Recipients must state they are advertised and be ready to pay one cent per letter delivered. Names listed include Miss Eliza A. Lucas and Rev F E Govan among others.
The article argues changing views on bridal trips and honeymoons. It cites authors from Louisa May Alcott onward who critique travel for newlyweds. It describes the strain of wedding day, arduous journeys, and imperfect first meals as couples seek seclusion at home.
A playful exchange between Willie and Papa about twins and banana purchases. Willie jokes about being one piece and asking if the other boy would get a banana too, prompting Papa to respond firmly and warmly. The dialogue captures family humor and affection in a light moment.
Sheriff J C Blackwell moved a Black suspect from Darlington to Florence and onto the 3 21 train to Columbia amid a threatened lynching mob in Hartsville. Governor Ansel ordered removal to prevent violence. a Hartsville constable pressed for return, but no arrest occurred and rumors of identification were unfounded.
John Stormer, a blacksmith, shot his wife and her brother and his wife, Wm. Kurtz of McKeesport, and then killed himself on a busy street. Domestic trouble is cited as the motive. The Kurtzes are gravely wounded. Mrs Stormer suffered wounds to both legs and a scalp injury but is expected to recover.
In a Kentucky country town a man was charged with illegal whiskey distilling and faced trial by jury. A bottle of whiskey was admitted as evidence. The foreman requested the bottle for the jury room, and five minutes after retiring the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, stating there was not enough evidence to go round.
A minister baptizes a child named Mary Ann and speaks of the future, noting the boy might become a great astronomer like Newton or an orator like Henry, even president of the United States. The mother confirms the name Mary Ann.
Convicts at the state prison quarry in Carson blasted into a large cavern exposing three well preserved skeletons with thick skulls unlike the Indian race. Teeth remain pristine and incisors are unusually long. Skeletons to be sent to the Smithsonian for classification. earlier finds of two Indians were reported in the same quarry amid tracks of extinct species.
Sydney talks Johnson and Burns as the new champion fights to defend laurels. Promoter Hugh McIntosh offers a $50 000 purse to lure James J Jeffries from retirement for a Rush Cutter Bay bout. Receipts from the Johnson Burns bout reach about $150 000. Burns in good condition aside from facial discoloration and a swollen jaw.
In Los Angeles on December 27 James J. Jeffries told an AP representative there will be no fight with Jack Johnson. He said he is out of boxing and does not want the offered $50,000. The public should understand his decision.
A preacher recounts a church collection shrinking weekly. In the tale a penny and a dollar argue over value. The dollar claims ninety times the worth, while the penny asserts its virtue by going to church and proving its commitment.
A Pennsylvania fire department rules that visiting Santas must wear asbestos whiskers. The decree aims to protect the public by preventing accidents, though it may force some local Santas to skip appearances.
A new Canadian bricklaying machine operated by two men and a boy can lay 400 to 600 bricks per hour. Door and window spaces cause only slight delays. Suited for walls, sheds, mills, factories, rows of cottages and bridge piers. It compresses bricks for firmer work than hand methods and could replace six to eight bricklayers. A factory 60 by 40 feet using the machine could sell for about 500 dollars.
The piece condemns vigilante violence and school rifle practice carries risk to property animals and people. It argues sustained legal action will end a form of terrorism born from private vengeance and unwritten law, noting trials reveal how violence escalates to assassination.
Hugh L. Oliver, district agent, advertises affordable Hartford policies with emphasis on becoming a policy holder. Details on prices and contracts offered upon application. 9-10 ft.
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