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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
4
American Cultivator reports that in Kamyshin on the Volga region wives are still bought to form marriages. Prices vary from 25 dollars in villages to 100 to 200 dollars for girls from well-to-do families, with higher sums in special cases.
The New York Press argues that children playthings and nursery songs carry hidden meanings. It cites Puss in Boots Sleeping Beauty and other familiar rhymes as bearing origins of mankind political morals or occult hints.
Mrs. Lombard recalls marrying on February 22 to dodge her forgetful spouse. She jokes that being born on the Fourth of July helps in remembering holidays, while her friend laments planning that leads to forgotten anniversaries. The pair reconnect after a decade with sharp wit.
Philadelphia born Meta Warrick is a sculptor whose work has drawn wide notice in the United States and Paris. Her pieces include a Jamestown Tercentennial group and she studied at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art after starting with clay in kindergarten.
A Boston specialist advises patients to imitate a cat and take sun baths to ease nerves. He notes the healing value of morning sun and the practice is spreading in sanitariums, urging women not to wait.
The article urges women to sunbathe daily, arguing a half hour in sun is better than medicine and can help nervousness. It cites Indian women as examples of sun-loving behavior and notes no danger in modern times.
American woman Mrs. Otto Heidemann in Washington devotes her life to crafting artificial monsters and microscopic copies. Her insects, sized oddly large, with precise wings claws and eyes, serve as object lessons for the agriculture department and state boards to teach farmers about pest life and habits.
The walking coat and skirt silhouettes are described with smart sack shapes flattering to good figures. Rich dark hues lead hat trimming while pastel silks gain favor next season. Capuchin hoods, velvet picture hats, and ostrich feather trims define the era.
A new rubber plant family has been found in Brazil, adding to the earlier Cochin China discovery. The USA Forest Service notes wood shrinkage from moisture loss ranges 7 to 26 percent of dry volume across species. A Hungarian washing machine uses electrified water in a separate note.
French astronomer M. Camille Flammarion says recent actual figures prove Europe’s temperature has fallen. An Austrian experimenter claims Irish peat fibre reeds can be used for paper and fabrics as warm as wool. Paper from trees rose commercially after 1867 and expanded greatly by 1890.
The Chronicle discusses how formal address forms have evolved. It notes that Master once signified status and is now mainly for boys, while Mister is common today and Monsieur in French shifted from royal use to a general title. Saint and king history are touched as examples of evolving address status.
Mrs. Lucy Quebeck of Mechanic St Hope Valley recounts severe kidney pain backache and frequent irregular secretions. She praises Dean's Kidney Pills noting gradual relief after starting the remedy and claims an incurable diagnosis was corrected. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A 1907 testimonial recalls severe limb itching and swelling for weeks before Cuticura provided immediate relief. The author George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire notes rapid recovery and return to normal activity within two days. Also mentions bat wings six feet across and praises Mrs Winslow's Syrup for teething. A horse can travel sixty miles in ten hours if light. Woolford's Sanitary Lotion cures in 30 minutes.
In Denton Maryland magistrate Wilson sentenced John Carpenter a Black man to nine days and twenty five lashes on his bare back for beating his wife. The punishment reflects 19th century judicial discipline and local enforcement of domestic violence.
An account from Forest and Stream describes an eagle shot through the body who, after a long road skid weighed in at 119 pounds. The bird caught the skid in its claws and held it aloft, then grasped a small tree with the other claw when a stick was placed in one claw, proving extraordinary strength.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease. It states internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers a $100 reward for any cure it fails to achieve, and invites testimonials from users. Also promotes Hall's Favail Pills for constipation.
The area of Maryland is 12 210 square miles with 2350 square miles of water. Seven states have smaller area, including all New England states except Maine, plus New Jersey and Delaware. None of those states has land area as large as Maryland.
Mrs A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence St Denver Colorado writes she was nearly invalid from female troubles and after an operation worsened. A friend recommended Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and she says it restored her health and relieved backache bearing down pains and periodic discomfort urging others to try it.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a longtime standard remedy for female troubles including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and nervous prostration. It invites readers to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
Temperature differences between inside and outside the Simpson tunnel cause excessive condensation on electric locomotives, affecting insulation and operation in the New York area transit system.
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