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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
3
An express shipment arrives with Tangerines Grapefruit and Oranges for New Years. City notes report Chamber of Commerce meeting timing, fire alarm false, and various local notices. Includes references to Dr Cook Taft Mayoress Hartsville and Santee Gun Club activities plus social events and golf results.
In Washington on December 27, the New York milk crisis recalls Dr. John Fulton’s Tuberculosis Congress speech. He linked tuberculosis to impure milk and noted the challenge of obtaining clean milk. A city man visits a country dairy and negotiates milk prices, highlighting how price and visibility of milking affect quality perceptions.
The three masted schooner Nantasket capt Small laden with lumber from Georgetown S C for Boston ran aground on Sandy Hill beach off Scituate late yesterday. Her crew of nine and captain were rescued. The vessel is likely a total loss.
Local advert notes staples groceries, nuts, candies and fruit offered by Steele business aiming to attract shoppers with a varied selection and position in the market.
In an English music hall a knife thrower performed with a strikingly attractive assistant who leaned against a light bordered pine board. When ill, the wife filled in, revealing her homely appearance as knives scorched the air and flashed past before the audience.
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