31 Dec 1907
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1907
Page
1
The remark attributes universal error to newspapers and cites George Bernard Shaw, reflecting a critic’s jab at press accuracy and public discourse. The line underscores distrust of media narratives and highlights the playwright’s provocative stance.
Barthorldt argues the era of showy post offices has passed and urges focus on constructing business buildings. He stresses practicality and economic development as priority for public spending and urban planning.
The Washington Star notes price increases tied to pure food inspection rules. The piece argues that when prices must rise, complaints about inspections arise, shifting blame to new regulations and costs.
A New York man publicly doubts whether he killed his wife, mirroring a sentiment the New York American deems him an ideal classic trust wit in a sensational remark about memory and murder.
The Louisville Courier-Journal predicts Japan will distill whisky and import Jersey cows from America. It suggests milk punch could become the national drink and notes even premier Cout Okuma might mock military humor.
The quote urges resuming the original motion and upright pose to lengthen life. It predicts a future where perpendicular stance gives way to horizontal, extending lifespans until insurers vanish and undertakers become obsolete.
The Indianapolis News declares a great awakening in American life as the liquor interests reflect a broader pushback against perceived tyranny. Revolutions do not go backward and a rehabilitation toward lawfulness is urged across national life.
General Aguinaldo, once a friend of Aguinaldo, suggests the United States could sell the Philippines to the Filipinos for 400 million dollars in installments. He adds that a 200 million dollar advance loan from the U S would be needed to guarantee payment. The piece labels his financial approach breezy.
A paper by Herbert Wright before the Society of Arts notes Ceylon has planted land capable of supplying London with about 7000 tons of rubber annually, replacing 1905’s seventy tons. Land is being bought at high prices, promising a prominent, permanent position. The speaker cites recent events in Ceylon, the Federated Malay States, and India as indicators that exports may surge in a few years, requiring preparation.
A Finnish lawmaker’s wife earns over 75 dollars monthly yet her husband gets only twelve cents daily, prompting distress and a suicide attempt. The Clarkean dispatch uses the case to mock politics and props for suffragists, contrasting with U S co-educational legislatures. The note questions prominence of the wife and cites Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's upcoming marriage as a contrast.
A Milwaukee Sentinel poem condemns the pursuit of wealth and fame, depicting a traveler bent on gold while disregarding the vulnerable. It contrasts the glow of success with the unseen cost to weakened souls and the human need for kindness and hope.
Raymond West dreams of a journey with a moon man after taking a yeast cake. They ascend on a yogurt and milk filled Milky Way coast, ride a milk train, gather cream puffs, and chase a mysterious cow before returning home to a waking lie about the journey.
The Federal Commissioner of Education notes over 15 000 domesticated reindeer used by Alaska natives under the Territorial reindeer service begun in 1892. Fifty two public native schools operated. 2 483 pupils, 1 076 average daily attendance. Discussions on industrial training and self sufficiency include fishing, walrus and whale products, boats, skins, coal mining, and agriculture. Separate items mention tar mortar color and Professor Robert Koch's serum for sleeping sickness.
A politician failed to sway Patrick Halloran with argument near his pig pen. After twenty minutes of debate, Halloran disliked the candidate but recalled how the man had scratched the pig to a contented pause. He ultimately voted for the contender and later admitted the pig scratch softened his view.
A conversation shows a mother explaining that silk comes from a poor worm and a child acknowledging his father as a worm, reflecting a playful, rustic moral about origin and value.
Robert Hopfeldt demonstrates autogenous welding joining aluminium to aluminium for soldering aluminium wires. Dr. R. T. Williams tests seven drunkenness stages in a London police court, from irritable to death by large doses. Mahogany trees are scattered in forests, hidden underbrush, requiring a skilled search to locate them.
Experiments in Wisconsin yield a compact, thick-stemmed white dent corn variant that matures to uniform ears. After four years of study, many Southern and Central Wisconsin fields report 60 to 80 bushels per acre, with 100 bushels noted on several occasions.
A collection of household silvering tips from Scientific American includes borax and soap for preservation, tin foil after cleaning, potato puree for brightening, soot for removing reddish tint, and a soot wash using boiling water. It also describes making a silvering powder from alum, oxalate, and cream of tartar, and methods to silver glass and silk ribbons via chemical reduction.
A Louisville Courier-Journal remark notes Panama prices for capons at 3.20 dollars each and calls for determining diamond backs value to understand the workingman’s condition in the Canal Zone.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.