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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
3
The Toledo Blade notes that people who can manage it should take a few days of rest after returning from vacation, offering practical guidance on easing back into routine and recovery after travel.
The excerpt blends medical notes on mucous tube inflammation and ear hearing with old travel railway ambitions. It references constitutional remedies for a blocked tube, nasal inflammation, and a Humboldt-era rail plan. routes extend from Valparaiso to Mendoza with long tunnel prospects, and a central Peruvian road toward the Ucayali River, signaling vast 19th century transport ambitions.
In Claiborne County Tennessee more than 700 acres were planted in tomatoes in 1907 to supply a crop of about 1 000 000 bushes. About 2 000 000 quart cans were brought into the county at an outlay of 10 000 dollars. Nearly fifty canneries big and small handled the crop according to Southern Farm Magazine.
A reader describes quitting coffee after nervous headaches for seven years. Switching to Postum Food Coffee, made properly, eased headaches. A mother and a friend both abandoned coffee after trying Postum, with the company noting the brand from Battle Creek, Michigan and advertising its booklet The Road to Wellville.
The piece lists lead and tin purities, a French milk powder process using high pressure and heated air, Glasgow engineers building a small forty horsepower turbine for a torpedo boat, a Brussels photo showing luminous lamp currents and curved filaments, and seismic sea vibrations called marine seiches with a study by Professor Giovanni Platania in Sicily attributing airwave vibrations to atmospheric pressure shifts.
The 1900 census shows Oklahoma and Indian Territory totaling 790,391, each larger than several western states. A special census raised combined population to over 1.4 million, nearly double seven years prior, placing Oklahoma in a class by itself and ranking 23rd in 1900, likely higher by 1910.
A barber explains hair clippings have practical uses including mortar and furniture stuffing. Most clippings go into strainers that clarify syrups, noting no better strainers than short human hair. The anecdote, cited by a Philadelphia Bulletin quote, highlights clever waste from barber work.
Two men each hold $10 000. One buys a $4 000 house and $3 000 business, then spends the rest freely. The other invests all $10 000 in a car, gains credit to secure a $50 000 house and a $100 000 yearly business partnership. With wives and daughters, which man lives to kick himself.
United States Consul Norton notes German interest in preserving eggs by desiccation. The process, invented by a Victoria Australia chemist, dries shells removed eggs at 130 degrees Fahrenheit in sealed containers. Water is removed as vapor while chemical composition remains unchanged, and eggs reconstitute with water.
In Boston a young man boasting of lineage parades a continental uniform. He claims his great grandfather wore it when he died for the country in the Revolution. A young woman tests the claim with a smile and asks if the gentleman drowned, turning the tale into a humorous exchange.
City policemen report a new ailment blamed on motor-bus fumes. Traffic directors at Bank Ludgate Circus and Holborn Circus suffer headaches and sore throats after long duty. Authorities weigh action as concern grows for long police careers.
A Philadelphia Press quotation recounts a philanthropical figure visiting a Sunday school on the Lower East Side. She tasks children to name the greatest virtue. After no answers, she asks what she is doing by giving time and pleasure to their moral good, prompting a child to answer with a grimy fist and the remark butting in.
An eighty four year old Towcester workhouse inmate sought relief from the board of guardians for tobacco. She claimed seventy one years of smoking and difficulty digesting after entering the house. The board decided to grant the request.
The Eng lian Review of Review notes that in Brazil a man is recognized as a man regardless of color. Negroes, whites, bell-castes, and Indians sit together in the jury box and vote alike at the ballot box, with race prejudice appearing extinct.
The largest quill toothpick factory near Paris produced about 20,000,000 quills annually. Originating to make quill pens, it later shifted to toothpicks as pen use declined, becoming a major mill effort noted in Tit-Bits.
A Panamanian region along the canal is described as a burial site with more men interred per square foot than in any other part of the world, highlighting the deadly toll associated with the area.
The Pikes Peak summit, at 14 147 feet above sea level, has been reached by a cox road for 12 years. A new plan proposes electrifying the system at a cost of 500 000 dollars.
Charles Cork of Aberdeen Washington, a blind man who must walk for exercise, has traveled 2 539 miles on a boardwalk near his home since last May.
Edmonton Globe correspondent James K. Cornwall reports from beyond Athabasca Landing that wolves devastate upper Peace River settlers. At Dunvegan and Fort St John over 25 000 dollars worth of horses have been killed. Scarcity of lynx and rabbits drives voracious raids. Dogrib Indians unable to pay debts as wolves clear traps and even eat dogs. Hunter Clement Paul of Hay River kills twenty eight wolves near his cattle corral.
New roads across the Dalmatian Riviera will connect Zara to the Montenegrin frontier, bridging existing gaps for a continuous highway. The nation and local authorities collaborate under a broader plan to develop the region’s natural resources, tourism potential, and hotel infrastructure, promoting scenic spots and seaside attractions along the coast.
Clarence Darrow cites a Alabama case to mock the Haywood trial. He recalls an ignorant witness who claimed a six dollar value for an oath, provoking the judge to question the witness’s understanding. The anecdote appears in Green Bag.
An English guest at a Highland laird’s estate hooks a salmon during fishing season and, unable to swim, is hauled ashore by the keeper using a gaff. The laird chides him to take the rod and tend the fish as the struggle unfolds. The incident centers on cultural clash and fishing mishap.
The Paris commission for Old Paris deputed a gardener to care for the arbre de la Liberté planted in 1848 before the National Library on Rue de Richelieu. The article notes the preservation effort and historical significance in a Paris Figaro feature.
The Tyne saw eleven vessel launches in September versus twelve in the same month last year. Since the year began there have been 104 launches, according to the Engineer.
The Gypsies of Granada Spain are described as cave dwellers living in recesses hollowed from a hillside near the city in a distinctive lifestyle among their people.
A brief note praising the value of skilled handling of farm teams. Emphasizes practical expertise in managing draft animals and efficiency on agricultural operations.
Mrs. A Gregory of 2355 Lawrence Street Denver Colorado writes she was invalid for six years due to female troubles. After an operation she worsened until a friend advised Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound which restored her to perfect health she had not enjoyed in years.
An old advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female illnesses. It claims to cure many conditions from uterine displacement to nervous prostration and invites women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts. It also briefly notes Africa leading in gold production and America next.
An Indiana mother recounts how her sick child’s hands and body were covered in a spreading itching eruption. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment nightly, the boy recovered in four days. The ad also notes seeds sales, a ship doctor joke, and a testimonial for Dean's Kidney Pills claiming relief from long kidney weakness.
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