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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
3
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and asserts constitutional remedies can cure it. It offers one hundred dollars for any case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for free information and purchase remedies.
The Chicago Tribune describes plans for at least three Andean railways, including a Valparaiso to Juncal line to extend via a long tunnel to Mendoza, and a central Peruvian route rising 6000 feet in fifty miles to cross the eastern cordillera. It notes a north line to shorten travel, with remote headwaters near the Ucayali and a 2000 mile Atlantic reach, plus river connections to ocean-going ships.
In Claiborne County Tennessee more than 700 acres were planted in tomatoes in 1907. The estimated crop reached about 1 000 000 bushels with roughly 2 000 000 quart cans shipped into the county at an outlay near 10 000 dollars. Nearly fifty canneries, large and small, processed the harvest.
A reader recounts how nervous headaches from seven years of coffee use ended when she switched to Postum. The tale notes a cousin’s switch, a friend mismade Postum, and how coffee was banished from their homes after proper preparation of Postum.
A Washington Star description details a cooking fork with a tube and sleeve, tines on the tube end, and a through rod with a spiral screw. Turning the handle drives the screw into meat for a secure hold, allowing removal without spilling. reverse motion releases the fork.
Louis J. Stellmann in Leslie's Weekly profiles a one legged athlete who has won championships across the world, defeated state and national tennis champions, and holds records for rope climbing and muscle expansion.
The article notes concrete telegraph poles as a cheap long lasting option and describes a hollow pole with strong yet light design. It mentions 5000 electro technical patents in 1906 across nations, and lists patent counts by country. It also reports French small stills for perfumes and brandies, their potential use for denatured alcohol, and a farmer in South Dakota harnessing a creek for 10 horsepower to run a grinder, saw, and separator with plans for a dynamo and house electricity.
A Pennsylvania railroad disaster at Johnstown involved steel ties beneath the track. Officials initially denied ties caused the wreck but within a week orders were issued to remove all steel ties from the company’s tracks.
A six year old girl, daughter of Daniel C McGovern, underwent a radical operation after blood poisoning from a fork injury. A decayed bone was removed and replaced with a bone from a live chicken wing, a last resort before amputation. The procedure followed weeks of illness and a finger infection.
At the Cage Bird Association exhibition in the Royal Horticultural Hall London a king bird of paradise owned by C. T. Maxwell is valued at 000. The New Guinea native is noted for its brilliant tropical color coppery red back and head, green wing feathers, and velvety black neck ruffle with blue feet.
Prof. Frank N Meyer of the Agricultural Department completed a remarkable tour across China Korea and Alaska in search of plants flowers and cereals. He penetrated remote parts believed never before visited by a white man and brought back specimens new to the department as he prepares an elaborate report of his experiences for Washington.
Mrs Anson Jones widow of the last president of the republic of Tetga is still living in Austin.
Mrs A Gregory of Denver Colorado writes she was nearly invalid for six years due to female troubles. After an operation she worsened until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her to health and eased backache bearing down pains and periodic pains.
An set ad describing Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a longstanding remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
Africa leads the world in gold production with America next, highlighting regional output dominance in the mining sector and suggesting shifting global supply dynamics among major producers.
Mrs. Frank Donahue of Kokomo Indiana reports her little boy suffered from extreme itching and widespread sores. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly, washing with warm water and applying the ointment, and by the fourth night he was entirely cured. The date given is September 16 1907.
A Lake La Crosse seed company advertises a yearly 12 cent subscription and a mailed seed catalog featuring Earliest Ripe Cabbage Earliest Id Cucumber Market Lettuce and other vegetables. The offer promises seed sufficient to grow 35 bushels of vegetables and a selection of flowers with delivery by mail.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer imagines a naval medical scene. The first intern reports an incision on the outer integument mistaken for a leak while the surgeon commander orders sterilized cotton and plaster and to report if symptoms persist for a consultation.
Bernard P Woods of Lonaconing Maryland says heavy lifting weakened his kidneys causing fatigue stiffness dizziness headaches and disordered kidney secretions for fifteen years. After using Deans Kidney Pills he improved steadily and was cured. Sales message notes 50 cent box from Boster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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