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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1908
Page
3
Government returns show immigrants arrive with very little capital. The port’s one month inspection found an average of 18.10 dollars per person. Dutch and Flemings led wealth with about 73 dollars each, Portuguese were poorest at about 6 dollars. The order by origin: Dutch and Flemings, Germans, English, then Scots.
Rex a Newfoundland dog trusted by pool hall patrons and linked to racing luck died by his own action at the wharf. Under care of Jack Barton the dog swam out from his keeper, fought to avoid rescue, and submerged before the body washed ashore later.
A Brooklyn student mailed a postal card in 1900 to his jeweler father. The card was delivered seven years later in 1907, with only two dates printed on it. The journey of the card remains a mystery and highlights occasional mail delays in the United States Post Office.
The life of the late Professor Poirier, famed as France’s most skilled cancer specialist, is told in a tale where his patient fears a recurrence. Poirier, who treated poor patients pro bono, warns a woman seeking further surgery that he too has cancer and will not be there to operate. The ironic exchange underscores fate’s cruelty and his final days.
A rare philatelic item, a used copy of the Post Office Mauritius Penny Red, is to be auctioned at Glen Dining's galleries in Argyll Street. The stamp is described as worth between 4000 and 6000 dollars.
A doctor recounts observing that families using Postum appeared healthier than coffee drinkers. After marriage two years ago Postum replaced coffee and tea, indigestive complaints subsided, and all old ailments disappeared. The endorsement comes from Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan. Read The Road to Wellville in the packages.
The New York Sun describes Finnish women as low in stature but robust and hardy with strong personal freedom. It notes their upright character and traditional respect for women, and claims Finns were among the first European peoples to adopt woman suffrage.
Women from all classes form an association in Geneva to win voting rights in all public life including parliamentary elections. The vice president and secretary are members of the chamber of deputies while several university professors take minor offices. Prominent public figures back the effort.
A Winsted letter notes Mrs. Smith Arial and two daughters on a 160 acre Berkshires farm harvesting 30 tons of hay 75 bushels of corn 40 of potatoes 20 of winter turnips a ton of Hubbard squash a barrel of shell beans plus 100 quarts of fruit pickles and canning a barrel of pickles 100 chickens and 14 head of stock cared for this season.
Ellen F Wetherell a Lynn Mass authoress and suffrage leader has accepted 5000 in her breach of promise suit against John W Hutchinson the Lynn poet aged eighty seven. Hutchinson and his wife married two months after the suit was filed have been in Savannah Ga for his health and return to Lynn for the trial set next week Hutchinson valued at at least half a million and a major Lynn landowner.
A Pittsburg Dispatch excerpt describes a blind woman touching delicate imported fabric despite a do not touch sign and leaving her mark, while a second well dressed woman displays icy superiority toward a floorwalker at the elevator.
A humorous meditation on women and doors, noting their mystifying behavior and the unknowns of opening and using a door. The piece contrasts male bravado with female reactions as a door becomes a comical, perilous object.
A quip from the Chicago Evening Post notes the paradox of a woman entering by the left door and leaving mercy behind when approaching swinging portals. It jokes that even Solomon, Methuselah, and a congress of wise men cannot explain why a woman forces inward a pull door and outward a push door.
Mildred Stuart in the American recounts lengthy maxims on women and virtue. It argues women influence through tenderness, self denial, and education while condemning vanity, cosmetic beauty, and self interest. It also links maternal fault to sons and notes physical culture benefits without excess.
The article describes high collar fits and elbow length gloves, sleeve bows, and new dress accessories. It notes skirt flares from the knee, fashionable blue and purple blends, gold and silver coiffure and gown accents, and fabrics like cashmeres and chiffons. It highlights lace collars, amber and dark shell hair combs, chiffon scarves, and a narrow neckband with a bow.
A farmer sold 1800 bushels to as many as 1800 dealers, each a small sale. Most paid later or not at all, and his bank balance dwindled. He posted a demand for quick payment, but few responded. the moral notes the danger of scattered small receivables and the value of prompt payment.
A collection of maxims and quotes from Cervantes Shakespeare Burns and Emerson. The piece links wisdom to daily life and moral character across languages and eras.
A. M. Howard near Payette herded 600 turkeys on a dry ranch feeding on grasshoppers and sagebrush. He expects about $2000 from the flock this year. He sent 500 birds to Seattle via New Plymouth, with a few dressed. average weight about twenty pounds.
An Almanac Church notes at St Botolphs in Boston England describe a tower with 365 steps for the year twelve pillars fifty two windows seven doors twelve months weeks and days. The west porch shows twenty four steps to the library representing the hours while steps beside the choir total sixty on each side denoting minutes and seconds.
A fragmented notice mentions Hon Thos Cale from Alaska as a U S Congress member elect with an address at 9th St New Wigton Washington D C and Peruna Drug Co endorsement from Hon C Slemp of Virginia praising Peruna as a remedy for coughs colds and catarrh.
A note reports Germany sends 20,000,000 feathers annually to England for hat making. It also mentions Dr H R Kline's nerve restorer promising cures for nervous diseases with a free bottle and treatise offer. London water usage reached over 82,000,000 gallons last year.
Pazoat promises relief for itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with a 50 cent price point. The claim targets sufferers seeking a quick at home treatment.
A benevolent Iowa farmer refused to turn away visitors, defending his habit as practical Christianity. Friends warned of robbery, but the old man insisted his faith justifies securing belongings by locking up the guests’ pants at night.
A passage notes Henry James Sr being cursed by his son the novelist after a heated argument. The quip, aimed at the elder, wished that mashed potatoes always have lumps, as recorded in E. L. Godkin letters cited by Youth's Companion.
An ethical family laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, is hailed as a world trusted health product. The ad urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version, noted for known ingredients and physician commendation.
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