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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
3
A Maryland invention offers a simple tether for infant bottles to stop drops. The device uses a spring loop around the bottle neck, connected by a cord to the crib so when the baby throws the bottle it cannot hit the floor.
A playful prompt invites friends to grab pencils and paper, then draw together without lifting the pencils. It’s a quick, social activity to pass a quiet moment.
The Well-Informed favor a simple liquid laxative Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. Gently acting and known to be wholesome, it is marketed as the preferred choice for family use. Price fifty cents per bottle.
An advertisement touts Pero Ointment claiming a guaranteed cure for itching, bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. The copy notes a price of 50 cents and references British salt consumption per capita.
Automatic umbrella distributors will be installed in all Berlin railway stations next month to supply umbrellas to travelers at fifty cents each. If returned within two days, the borrower receives forty cents back.
Mrs. James M. Long of Staunton Virginia reports complete back and urinary trouble relief after taking Doan's Kidney Pills. She first wrote in January 1903 that the pills cured her pain and bearing down sensations, and in June 1907 she stated she has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A suburban minister told his congregation that in each blade of grass there is a sermon. The next day a parishioner found him mowing the lawn and quipped that he was shortening his sermons. The remark appeared in the London Standard.
Mrs. David Brown of Locke Arkansas reports she suffered two years with eczema on ankles causing severe itching burning and sleepless nights. After three uses of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills her condition improved and healed quickly with no relapse in a year. Swans have been known to live 300 years.
The writer comments that youth fall into two groups: those who think nothing and those who think wrongly. Right thinking requires knowledge, which the young lack in abundance. A young person voicing mistaken opinions is not necessarily foolish but shows signs of beginning to think and a hopeful progress.
An advertisement notes a single Bromo Quinine laxative product with signature N W Grove claiming cure for a cold in one day. It mentions a 25cc dosage and asserts worldwide use. It also briefly cites ground chestnuts replacing flour in parts of France.
An advertisement touts Salzer's Emperor William Oats and Silver King Barley as exceptionally high yielding varieties with potential earnings cited from 1907 results. It urges sending 10 cents for a seed catalog and samples, mentions other remedies and products, and references miscellaneous costs and claims from various suppliers.
The article describes China as full of ducks, living near roads, ponds, boats, and houses. It notes widespread duck quarters, duck traffic around people and animals, and large duck-hatching establishments with high production capacity. Ducks are portrayed as a staple delicacy nationwide.
A confidential letter from a longtime correspondent in Pinkham Mass offers guidance to women reluctant to share private illnesses with male doctors. The writer promises discreet advice learned from thirty years of correspondence with sick women, citing grateful endorsements to support the method.
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa reports long standing female illnesses and nervous headaches. After following directions for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she says she became well and urges others to try it.
The text promotes Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female ailments including displacements inflammation ulcers and backache. It claims millions sold for over thirty years. It also notes a Government issued book titled The Horse Book with over 3 000 000 copies sold.
The note cites a misnomer about a canary bird and asserts a canary eats more than its own weight each day. The source references N. Y.-7 Aig ST Wd without further context or confirmation.
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