25 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
1
In Columbia on February 25 a special release announced Avant joining a band with signatures from D W Avant and Louis Parson. Avant returns home after the event.
Bernard Carter of Seattle obtained a pardon for Boger Williams, the Texas convict who stabbed Carter in 1890. Carter, who later became rich, had long sought Williams’s release after learning of the murder case and Williams’s 40 year sentence for Carter’s stabbing and the river burial.
The piece touts newspaper ads as time savers saving residents from hunting around. It claims ads collectively save about a thousand hours daily and invites readers to use and answer them to reclaim time.
A threatening Italian letter from the Black Hand targets U.S. Judge Ray after the Lupo Morello counterfeiters’ sentences. It also menaces Able I. Smith the assistant district attorney and Capt. Wm. Flynn of the secret service, stating if the criminals are not freed, the recipients will die like dogs. The letter, mailed in New York, remains under review by U.S. authorities.
A Raleigh NC Progressive Farmer sketch urges pride in land ownership and diligent stewardship. It calls owners to improve and protect farm fertility, care for every acre, and leave a enduring legacy for future generations and divine approval.
A Green Bay parent says Foley's Honey and Tar keeps two young children free from frequent colds since infancy. The testimonial claims the remedy prevents and cures coughs croup bronchitis and pneumonia and notes it is the only medicine the family accepts without conflict.
Georgetown residents report relief from back pain and kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Iseman Drug Co. George Pollock of 902 Prince St. cites improved back comfort and normal kidney secretions. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY, is listed as the United States sole agent. price 50 cents.
In mid March a trip to the near country rekindles delight as nature awakens. Skunk cabbage buds, red maples, green grass, crocuses, snowdrops and daffodils push through. frogs sing, robins return, and gardeners fertilize shrubs and roses with manure and bone meal to feed roots.
Philadelphia reports two dead and a third youth shot as rioting erupts during the Philadelphia Rapid Transit strike. More than a thousand arrested as cars run at reduced capacity. National Guard possible. The public fears bricks and bullets amid limited service and renewed clashes.
Pratt declares the strike practically won and warns the company it has only played its first card. Mayor Reyburn notes fewer troops needed today than on any day since the strike began.
Pittsburg Feb 24 Andrew Carnegie pledges 25000 to the first Carnegie Technical School pupil to produce a heavier than air machine capable of flight. The Aero Club held its first meet testing clock driven models amid high winds. two of the trials reached about 200 yards.
The Pensacola Journal appeals to Black leaders and the wider colored community to engage in tuberculosis education and campaigns. It notes higher risk among Black people, urges attendance at exhibits and lectures, and calls for unified action to combat the disease for both Black and white residents.
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