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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
3
A reflective quote from Marion Brunot in Home Notes muses that growing out of toys dresses friendships and ideals is natural. The narrator notes occasional regret but argues life would be monotonous if things stayed forever and growth kept moving us forward.
Mrs Emma Hey notes women take on plant and flower sales gaining pin money. One woman manages hotbeds selling tomatoes peppers celery and eggplants. Two girls profit from pansy plant sales and another woman earned 200 dollars from peony buds last season.
Princess Henry of Battenberg pursues writing as a career publishing fairy tales for European royal children. Her exhaustive Isle of Wight history, after years of research, signals possible romantic novel work and comparisons to Carmen Sylva.
The Paris suffrage movement grows with a national council of 73 000 members and a petition of over 400 000 names. The effort mirrors a global campaign, challenging long held views of women's roles in France.
At a Pittsburg gathering, Anna C. Tillinghast urged relief from endless housework. A $15 000 domestic science scholarship at State College was approved as the Kare aCssatt McKnight Memorial to teach proper home management.
A belittling remark describes a girl who seeks attention by praising herself and elicits a jarring tone from peers. The piece reflects social judgment on self-praise and popularity among boys.
A New York Press excerpt surveys common faults in a spirited girl. It labels types from hot tempered to mischief making, blame shifting, and hard luck. It notes that constant rifts and petty quarrels erode friendship and invites readers to weigh loyalty.
The New York Press quotes a leading British weekly urging trousers for women as the path to freedom, while noting Oriental contexts oppose the move. The piece questions motives and suggests the idea may fail if adopted by American women, highlighting cultural and gendered tensions.
Chinchilla ensembles trim for street wear combine with lilac broadcloth. Skirts shorten while new outlines emerge on trains. Black ribbon bows, turnovers, and linen collars appear. Jewelry emphasizes taupe amethyst mauve and matching gloves with gowns. Prominent hats, pelts, and long coats feature bold color and decorative pins.
Herringbone serges gain popularity in women fashion, offering durable fabric options suited for everyday garments. Manufacturers and retailers report rising orders as shoppers seek stylish yet practical textures. The trend reflects broader tastes shifting toward refined, comfortable outfits.
Hat makers unveil trimmed ostrich feather hats with a lighter look and lower impact style. Designers emphasize easier wear and proportional silhouettes for daily use and formal occasions.
A bizarre hat described as white furry beaver with a crown band and a long flat bow at the side of chamois. It appears as a peculiar fashion accessory noted in the text with emphasis on its unusual design.
The description notes that each puff is secured at the back of the Psyche knot with a large-headed shell pin at both ends, anchoring the arrangement.
Fashion notes indicate a drop in demand for long gloves this season as sleeves become longer across outfits. Analysts say sleeves cover most of the arm, reducing need for extended glove length during balls and large dinners.
The cutting edge in trimming features a long heavy pendant tassel placed at the elbow on a short evening sleeve. This style adds a distinctive accent without extending a full long sleeve.
Old-Style Brooches return as Directoire vogue pairs with jabot inspired by Marie Antoinette. The revived style echoes the large Empress Eugenie brooches, signaling a nostalgic trend in contemporary accessory design.
The piece notes the shift in home wear with long flowing skirts becoming standard. It claims short trimmed gowns are outdated and advises women to appear slender through swirling skirts and shoulder drapery.
Panne velvet and satin hats in pale violet wistaria shade spark interest as stylish accessories. Hatpins with long slender heads match the trend, rivaled only by amber ones in popularity and tone.
The article describes the new rose varieties My Maryland with a rare lavender tinged pink shade and White Killarney noted for its pearly tint and pristine beauty. It emphasizes the delicate appearance and reverent appreciation readers should feel when viewing these flowers.
The gored skirt new to fashion is shown in variants fastened down the front or side rather than the back. Designers praise the front fastening as pretty and a relief from previous styles, reflecting a fresh trend in skirts and jumpers.
A description of a fashionable walking length black skirt with a large black hat and a perfectly fitting striped covert coat. The ensemble is noted for its style and suitability for many women, though slightly less striking than all black.
The new combs and barettes are richly set with mock jewels, making them unusually expensive. Designers have created special devices to tailor their use, and some combs feature a colored velvet ribbon threaded through.
Hats in shops feature cretonne for color, edging, or piping. The fabric adds a pretty, distinctly French touch with borders, bands, or brim piping enhancing the overall style.
An 19th century notice touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pains and Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for quick cures, claiming relief for wind colic and gum inflammation. The snippet also mentions druggists and a statistic about 60,000 people affected annually.
Battling Nelson will not resume boxing until February. Yale soccer lost final game 5 to 2 to Crescent Athletic Club. Frank Mount Pleasant named captain of Dickinson football. 172 American bred race horses sailed to England aboard Minnetonka. Frank Kramer won a three cornered cycling match in New York over Dupre and Taylor. Jerome Travers will compete abroad in the British amateur championship in May. Dr John B Taylor, former Penn quarter mile champion, died in Philadelphia of typhoid pneumonia. Napoleon Lajoie retires after two years as editor of the Lajoie Guide. Marquette rowing officials seek inter university races with Georgetown to gain recognition in the East.
The item lists President-elect Taft as six feet one inch and notes his pledge to abstain from alcohol. It cites Austrian jubilee for Emperor Francis Joseph and mentions figures like Senator Milton, Dr. Grenfell's Labrador mission, and MIT president Maclaurin.
Petroleum found in Boonah district Queensland. wolframite discovery in British India. Tokyo Water Power project cost 4 million dollars. Foreign visitors spend 30 to 40 million yen annually in Japan. 1930 opium shops in Shanghai settlements, closes sought by Pekin. Belgium imports 1.5 million dollars of vehicles yearly, rising fourfold in four years. Rangoon rice shipments up 44k tons in 1907. Japan foreign trade 462.35 million dollars in 1907, up from 1906. Parsee camphor oil monopoly from Foochow with 17 distilleries. export mainly to India. Cauvery Falls hydro lighting for Bangalore at 8333 dollars yearly, Schenectady makes plant, installed by Americans. Wheat area deficit in India 34.4 percent per government forecast. Mrs Cornwallis West to visit New York afterCriticism of city society.
The Well-Informed demand a simple pleasant liquid laxative with known wholesome components. California Fig Syrup Co. presents Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted, gentle yet effective remedy. Buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. and from leading druggists, price fifty cents per bottle.
The budget for 1909 10 completed at Tokio shows receipts of 543 630 000 yen with a surplus of 52 240 000 yen and expenditures of 543 630 000 yen including 11 916 000 yen for the special war account. Postponed expenditures from the previous year total 14 600 000 yen.
Medical circles debate the use of whiskey for rheumatism claiming high success with a formula. The regimen mixes whiskey with Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound in tablespoonful doses before meals. Toris Compound is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co Chicago and available from druggists.
In a Chicago College of Medicine talk Dr. A. R. Hagle described lovesickness as curable by mental influence. He advised seeking a new love to mend old heartache and praised Bishoy Fallows for harmony of mind and medicine.
David Price of Corydon Indiana reports severe kidney trouble and back pain but after a week on Dean's Kidney Pills he could walk without a cane and his health gradually returned. He says seven years later he remains well and praises the remedy sold by all dealers at 60c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A vintage Chicago Daily News exchange shows a villain vowing to turn the tables while lighting a cigarette and a heroic figure standing tall on the canvas mountain. a sharp line suggests a comeback about getting a job in a roundhouse.
Mrs Louis Beck of San Antonio Texas describes her two year old son’s severe eczema lasting six months. After trying two doctors with little improvement she used Cuticura remedies. One week brought sleep and rest, two months cleared the sores, and the child has remained eczema free since.
Alfred Arthur Johnson, jailed in Victoria for failing to pay a ten dollar fine for drunkenness, learned from his jailer that his father had died, making him a beneficiary of a ten thousand dollar estate. The sudden windfall follows ten days in jail.
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