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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1908
Page
3
A Philadelphia Ledger item quotes a hunter after mortally wounding his friend with a gunshot. He laments the accident saying it is very annoying then quips that the victim might have been a deer, brightening at the missed excuse.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward and testimonials from druggists in Toledo. Separately, Dr Charles A Eastman has revised Sioux allotment roll surnames, giving 28,200 Indians new surnames after four years of work. The juxtaposed clippings reflect 19th or early 20th century marketing and ethnonym changes.
A patient, Lizzie E Sledge of Selma, recounts four years of severe facial eczema resisted by two doctors until Cuticura Remedies cured her after six months of use. The item also states Tobacco Market in Louisville and lists various medical and consumer notices and quotes, reflecting a period ad culture.
A Lake City Minnesota resident Hiram Center reports severe kidney trouble with sharp back pains dizziness and eye trouble. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring health, noting regular secretions and recovery after use. Sold by all dealers. Buffalo New York Wester-Milburn Co.
A New York Tribune piece cites Mrs. Ellsworth describing tea cultivation as a viable, safer option for Southern women. She details six years of progress from initial losses to profits, notes tea’s limited climate needs, labor by children, and the potential for U S duty to boost domestic production.
A brief essay extols sustaining friendliness with courtesy as essential, then describes the traditional Chinese dress sequence and makeup practice. It notes silk garments, aprons, under and outer jackets, trousers, and winter padding, plus a rice flour paste cosmetic that dries to a cadaverous look.
The article describes an old Greek custom where lovers win wives by diving prowess. Sponge gathering along the coast supports marriage portions, and a girl may choose a suitor based on who collects the most underwater sponges and who makes the bravest dive from a dangerous point.
The piece argues that true suffrage is desired by love and by clever women who would govern behind the scenes. It contrasts silent influence with loud clamor, urging women to use power for the world's improvement rather than self amusement, citing Harger's Basar.
Mrs. Clara Ellsworth of South Carolina, a widow with three children and a 300 acre farm, turns to tea cultivation as a new line of work. She notes women as tea drinkers should also be tea growers and stands as possibly the only woman doing so.
The article surveys seasonal fashion trends with Sealskin popularity, lace berths and capelike sleeves, draped bodices, blues and browns, wedge and Cinderella shoes, Persian embroidery, and hat shapes like the market basket. It also cautions that belts colored to match skirts can shorten or lengthen the waist and highlights chic combinations such as Copenhagen blue with black chiffon.
The cattle egret of India is a bird that trails grazing cattle to secure disturbed insects, relying on the herd's movement to locate food. The species engages in a mutual foraging behavior with livestock as it stalks alongside them.
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