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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
2
The Pittsburg Press questions if counterfeit coins could be called tain’t money. The Boston Record notes co ed yells drop the hip motion this year with just Hurrah. The Louisville Courier Journal argues beauty rests on a thought behind the smile, while a woman writer says it is the thought that makes it beautiful.
The Times admonishes women to discard gloves entirely. It criticizes the practice of wearing only the wrist portion, leaving the hand exposed, which it calls unlovely and deplorable. The piece warns against the distressing look and urges a change in etiquette.
The New Orleans Picayune notes countries will bolster gold holdings to cover obligations as the world moves toward a gold standard. It suggests gold may be hidden during the crisis and will reemerge with renewed confidence, forecasting a temporary halt in speculation until supplies recover.
Henry Hatch of Gridley Kansas extols farming as the finest path for youth. He argues a successful farmer demonstrates true capability, outshines clerking in stores or banks, and offers greater freedom. Looking back, he regrets nothing about sticking to the farm and sees a brighter opening today on the land.
The piece discusses abolition of capital punishment and crime mitigation, noting Southern monuments to Civil War figures in several states. It relays plans for Calhoun and Vance statues in Washington and regional memorials, ending with a fiction excerpt about farmer Jay Hazleton and a hired helper amid a storm, highlighting risk in selling Hereford cattle.
A farmer, Jay Hazleton, races through a searing July storm with a wagon of eggs and two nervous cows. A cyclone tears through fields, destroys the stock, and leaves Jay anxious for the boy he sent to town. In the aftermath, the farmer learns the boy survived after veering toward his mother's house, while neighbors and relatives offer sympathy and talk of the losses.
In lyrical reflections, two lovers walk through a timeless pastoral. The scenery, from purple skies to blooming meadows and trees with Aeolian voices, frames a vow that love elevates beyond aging and fate. They sense a sacred bond, envisioning eternal horizons and a shared fate, awaiting what God will provide.
L'Electrician reports a Vienna firm selling glass brushes to clean dynamo and motor commutators without scoring metal, avoiding emery cloth dangers. The piece also notes proposed fog dispersal by powerful air currents and a cobra bite lifeline lancet in India, plus submarine escape gear and oxylite oxygen generators tested at Newport.
The Florida Times Union critiques the paragraphers for lacking understanding while noting their quip about the paragrapher's better half. The Richmond Times Dispatch comments on the clash, highlighting media commentary and verbal sparring among editors.
A reader notes a line from The Gentle Cynic in the New York Times describing a woman who grows angrier when her husband bets on a horse and when he wins but withholds the news. The remark highlights domestic friction over gambling and secrecy.
Avapia exports larger quantities of ginseng at a price of fifty cents per pound. The notice highlights growing trade in ginseng and the favorable export terms attracting buyers and merchants.
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