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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
2
The Washington Post quips that journalism is paid writing on topics you don’t know well while noting a man’s embarrassment after his suspenders break while tying his partner’s shoelaces. The remark cites Leslie Stephen’s idea about paid writing and ignorance.
The publication denounces the expert testimony system as dead and useless, urging burial. It notes J Pierpont Morgan and Andrew Carnegie are seventy, both claiming good health, and recalls a seventy-year-old Weston walking from Portland to Chicago as an example.
The New York American asserts beauty transcends nationality. A pretty girl remains pretty whether Hindoo Parsee or Parisienne. Gold and sentiment are irrelevant. Irish girls are described as equally pretty and often more so.
The Richmond Times Dispatch laments ministers receiving only about one dollar a day after ten years of education and preparation. It contrasts skilled mechanics earning three to five dollars with clergy who work vitally for society yet are underpaid and often must forgo vestry duties to supplement income.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes that even where liquor sales are permitted under license, traffic restrictions rise. It cites Sunday laws in the Rocky Mountain states and early saloon closures in Southern cities, while Minneapolis residents retain more than the typical American privileges.
Michael Alger, U S Vice-Consul in Christiana, reports forest planting draws notice. In 1905, 6,800,000 trees were planted and 748 pounds of seed sown. school children added 1,487,400 trees and 176 pounds of seed. The New York Tribune notes schools are teaching forestry, especially on the West coast, with a parish logging 100,000 trees in three to four years.
The New York World notes English suffragist Mrs Cobden-Sanderson’s view on American women. It argues she would not grasp the zeal of U S teachers lobbying Albany for equal pay and the W C T U pressuring Congress to limit soldiers on military reservations. It asserts American women can terrify American men.
The Buffalo Police Commissioners issued a sweeping general order prohibiting drunkenness among officers. Any member convicted of on duty intoxication or entering premises selling alcohol, except during police duties, will be summarily dismissed with no leniency for prior good record or past gallantry.
A promotional piece from the New York Tribune describes a data searching and writing service aimed at clubwomen in small cities. It highlights abundant library resources in New York City, the role of the searcher in gathering material, and options to bill by hour or by completed papers, with clients including clergy and professors.
A sentence from Professor Lowell's New Photographs of Martury asserts life on Mars rests on massed conclusive evidence. He contends objections about temperature and snow are untenable and that opposition stems from human prejudice rather than science, noting time may dispel such bias.
Engineer notes that the coal trade alone furnishes the railways with traffic exceeding 6,000,000 tons weekly while mineral traffic as a whole provides revenue well over half a million sterling per week across the United Kingdom rail system.
The great Cologne cathedral, though recently completed, has deteriorated from factory smoke and must undergo renovation to restore its structure. Officials warn that continued exposure may worsen the damage and extend restoration efforts.
Representative William Reeder describes a Kansas transfer of top soil from North Central alfalfa fields. The carload shipments go to farms along the Missouri River to aid forage plant starts. The Kaw Valley expects an old alfalfa field to yield seventy bushels of corn per sere. Bailey Wagoner of Atchison recently shipped top soil from Cloud County to his Atchison County farm.
A rustic sits by a stream bank as a parson doles out dough. A loafer comments on the fisherman's luck, claiming the old fool has sat six hours without a catch while a young woman questions him. The exchange reveals small town humor and idle observation.
The piece praises Haru-Ko wife of the Mikado as a brilliant poetess whose verses are widely known in Japan and destined for literary history. It notes her erudition and talent with coverage of her contributions during major reign events. It also includes a social reflection on how to respond to flattering men with cordiality without seeming insincere.
Mrs Clara W Raynor president of the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs states the new child labor law forbids employing children under twelve and has removed about 6000 youngsters from shops and factories into classrooms.
The London Lancet favors light colored fabrics for winter wear as warmer than dark tones and calls for affordable cleaning tips. In sports news, Miss Jennie Fletcher of Leicester, just 17, set and lowered the ladies 100 yard record seven times in a year, finishing last week at 1 17, shaving seven seconds from previous marks.
The New Haven Register commentary discusses female thrift in making homes attractive even in hardship, and suggests women often overlook significant details. It argues women are honest, rarely conspiratorial, and quick to forgive, while men influence their actions.
Edith M Griffen, who has been blind since twenty months old, graduates at the head of a seventy student class at McKinley High. She memorizes long passages, uses Braille and a typewriter, speaks French and German, studies Latin Greek and poetry, writes essays, plays music, sews, helps at home, and maintains a cheerful outlook with a philosophy of life.
Fragmentary quote discusses men seeking appreciation from a girl who signals the crowd she is enjoying herself. The text is incomplete and offers no clear event, person, or place to identify.
The article surveys beliefs about gems curing or aiding health and fortune. It lists many stones and their purported powers from ancient sources, noting how opal is praised as a universal shield of misfortune and joy of the heart, with references to Pliny and Michelet.
A New York News editorial argues 60 000 to 70 000 city students arrive at school hungry and undernourished, hindering learning and propagating a cycle of poverty. It urges charitable focus on feeding slum children to reduce later juvenile court and reformist burdens.
The Church Union of England reports a net increase of fifty members over the past year, bringing its total to 142 centers and 171 chaplains.
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