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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
2
A collage of observations spans satire on progress and politics, notes on safety and health, anecdotes of animals and children, and snippets about famous figures. It trails into playful literary trivia and ends reflecting on J M Barrie's modest output.
An elderly officer laments the decline of company gardens and cows since the Spanish War. He recalls vibrant gardens at posts like Leavenworth, healthier troops, and cheaper sustenance, contrasting with today’s larger posts, urban officers, and scarce ground. The piece critiques midcareer deployments and reduced initiative in garden work.
French government relies on pigeon posts to connect Congo stations amid delays in wireless telegraphy. Brazzaville serves as pigeons’ hub with relays supporting up to 360 mile circles and 120 mile distant outposts exchanging messages daily. Smaller expeditions, like Dr Martins of Pasteur Institute, use the system as elephants and climate hinder telegraph lines.
A quirky passage mocks appearance and behavior with slang about autos and a jab at a missing person. The text then shifts to a stray quote from Puck about a person shot with tacks for not arriving. It ends with a surprising claim that there are 61,000 breweries worldwide, half in Germany.
An unbelievable case from Susoyeff in southern Russia details a peasant known as the Saint who manipulated villagers into killing a gifted boy to bring prosperity. He led a candlelit procession, washed the child, and using a foot on the neck, with aid from the father, had the boy torn apart. The remains were buried at a stopping point marked by a horse. Police arrested 28 men including the self-styled Saint. trial to follow.
Louis James recalls early theater days in a small western town. A soubrette uses a grand piano staged at the base of a Rockies backdrop to evoke drama. In a melodramatic moment she vows music will be her consolation as she performs The Maiden's Prayer. Harper's Weekly.
Mr. Smith recalls his son taking a forty mph ride on a rough macadam path when the motor stopped and the youth slid about fifty feet. He awards minor injury and jokes about tearing the west side of his pants, a pun on the West Side.
In the Paris subway, ties were treated with creosote, leading to French observers deeming the tunnel unsanitary and prompting authorities to employ disinfectants to address the condition.
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