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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1909
Page
5
The article discusses European decorations for women, noting the Star and Crucifix and the Luisen honor those of high rank or great self sacrifice. It then argues that a club woman balances societal duties with family care, planning daily tasks and maintaining a harmonious home while guiding her children.
A Tribune column cites Paris police woes as women resist removing hats in public. It discusses proposals to bar ordinary hats from theatres to improve views, weighing potential social Uturns against possible box office losses.
Tit Bits from London praises a royal young woman as more formidable than Montenegro's crown princess. The piece notes that no other European royal woman would have any comparison in a hypothetical duel of influence with the Montenegro heir.
A recipe prints for Domino Cakes with butter sugar eggs flour and chocolate decorations. The text then shifts to profile Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg Germany noting her musical skill needlework caricature and interest in wrestling and jiu jitsu.
A New York Sun quotation extols cheerful, quiet conduct over quarrel and noise. It argues that calm, dignified silence prevents needless battles, many wars are averted by soft words, and true triumph comes from just behavior and peaceful resolve.
A fragment from the New Haven Register notes pride in a woman’s service and glory linked to her club work, reflecting local sentiment about community female leadership and accomplishment.
The article surveys long sleeves and evening wear in peach blossom pink, empire waistlines, and velvet trimmings. It notes two and two thirds yards for skirts, patent vamps with Cuban heels, oversized hats, pearl tassels, black and gold embellishments, high button velvet shoes, and Queen Alexandra's favored colors heliotrope and gray. Coats with high Napoleonic collars rise, plisse muslin and lace jabo ts appear, while long coats replace petti coats as trends shift toward severe, slender lines without waist sloping.
Manoramabal daughter of Pandita Ramabal and vice principal of Sharada Sadan a girls school in India supported by the American Ramabal Association is to visit this country.
A Russian torpedo boat commander, a Naval Reserve farmer from central Russia, led his crew through a blinding hurricane off Port Arthur. The squadron says they escaped, pursued by Japanese ships as monstrous waves rose, and the torpedo boat ran ashore after praying for deliverance.
The Century Magazine recounts how Alfred Tennyson’s impulsive father warned Lord St. Helens of danger after accusing Count Zoboff and Count Pahlen of murdering Emperor Paul. A hush fell at dinner, and the elder Tennyson fled with help from a Scotch courier, eventually escaping by ship from Odessa to England.
The marine insurance companies of New York State carry risks aggregating about $30,000,000 across marine policies. This figure reflects substantial exposure in shipping and related trade, underscoring the sector’s financial scale and need for robust underwriting.
An old advertisement fragment promises a monetary reward for a credible cure for deafness and mentions constitutional remedies. It notes the ear tube inflammation as cause and references a 100 dollar prize for valid proof. Additional lines push Hall's Pills for constipation and general drugstore sales.
The second submarine flotilla led by Lieutenant Charles B. Courtney includes the Octopus Tarantula Viper and Cuttlefish. They hit target records twenty to fifty feet under Gardiner's Bay using new periscope devices. Torpedoes were fired with Whitehead at 1000 to 1500 yards against woven net targets as submarines ran at full speed. More drills with Commander Marsh's training squadron will follow including night and day attacks.
A backstage exchange from a Boston Post item describes a comedian in a melodrama, sweating as he rehearses the hottest part and must tear up paper to simulate a snowstorm in a blizzard scene.
Fragmentary text mentions an 1784 Paris balloon steering attempt and a reference to Itch cured in 30. It also cites Woolford's Sanitary Lotion and claims of producing more fine skaters in another country.
A mother describes months of worsening eczema on her six month old daughter’s face with failed doctors and ointments until using Cutiura Remedies. She reports immediate whitening of the skin and complete disappearance of the lesions after persistent treatment, noting prior high costs with no relief. The ad lists Potter Drug & Chem as sole props and cites locations in Boston and New York City.
A vintage advertisement claims quick relief from piles using A zo Ointment and promotes Winslow's Syrup for teething children. It touts cures for itching bleeding and protruding piles, with prices around a quarter per bottle.
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