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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
1
The Anderson Daily Mail urges residents to end divisions and self doubt and renew community spirit. It calls for stopping negative talk and knocking, boosting efforts, and uniting to propel the town forward faster and better than before.
Floods sweep Transvaal and Northern Natal with extensive property damage. The Knight's dam burst sinks the Witwatersrand mine area, drowning ten white men and 150 natives. Elsburg waterfront floods. thirteen perished. A Kaap river gold dredger valued at 60000 dollars breaks loose and wrecks.
Otto Schueltzer of Philadelphia died in St Patrick's Church Savannah after firing a gun. He was found kneeling in a pew with a bullet wound to the temple as a shot went unheard amid street traffic. Two notes were left, one offering $1 for St Anthony's bread and another lamenting personal ill feeling. He had arrived in the city this morning aboard a steamer from Philadelphia.
Astor Florida January 18 1909 letter reports warm weather likening it to Georgetown August. Writer awaits nets and plans to work fishing once nets arrive. Notes abundant fish nearby blue peeters and no ancks. Mentions friendly locals and free oranges grapes fruit for all visitors. Signed A P Leonard.
A satirical dialogue argues for newspaper advertising as essential, then an unnamed speaker tries to cut expenses during a panic. He lists taxes, luxuries, whiskey, and trinkets, but ends by requesting readers to stop their newspaper subscriptions to save money. The piece highlights the newspaper as a powerful advertising vehicle and city booster amid hard times.
A floral cross four feet high stood in the train car, roses white and red forming the body and a center Peace rose. passengers admired it until a gentleman asked whose funeral it was, to which a boy replied it was for a wedding.
An opinion piece contrasts appetite and digestion across classes, arguing indigestion affects rich and poor alike. It promotes the Plant Juice Doctor, a purported medical chemist offering free diagnosis and remedies, with office hours and location at 22 Front Street next to the laundry.
In Montgomery Alabama Burrell Burch a negro is in custody over the double murder of A Goldstein and Leo Spiegel at Spiegel’s home late Monday night A blood stained bank check payable to Goldstein and signed by the Fruckman Company Brunswick Ga was found on Burch The young wife of Spiegel testifies two negroes robbed a trunk containing 200 and fed as the motive.
Opening of books for Georgetown Railway & Light Company stock on January 25 1909 at 10 AM. Corporators under R M McCown authority announce 4000 shares of $25 par value totaling $100000. Principal office to be in Georgetown South Carolina to operate passenger freight transport and electric light heat power in Georgetown. H C Case and S C Case listed as corporators.
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