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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1908
Page
4
A column describes cozy winter evenings with the open fireplace and family gatherings. It offers activity ideas such as word-building games, musical contests, and quotation quizzes, plus notes on animal acts and vaudeville trends. It mentions a trainer's methods with cub bears and their tricks, highlighting the humor and training rewards.
Clyde Powers, a veteran trainer, notes animals can learn stage roles quickly. A goose needs about sixty hours to prepare for the footlights, a market pig can become an actor in about thirty hours, a duck takes around three days to learn marching and chorus, and a chicken requires a week or more to train.
A naturalist places three open vials in an upright box, uncorked, watched by a female wasp who fills the center with spiders then seals all openings with lime cement. The wasp’s brood will starve, seeing food behind impenetrable glass. A boy spares a bobolink after hearing its song, remarking he could not stone it because it sang.
Evelyn Tomlins resists a rich suitor while her mother pushes for marriage. A blustery night finds Evelyn and Miss Tomlins maneuvering a stove with a scantling lever as Mr. Grosvenor, a eligible bachelor from Forty sixth street, debates courting her after meeting her at a social gathering. He waits by his fireside until 2 a.m., certain she is the one he seeks.
A fragmented OCR passage lists playful labels for U S states with descriptors like cleanly, egotistical, maidenly, paternal, and deep in debt. It names Mass Rhode Island Connecticut Oregon Florida Montana Arkansas and others, pairing each with a quaint moniker.
A review notes that generations ago families labored long hours and children worked, but capital growth and machinery increased labor efficiency, making long adult hours unnecessary and allowing the elimination of child labor under fourteen.
A fragment recalling Tom Lowell's address on democracy notes property as a social bond and shield. It argues riches can vanish yet still guard against danger, suggesting property links to friendship and resilience beyond mere wealth. The quote emphasizes practical and philosophical ties to civic life.
A concise aphorism cites mental dissipation as the main cause of failure. It argues that men squander energies on many objects rather than focus them on one pursuit. The quote attributes this view to London Chat.
Ad warns against mercury based catarrh remedies and promotes F. J. Cheney Co. Catareh Cure from Toledo with claim of no mercury. It cites medical caution and urges prescriptions from reputable physicians. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
H. W. Putnam, member of Harvard class of 1869, was elected president of the Germanic Museum Association of Harvard at a recent meeting, succeeding Carl Schurz. The election reflects ongoing museum leadership changes within Harvard circles.
A historical ad asserts Paso Ointment cures any lich ailment in six to fourteen days. It markets bind relief or prevent relapse, targeting burghers and households with promise of rapid healing and guaranteed results.
A historically styled advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted laxative. It emphasizes gentle action, natural feel, and lack of detrimental after effects. Claims physicians approve its ingredients and warns to buy only from the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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