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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1909
Page
4
A fragmentary ballad by Charles Jefferies laments love torn by war. The speaker pleads for memory and peace as the jacket red and bayonet frame a soldier's binding vows. The piece contrasts romantic longing with calls for reducing conflict and restraint among rulers.
Tom Hadden new to St Rudolph's School balks at a beer ritual on a village outing. He refuses to drink and tells a true story of a drunkard father, shocking his peers into reconsidering and inspiring the group to take temperance pledges. Years later, six boys remain pledged, guided by Tom's courage.
The Trevorton Times editor notes winter abundance of goods but scarce money, recalling a London Globe tale of accepting goods for subscriptions including an owl. The article also cites pearl shells worth 500000 dollars taken from American rivers last season.
Milford Me resident Sylvanus Verrill recalls a severe kidney injury five years ago that left him nearly paralyzed. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function and mobility within three months, advancing from crutches to complete recovery. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo. An earnest preacher ends a prayer for remote parts of the earth.
An advertisement style summary notes that catarrh is a constitutional disease needing internal treatment with a remedy named Catarrh Cure, claimed to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. It mentions associated tonics, price, and claims of notable efficacy, along with various other patent medicines and household products.
An article in the Detroit Free Press quotes a minister saying that deeds matter more than words. The writer notes a humorous exchange as the minister hesitates and blurts out I dont know before continuing.
A medical discussion cites a whiskey based tonic as a near infallible cure for lame back and rheumatism. The formula mixes one ounce Toris compound and one ounce Sarsaparilla syrup with half a pint of whiskey, to be taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime.
A Brooklyn Life piece recalls a famed detective recounting narrow escapes from death. The most memorable moment was when South American outlaws hanged him from a rubber-tree, only to leave without noticing the hanging.
An assortment of small advertisements and notices appears, promoting Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to cure feverishness and teething troubles, Garfield's Tem mild laxative for liver and kidney relief, Paro Ointment for piles, and a claim about Asiatic Russia removing customs duties. The page also notes John Bull’s assessment of victory rates in battles.
An 1908 Detroit mother reports her infant daughter suffered persistent head boils and a red scald like humor behind the ears. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with Resolvent and says the eruptions healed and did not return for two years. Also mentions Brown’s Bronchial Trache as a cure aid and other era advertisements.
The California Fig Syrup Co publishes a full statement on Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna to assure purity and uniformity, claiming their original method guarantees ethical production. Figs from California are used for taste while medicinal principles come from beneficial plants, urging buyers to purchase only genuine products from this company through leading druggists.
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