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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1908
Page
3
A Boston Post poem by Edward Hallett Macy describes Rover the dog as a source of daily joy and comfort for a boy and his grieving father. The speaker notes Rover's liveliness and loyalty in all weather and argues a dog provides cheer during hard times.
A Madras Mail correspondent reports a ten and a half year old boy in the garden killed a two foot viper with a stone the size of a cricket ball. The strike fractured the reptile's spine and a granite edge opened its belly, freeing a frog unharmed from its hidden prison.
Portrait of Mme Fairfax and her maid Dahlia recalling moonlit porch evenings on her Virginia estate. Dahlia marvels as Old Miss Moon follows them to Washington, expressing homesickness eased by the familiar moon.
A landowner in Silesia notes eleven young fox kits, ten killed, the remaining fox thrives under patient nursing. The fox forms strong bonds with humans, loves his master and mistress, admires the house dog, and acts as a skilled mouser by day while enjoying a warm kitchen rug by night.
A rose bush narrates how neglecting to watch Baby Ruth led to a search through the yard and streets until a rose petal awakening revealed she was hidden beneath its branches. The grateful mother kisses the plant, praising its timely alarm.
Loose OCR text describes simmering chicken in nearly covered water until tender, removing bones and skin, shredding meat, then layering chilled boiled eggs with chicken in a mould. Heat the strained broth to pour over the layers until the dish is set into jelly.
The recipe directs boiling pigeons until tender, removing meat in pieces, simmering in a liquor with salt pepper mushroom catsup sliced truffles and olives, cooking fifteen minutes, thickening with browned flour, reheating meat and serving with fried bread sippers.
Cut boiled lobster meat into uniform pieces. Dip in beaten egg, coat with crumbs, and fry until brown. Serve on a dish with horseradish sauce in the center. Whip cream stiff, season with paprika and salt, fold in dry horseradish, and garnish using lobster coral for color.
Wash scrape the ends and divide the stalks where the tough end will break off easily. Boil the tender ends about twenty minutes then toast bread half inch slices to a uniform golden brown. Moisten toast with the asparagus water dot with butter then cover with the tips and serve hot.
A Boston Post recipe describes making grapefruit sorbet by boiling water and sugar, cooling the syrup, adding grapefruit pulp and juice, jelly, cinnamon, and freezing. After half freezing, fold in Italian meringue and chopped cherries, then churn four minutes after the last addition and serve in crystal glasses with crystallized cherries and candied orange peel.
Practical tips on burns and cleaning practices. Apply flour mixed with cold water to a burn. Rope jumping is useful exercise. Wring chamois from soapy water without rinsing. it becomes soft when dry. Improve porch comfort for workers. varnish linoleum to extend life and ease cleaning. Use thin paper when cutting silk patterns. wear buckskin gloves one size large for sweeping. Beat carpets on grass with a bamboo beater to reduce dust. flip and beat the other side.
A Stamford Connecticut reader recounts a four year battle with inflammatory rheumatism. Skin peeled, fever caused hair loss, back sores appeared, and appetite waned until Cuticura products brought relief. Hair regrew after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. dates noted March 6 and 12, 1907.
Hall Caine visited a country residence in New England during October. Colors of scarlet and gold filled the forests as leaves fell in a rain of color. A gardener's remark to his son about raking leaves ended with the boy imagining a bonfire and a jump.
By presidential proclamation Jewel Cave National Monument is created in Black Hills National Forest South Dakota. Discovered in 1900 the cave features chambered passages and walls encrusted with calcite crystals. It lies in a canyon on a limestone plateau about 6000 feet above sea level and may have carried water from an extinct geyser.
Sir David Gill formerly of Cape Town gives Cetewayo a humorous lesson in astronomy. The Zulu chief asks how long to reach the sun in a Cape wagon. Gill quickly replies that it would take 13 000 years, leaving the chief astonished.
A report notes 9914 European laborers were imported for Panama Canal work in 1906 and 1907. The data appears in a New York area citation.
The article discusses backache as a key sign of feminine illness and urges immediate attention. It states nervousness headaches and loins pains indicate the need for treatment and claims a single remedy quickly restores health.
Customer testimonies from Rockland and East Earl describe relief from backaches and side pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the product as a long standing remedy for female complaints including displacements, inflammation, and irregularities backed by decades of use and many cures.
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