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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1908
Page
3
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a reliable laxative choice that cleanses and soothes internal organs without debility or increased usage. It claims the product is pleasant natural and approved by physicians, urging purchase of the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. remedy.
Character is power that needs no recommendation and acts as its own credit. Men of character serve as safety values in business life and the conscience of society, guaranteeing the execution of laws beyond the courts.
The United States Bureau of Statistics reports national oyster production over 16,000,000 bushels annually indicating strong demand for this seafood.
The report notes 228 schools establish savings banks with 35 712 depositors holding 48990 dollars total in credit. The movement aims to promote thrift among pupils and communities across Scotland.
A promotional letter extols Grape Nuts as a balanced food supporting brain and nerve health through all life stages. The writer claims improved memory and vitality for self, son, husband, and an elderly aunt, noting use with milk and cream and minimal meat. The ad invokes "There’s a Reason" and mentions Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and The Road to Wellville.
A cow may produce about 1.5 gallons of milk daily for a year totaling 147 gallons. Milk value estimates at $40 while pork value is about four times higher at $160, based on store prices.
Harvey Jordan warns that young piglets are prone to worm infestation causing poor appetite dull coats and diarrhea. Treat with santonine by dissolving one ounce in warm water mixing with slop and feeding to 75 to 100 head, repeating after 3 to 4 days.
Hoard's Dairyman warns cow owners lack correct judgment about dairy cattle. It argues inheritance governs butterfat, criticizes breeding from scrub bulls, and urges selecting pure bred lines. The author links farmer understanding to sire choice and stable management, noting how stabling affects cow performance.
Agricultural notes from Indiana Farmer highlight cottonseed meal as a high protein feed. It is pressed to extract oil, with the by product cake ground for feeding purposes. Experiments show strong beef gains when fed with corn and other concentrates, with cottonseed replacing cornmeal in rations.
A statewide note argues for shallower tillage to preserve moisture and fertility near the surface. Twenty years of deep plowing exhausted soil. surface cultivation loosens and cleans land, maintaining topsoil fertility while subsoil retains moisture for future use. Continuous shallow work, however, risks quicker exhaustion without crop rotation or replenishment.
L. C. B. advises Indiana Farmer readers to favor shallow, soft crops over heavy ones and to keep wealth on the land by growing clover or cowpeas. Rotate crops at least every other year and use surface cultivation to steadily improve soil quality.
The Canadian Dairyman urges dairy farmers to adopt cow testing and record keeping. It argues farmers resist because of perceived workload but notes benefits in reducing labor and increasing profits by identifying profitable cows and improving herd efficiency. It emphasizes using knowledge to boost accuracy and earnings.
A. R. Fisher notes in American Cultivator that White Plymouth Rocks are the most popular Plymouth Rock variety due to color stability, high egg production, quick maturation, larger size, and higher feather value making them preferred by breeders and market poultry alike.
Practical advice on poultry feeding and care. Yellow skin chickens noted, alfalfa and corn stover for cost savings, grit needs for crop-bound fowls, coal oil in drinking water weekly, and charcoal or burnt wood for plumage and soil conditioning. Sheep manure praised. use carefully saved from feedlots.
A light exchange from the Boston Transcript features a sweet young woman asking what the speaker likes best about girls and receiving the reply My arms from a youth.
A lone Canadian post carrier named Cornwall endures a 1954 mile round trip from Edmonton to Fort McPherson delivering newspapers and letters by dog team and freight train. He travels through Fort McMurray Fort Chippewan and Fort Resolution to reach Great Slave Lake, facing blizzards and scarce food, while providing rural delivery across the Mackenzie basin.
A New Bedford Morning Mercury item notes New York reporters speculate on Mrs Hetty Green adapting to a fifteen dollar a day Plaza stay. It recalls her patrician New Bedford upbringing and stately childhood homes, suggesting reporters misread her amusement over luxury.
A South Dakota clipping presents a humorous exchange where the wife calls her husband a fool after marriage, and he retorts that their likeness was evident before the wedding. The brief item preserves the lighthearted tone of Tit Bits.
A scene unfolds as a covert amateur with five aces leans to a pro and asks how to play the hand. The expert, in a sly aside, suggests playing under an assumed name, echoing the judge's wry tone about deception and chesslike risk in poker.
The growth of public spirit in China is evidenced by the great number of newspapers which have sprung up since the close of the war with Japan.
Sallie French of Pancannla Indian Territory writes that after seven years of female troubles she was run-down and nervous. Doctors gave no help, but after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she became strong and well.
Thirty year old advertisement for Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound claims to cure female illnesses including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Encourages letters to Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass for confidential free advice and states many women have benefited.
A 1000 ton Laurentian cargo includes 2000 bags of peanuts from Glasgow, the first such shipment to Boston. The Boston Herald notes the historic consignments marking a new trade link between Glasgow and Boston.
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran living in Blair Nebraska, reports long lasting back pain and urinary difficulties. Both he and his wife used Deans Kidney Pills, diagnosed as advanced kidney troubles, and both were completely cured. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The proposed Henry Hudson memorial bridge would feature a reinforced concrete span of 710 feet. Engineers have carefully developed the plan and expect to meet criticisms raised against the project.
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