Old Georgetown Church and Epitaph Tale From The Item
A nostalgic piece from The Georgetown Daily Item recounts an ancient wooden Episcopal church in Georgetown South Carolina with brick millwork from England. It describes the graveyard and a 9 year old epitaph that reflects on life country pedigree and fate, ending with local notices and light verse comic bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
England
Georgetown and Cheraw Steamboat Company
Pnb
Cupid
Double Life of Charles P. Brewin Captures Burlington
Burlington Dispatch reports the four year second life of Charles P. Brewin as Frank G. Johnson and compares it to Rev. Ansel Bourne’s case. Bourne vanished from Greene Station in 1887 and re emerged in Morristown, PA with no memory of the intervening period. The article notes psychical research interest and ties to 1950 coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Charles P. Brewin
Frank G. Johnson
Ansel Bourne
Providence
R. I
Society For Psychical Research
William James
Harvard University
Richard Hodgson
William Romaine Newbold
University of Pennsylvania
Bourne
Greene Station
Morristown
A. J. Brown
Burlington Dispatch
Philadeladelphia Press
He Got Her. A Proposal Turning Point.
A young man walking with a woman in the city searches for a fitting proposal line. A playful exchange about age leads to a humorous confession as he responds he would take her for nothing, and he took her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Mallory
Sheridan
Michigan
Wanted ad for operator in Cen Home Tek at once
Classified notice seeks a young lady to work as an operator at Cen Home Tek. Immediate employment offered with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cen
Young Lady Tral Office
Ephone Co
Get Yankee Money From Buyers North and South
A panicky 19th century style notice promises easy money by selling farms mills houses timber or businesses at big prices. It urges quick purchases, mortgage payoff and debt relief, offering addresses of manufacturers importers jobbing houses and money lenders. Send a 2 cent stamp for reply.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Georgetown Daily Item
Ribbons
Weinberg’s
Steeletown
Comefort
Assizzy
Newtown
Mullins
Noel
H. W. Finlayson
55Th St
Brooklyn
Just
H. Inman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!