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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1910
Page
2
Friday July 29 1910 notes that well advertised stores spark home discussion and influence family purchases. Bargain sales, new stock arrivals, and repricing are treated as essential daily topics, guiding thrift and smart buying among housewives.
City Council of Georgetown South Carolina met July 27 1910 with Mayor Protem Fraser and Aldermen Brinkley and Munnelly present. They read and confirmed prior minutes and destroyed $3212.50 in city coupons paid by National Park Bank New York. Resolutions unanimously praised Congressman J Hampton Moore and Congressman John H Small for speeches at a courthouse meeting July 26 urging coastal canal development from Massachusetts to Florida and its benefits to the southland.
The article records the visit of public officials to Georgetown promoting improved harbors and waterways. A preamble and resolution were adopted, sending copies to Congressman Moore and Congressman Small. The council approved a five dollar monthly allowance for Water Works Park care and animal maintenance before adjourning.
The season arrives when a cool kitchen is valued by busy housewives. Wood stoves fail to provide comfort as cooking continues without warming the kitchen significantly, offering relief from heat during meal preparations.
An advertisement promotes the Gerfeetion Blue Flame oil stove with simple construction and safety similar to a lamp. It invites demonstrations and lists pricing for one burner at 5.25 dollars two burners at 7.75 dollars and three burners at 9.65 dollars, plus ovens Nos. 221, 225, 222 at 2.50 dollars each.
Regular meeting times for Excelsior Lodge No 69 I O O F 8 30 pm Thursdays at the hall over Bank of Georgetown. Georgetown Rebekah Lodge No 31 meets 8 30 pm on the second and fourth Tuesdays at Odd Fellows Hall over Bank of Georgetown. Courtney Camp No 457 WW meets first and third Wednesdays third story over Bank of Georgetown. All Woodmen welcome. J A Westbury C C H Latimer Clerk.
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