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!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1911
Page
3
The record notes no market for crude turpentine in George Town. Quotations from Bourne & Co, New Virgin, include Dip 4.50 for Spirits Turpentine and 4.00 for Yellow Dip. Rosin is reported as quiet in New York.
Fair tonight and Saturday with light to moderate winds. Mrs. John G. Watson travels to visit relatives in Bennettsville and attend her niece's wedding next Wednesday. A street sprinkler with 750 gallons and $400 cost is in service. Numerous local visits, a steam tug sale, and a North Island excursion are noted along with church and university updates.
The steamboat Margarette arrives after repairs between Georgetown and McClellansville. Miss Hattie McG Sparkman returns home after Converse College graduation. Georgetown Drug Co changes hands with Dr A L Dantzler and C W Rosa buying interest. H W Ray of Charleston and Herman Adden of Orangeburg take control. Bogart from United Wireless pleads guilty, fined 2500 dollars. Sugar Trust case noted as less successful. Mr Fruiticher suffers serious head and facial injuries from a ammonia pipe burst at Marion ice plant. recovery expected to take time.
An old advertising notice offers One Hundred Dollars Reward for catarrh cures not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It features endorsements by Walding Kinnan Marvin and asserts the remedy works through the blood and mucus surfaces. Includes price 75c per bottle and wholesale and consumer purchasing details.
A health article urges buyers to choose sanitary fridges to prevent germs and illness. It praises advances in insulated, glass lined models but warns about joints and interiors harboring odors and germs, announcing the Kite Frost model in three sizes priced at 25, 30, and 35 from Southern Mercantile Co.
The article argues proper attire on Graduation Day inspires confidence as the graduate meets the professor to receive the diploma. It claims a tailored suit provides a stronger start in business than the diploma, emphasizing pure wool fabrics, perfect fit, and meticulous cleaning and pressing.
A Southern newspaper ad touts Sutherlands Eagle Eye Salve as a remedy for all sore eyes. The cream is described as a snow white ointment that will not injure a babe’s eyes and is guaranteed. The price listed appears as 250.
Have you overworked your nervous system and caused trouble with your kidneys and bladder The advertisement claims Williams' Kidney Pills will cure you Druggist price Se sold by Terman Drug Co.
Advertisement paring skin troubles from pimples and eczema. Claims a 25 cent box of Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve will cure pimples black heads sores and related irritation. Encourages trying it at once.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.