03 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1911
Page
1
A local newspaper extols its high quality printing services and asks readers to patronize the job department to sustain the paper’s civic role. It compares the newspaper to a railroad in value to town growth, notes costs, and urges support to maintain a high standard of efficiency and community pride.
Washington reports indications point to the cotton crop becoming the largest the nation has produced. Government statistics based on current condition and ten year averages show a gain of about 2,500,000 bales over the average and nearly 400,000 bales above the 1904 peak. Rain forecast may accelerate growth as crops are in excellent condition.
The article notes the steel trust produces more than the United Kingdom Germany and France combined, with last year’s manufacturers over 200 million dollars. A nine member House committee led by Representative Stanley of Kentucky investigates whether it is a reasonable or unreasonable restraint on trade.
The piece argues that city support for local newspapers benefits both parties. It calls editors hard working and notes that public patronage strengthens the paper and, in turn, the city, predicting long term returns for all involved.
A vintage health note asserts Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey cough remedy contains no habit forming drugs. Consumers are urged to verify the label by looking for the Bell on the bottle.
A collage of briefs notes rash injuries to Indianapolis racers and social foibles from urban life. It cites a New Thought professor with his stenographer, a Brooklyn pastor resigning amid New York wickedness, drought fears, and Georgia bar debates. The column touches on trust fixed prices, a Macon woman’s six cent assault damage, a Philadelphia doctor’s eye injury from a hatpin, murder extenuation trials, and calls for old fashioned hangings to curb brutality. It ends with a quip about singing for indigestion and the approach of summer starting June 22.
The Newberry Observer editorial urges mothers to know the young men who court their daughters. It argues parents should meet suitors before they enter the home, favoring parental confidence and friendship to curb risky attachments and keep homes wholesome.
An advertising blurb promotes Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve as the best remedy for skin troubles including sores ulcers eczema chaps and pimples. It guarantees results and prices the product at 25 cents a box in stores everywhere.
An old advertisement urges readers to use Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for coughs colds asthma and bronchial trouble. It advises looking for Bell on the bottle and implies it’s the best remedy.
Joseph N Beaman of Corpus Christi Texas, jailed as a murder suspect in Birdstone Illinois, wed Blanche Tompkins of Iola Kansas in Springfield Missouri. Beaman claims he was in Iola at the time and can prove his innocence. the ceremony was conducted by a justice at the county jail after Beaman was escorted from custody.
A Kansas Weekly lampoons proposed tax measures on old bachelors claiming such plans hinder population growth like France. It mocks lawmakers and notes humor about Aunt Polly Hopkins and editor gloom while hinting at broader national issues. Texas repudiation talk and Lorimer investigations frame a heated summer forecast.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesalers, claiming Cheney honest and able. Cure taken internally claims to act on blood and mucus surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Excursion Club will run the first trip on the steamer Comanche leaving Market wharf Saturday afternoon at 5 30. Members are urged to be prompt. I M G Carraway secretary.
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