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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1912
Page
3
Middling cotton and assorted staples cataloged with prices including Spirits Turpentine at 11 1/2, Corn at 46, Meal 1.10, Feed Oats 2.15, C. S. Bellies 12, D. Butts 1-2, Rice whole 4.50, Flour 6.00, Pearl grist in sacks 2.10, totaling a snapshot of regional market items and figures.
A weather report notes rain along the coast and cloudy skies with northeast winds. The page also includes political chatter about Roosevelt delegates, a legal note on a Socialist citizenship review, local business and steamboat news, a Vacuum Massage Machine sales pitch, graduation attendance at The Citadel, and a June 17 court session with a light criminal docket.
If all parties agree and no delays occur, Mrs Daisy Opie Grace is likely to be tried in Atlanta on the 24th for attempted murder of her husband. The Y P B will meet Tuesday night June 11 at Rebekah Hall with a cordial welcome to all. Furman Glee Club concert admission reduced to 50c reserved, 35c general, 25c."
Readers told there is a cure for catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Cure, a constitutional medicine taken internally. Proponents offer $100 to any case not cured, with testimonials available and distribution by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also advertise Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Georgetown readers urged to protect kidney health using Dean's Kidney Pills. A Conway South Carolina resident reports relief from back pain headaches and kidney symptoms after use and re endorses the remedy in 1911 confirming earlier praise. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York official US agents.
Orangeburg reports two violent incidents. Mike Robinson dies from knife wounds after a dispute with his brother Arthur, who is jailed on murder charges. Arthur claims no knowledge of the injuries. In a separate case Sam Hungerpiller is wounded by shotgun fire from Jake Antley over a ditch dispute. Antley is at large.
A Neenah man suffered two broken ribs following a severe coughing fit. The report touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for coughs and lung weakness, with a testimonial from Effie Morton and an offer of trial bottles at druggists.
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