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Georgetown Daily Item

Location

Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1909

Page

4

Maud’s Coming Out Tea Faces Chocolate Eclat Plan

Mrs Gotrox frets over Maud's coming out tea while Mr Gotrox sets a chocolate eclat order. The light exchange hints at social expectations and domestic minor drama in a Philadelphia Record snippet.

Catarrh Cure Adman Claims Bond Payment

Frank J. Cheney of F.J. & Co. swears their Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrah case not cured by Hattx's Catarrh Cure. Notice dated December 6, 1386 before Notary A. W. Gleason. Also promotes internal remedy and Hall's Family Pills.

State OF Ouro City Toledo Lucas County Frank J. Cheney Hrank J. Cheney A. W. Gleason F. J . Creney & Co All Hall

Timber import composition shows pine and fir dominant

England imports timber with eighty seven percent pine and fir, three percent oak, and ten percent teak mahogany and other furniture woods.

England

Weston Walker Praises Foot-Ease in Walking Trend

Weston asserts walking lifts mood and urges people to walk off bad thoughts. The ad notes rising community walking, credits Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for comfort in shoes, claiming 30,000 testimonials and urging a 25 cent trial pack via Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY. It adds a Beet sugar yield stat of twelve percent.

Allen Weston Freg Olmsted le Roy N. Y

Rheumatism Cured in a Day by Detchon’s Relief

An advertisement claims Dr. Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism cures rheumatism rapidly. It states the remedy removes the cause and disease in days, with praise for dramatic effects and dosage details. Sold by druggists for $1.

Detchon

Deadly snakes in Africa shared by a traveler

In East Africa credit is needed and snakes are fewer than in the South. The author recalls a South Africa wartime incident with a black Mveamba snake in bed, which he feared as absolutely deadly and sickened him after realizing it was there.

East Africa South Africa

Problem of the Apples puzzle solution

Two boys hold sixty apples total thirty each. When sold at three for one cent the first earns ten cents, and at two for one cent the second earns fifteen cents, totaling twenty five cents. If they combine and sell at five for two cents they yield twenty four cents, prompting the paradox why the same stock earns less at the same price.

M. Greenberg New York Evening World

Think Hard It Pays to Think About Food

A Fond du Lac Wisconsin woman describes indigestion and heart palpitations from poor eating. After four years of symptoms she credits Grape Nuts and Postum with relief within a week, weight gain, clearer skin, and restored strength. She praises the products and notes their coffee-like flavor when prepared as directed.

Fond du Lac Wis Wellville Munyon

A Little Brother of the Rich Poem by Edward S. Martin

A satirical poem portrays the Little Sister of the Poor aiding the needy with food and care while the speaker claims to labor as a Little Brother of the Rich. He vows to support the wealthy by serving their horses, yachts, wine, and victuals, expressing devotion to wealth as a means to ease poverty.

Ile Elven Edward Sandford Martin

The Deserters Sam Braley and Jerry Todd

In a village, Sim, a former tailor, struggles with an ill fitting coat for his old friend Jerry Todd, who has grown apart yet remains central in Sim’s life amid affection for widow Parsons. Both men fall for the widow and Sim labors to finish a coat that may mend their rift and honor their 50 year bond.

Sam Braley Jerry Todd Jerry Sim Sonin Parsons Thomas Green

Two Old Friends Reunite Over a Widow

In a tale from Boston Post style, Sim and Jerry reconcile after years of distance sparked by a widow. Jerry returns the shoes Sim refused, and the two men confess their lasting bond before the widow’s engagement to another man. They end with quiet joy and renewed friendship.

Sim Jerry Parsons Thomas Green Boston Post

Mr Goslington Embraces New Clothes in Quiet Progress

In an interview style reflection from the New York Sun, Mr. Goslington explains that wearing a new suit without attracting attention marks a personal milestone. He recalls past self-consciousness and a friend who eased into new garments, yet he prefers immediate wear and acceptance, noting improved confidence as strangers overlook him.

Mr. Goslington New York Sun

Preserve Tomato Jelly in Cocoa Boxes for Servings

Open a quart of tomatoes and let them reoxygenate. Add three tablespoons of sugar, season with salt and cayenne, then sieve. Fill half-pound breakfast cocoa boxes, seal, and ice two to three hours. Slice, serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise and walnut or pecan halves.

Potato Parisienne Guide From New York Press

Peel and scoop twelve potatoes into round centers, blanch quickly to avoid pieces, then sauté in butter briefly and bake ten minutes until crisp and golden. Drain, sprinkle with parsley, and serve hot.

New York Press

Banana Layer Cake Recipe from the Boston Post

The recipe lists two eggs and 1 cup sugar with 1 4 cup butter, 2 1 4 cups flour, 1 cup milk, 2 level teaspoons baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Mix sugar with eggs, sift dry ingredients, add milk and melted butter, bake in layers, spread sliced bananas between layers, and top with a whipped frosting using egg whites and confectioners sugar. Reserve part of the frosting for the top.

Boston Post

Household Hints on Rug Care and Easy Domestic Tips

A collection of household tips covers rug mending, stainless steel knife polish devices, salt- water dye setting for cotton dresses, dust protection for children's curls with caps, stain removal using Indian meal, verandas as outdoor dining spaces, making bread crusts into crumbs, storing dried or toasted crumbs, panned oysters on toast, tea leaves for cleaning, and proper storage of hot water bottles to extend rubber life.

Hese

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