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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
3
Middling cotton steady while spirits turpentine measured at 45. Corn trades around 1.10 for meal and 2.15 for feed oats. C. S. Bellies listed at 12, D. Butts at 1-2, rice whole at 1-2, flour 4.50, pearl grist in sacks 6.00 to 6.25, and 2.10 for other grains.
Overcast with fair conditions tonight and Thursday. A slight earthquake rattled Georgetown around 5:30 am, sparking chatter about Chicago’s steam roller. Opera, music, and community notices fill the page including a Japanese operetta Princess Chrysanthemum at the auditorium, Furman Glee Club at Air Dome, and school commencements and public meetings. Also advertised are saw mill land for sale near Charleston, vacuum massage machine agency, and a 2900 acre Edisto River property near Jacksonboro with hunting grounds.
Elmer Watt an 18 year old Greensburg Virginia youth confessed to district attorney that he poisoned his father's whiskey to end years of abuse. The father died May 1 and Elmer was charged with murder. Watt cited hard drinking and family privations as motive.
The piece critiques aggressive police language and crowd control while echoing satirical proverbs about morality. It references Dr King era themes and warns against harsh enforcement and neglect, urging persuasion and aid over force. It ties slogans to public health ideas and criticizes hypocrisy in social conduct.
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. It offers one hundred dollars to any case it cannot cure and invites readers to send for testimonials while listing Toledo, Ohio, and druggists selling the remedy for 75 cents, plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Advertisement urging readers to take R. L. T. before bed to aid digestion. Claims good food won’t hurt you and that using the product makes meals enjoyable, digestion improve, and the reader become strong and healthy.
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