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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
3
The 1907 Nobel Fund awards honored Prof Albert A Michielsen of the University of Chicago as the first American man of science to receive the Nobel Prize. The piece notes Roosevelt’s 1906 Peace Prize and includes a gardening aside about storing clothes props to avoid soiling laundry.
The passage praises physicist Albert A. Michelson receiving a recent honor as a recognition of American science and original work. It notes his work largely stems from American training, largely conducted in U.S. institutions, and traces his life from born in Strelno Prussia on December 19 1852 to moving to the United States and joining the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis and teaching there from 1875.
A Western Methodist note extols humility gentleness and love as superior guiding virtues for life while acknowledging rights disputation may be needed at times. It emphasizes that meekness aligns with a higher moral stance and echoes biblical teaching that the meek shall inherit the earth.
Sir Chentung Liang-Cheng the Chinese Ambassador visits his son in England as part of a notable meeting of East and West. The visit highlights cultural exchange and diplomatic ties during education abroad.
A brief remark suggests a wooden project by the house handyman, quoted as coming from the Ladies' World publication.
A Pennsylvania man proposes an aid to navigation using submerged electric lights along the channel to illuminate water at a point below the surface. Different colored lights indicate courses of incoming and outgoing vessels, enhancing night navigation as reported by the Washington Star.
The Oxford rower known as Presence-of-Mind Smith helped save a friend during a skiff incident at Issey and earned his nickname. He later became Dean of Christ Church, ruling effectively and guiding students including Gladstone and Canning.
Country Life argues that broad reductions in foreign postal rates would bring clear benefits to business. The piece stresses the practicality of lower costs for international mail, asserting broad support among readers and stakeholders.
A Delineator contributor shares dyeing tip for cotton chair covers. A single package dyed green gives a silky look and decorative appeal, replacing eye sores with a refreshed room accent.
The Washington Star suggests a new luncheon table idea where doilies match plate designs. A plain border around the edge favors buttonhole stitching and requires a china set with restrained decoration.
A simple spasmodic hiccup without other disease shows relief when the patient raises both arms overhead and breathes in deeply to hold air as long as possible, a method cited by a Family Doctor to counter persistent hiccups where anti spasmodics fail.
A discarded trunk is transformed into a sewing organizer with burlap exterior, brass tacks, and neatly arranged compartments. The project uses 7 yards of red cambric and two packages of brass-headed tacks to create a lined tray, lid pockets, and storage for patterns, scissors, tape measures, and other notions.
A house lacking a butler's pantry can use a tall screen near the kitchen door as a convenient substitute. A strong screen can include a shelf for dessert and fruit plates and a small table behind it for hot water towels forks spoons or delicate ware. It can be built by the house carpenter using simple materials.
Instructions for Prune Pudding with whipped cream, Oatmeal Bread using oats and yeast, Sausage with Apple Sauce with tart apples, and Dixon Pudding recipe from stale cake and milk. Includes steps for soaking, rising, baking, and serving sauces.
A San Francisco Chronicle editorial argues America suffers from lax discipline at home and in schools. It urges stringent child and student rules to cultivate obedience, claiming authority builds character and prevents societal decay.
Mrs Della Meanes of Maysville Kentucky says kidney pain bearing down sensation in hips and swelling of feet and ankles led her to try Dean’s Kidney Pills. One box helped so much she continued until entirely cured in seven years of misery. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A New Haven Journal-Courier opines that readers demand honesty in both presentation and commentary of daily news by the modern newspaper, urging integrity in reporting and opinion.
A testimonial from George B. Farley of Concord New Hampshire dated May 14 1907 describes a severe itchy skin outbreak on the limbs below the knees. He credits relief to using Cuticura after ineffective prior remedies and notes swelling subsided and footwear could be worn again in two days. London Liverpool sea level mention adds context.
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