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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1912
Page
2
The notice outlines per line rates for obituary notes and personal notices. It requires real name of the writer for religious notices and fre e communications. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned and money orders must be paid to the office.
The June 26 1912 report highlights testimony by George Cortelyou Roosevelt's secretary of the treasury and J P Morgan associates showing government funds moved to Morgan banks during the 1907 panic to aid stock speculators for profits. It also cites New York Clearing House manager Scherer describing fees to country banks and high dividends for New York banks, fueling backlash against the money trust inquiry.
The readers learn that Catarrh is curable with Halts Catarrh Cure. It claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it fails to cure. Address J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio for testimonials.
In Florence on June 25 a heated campaign clash drew cheers and jeers as Gov. Blease and Judge Jones faced a hostile crowd. Jones lunged toward Blease but was blocked by a policeman. both candidates denied accusations as the event grew most demonstrative of the campaign.
The ad proclaims good news for back sufferers in Georgetown via Doan's Kidney Pills. A Charleston resident testifies a March 1908 statement still holds, citing relief from backache and kidney pains after use. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Courtsey notes and meeting details follow.
Atlanta reports Ann Boston a Black woman who stabbed Mrs. R E Jordan at Pinehurst Ga was seized from officers at Cordele by a mob and lynched early this morning. Details are scarce but the mob followed the sheriff after he thwarted the crowd and hanged her.
Mrs B R Tillman Jr of Edgefield South Carolina was granted a divorce in Cincinnati after a bitter custody dispute involving her girls. The case tied to a famous South Carolina suit for possession of the children and public attention due to the families’ prominence and political ties. The divorce alleges neglect and lack of support. the verdict ended the lengthy personal conflict.
An advertising item touts Electric Bitters as a cure for women's ills. It claims strong nerves, bright brains, restful sleep, and a rosy complexion from pure blood. The copy links the remedy to freedom from indigestion backache headache fainting and dizzy spells and promotes a 60 cent price at druggists.
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