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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
2
The Portland Oregonian argues that paying one fare should secure one seat, yet most riders prefer standing inside a car to waiting on the sidewalk for the next train or streetcar.
A statistician argues that railroads kill far more than sea drownings. He calculates that over 3.5 million souls are at sea daily as passengers or seamen.
Professor Albert Bushnell Hart closes his twenty six volume US history with The Ideals of the Nation arguing the nation has no thousand tons for future warships and costs seem limitless. Daniel T. Pierce notes warfare spending has risen from 3 million to at least 10 million per battleship as armored cruisers exist and Congress considers four new battleships costing about 9.5 million excluding guns armor and gear.
The New York World cites a claim that 97 percent of stock exchanges deals are gambling with marked cards. Thomas W. Lawson bets $10,000 to $100,000 against Wall Street needing charity, while Alexander D. Noyes argues in Century for optimism and lasting industrial strength, urging thrift and prudence in American life.
The Christian Register reports proposals to develop Topolobampo Harbor in Mexico into a world scale hub with a steamship line to Australia and New Zealand shortening the Orient to London route by 1350 miles. It markets the project as a world altering revolution and praises profit sharing ideals inspired by Owen.
A concise overview of germs as cause and aid to life, distinguishing good and bad microbes. It explains how disease germs invade via air water and wounds, differences between contagious and infectious diseases, the incubation battle with the body's resistive power, and practical preventives such as clean living, proper nutrition, ventilation, and moderation.
Lieutenant Albert B. Jones declares 85,000 of 16 million eligible men train in target practice while 15 million remain unskilled. He estimates regular army at 60,000 would swell to 600,000 in war and urges civilian clubs with national and local trophies to spur training.
The San Francisco Call recalls a 1862 rat invasion when Kearny and Montgomery streets had uneven sidewalks of dry goods boxes. Rat colors included gray white brown and black and roamed streets at night forcing women indoors and causing men to step on many rats while walking.
The article describes dainty guimpes for girls and women, showing variations in fabric such as fine lawn and crepe de chine, with options for embroidery, lace banding, and three-quarter sleeves. It notes a standing collar, waist band, and tailored yokes, plus potential dinner gowns in net or chiffon and specified yardage for different sizes.
Fifty years ago UK per capita sugar consumption stood at twenty nine pounds, while current taste shifts push for stricter, more refined sweetening. The note suggests evolving rituals around sugar use amid changing preferences.
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