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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
2
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J B Jones of Montpelier Ohio argues against parcels post favoring catalogue houses. He predicts harm to rural merchants and farm markets if government aid boosts cheap transport. He calls for cooperation between local traders and the buying public and for informed legislation.
Eight year old Andrew Jackson was found slain in an Atlantic Coast Line box car near his home in Florence. The body showed marks of strangulation with a cord and signs of a brutal attack after his disappearance the previous evening. A local search led to the discovery by Robert Howell with assistance from Boy Scouts and residents.
Myron Gould a young farmer from near Leavenworth chose prison with checkers over liberty with his family. He was sent from the Kansas City Kansas jail to the state pen at Lancing for two years under the non support law after abandoning farm work to attend checker tournaments. His wife and two children joined him in Kansas City as prosecution proceeded.
In Macon Georgia on March 8 William B Walker a prominent farmer was executed for the murder of his wife Annie B Walker in August 1910. He poured gasoline on her and set fire to her after a long legal battle including appeals to the highest courts and Governor Brown. He walked to the gallows protesting his innocence.
A highwayman holds a man at gunpoint and pockets loot while delivering mock praise. The victim finally fractures the hold, overpowers the robber, wrests the weapon, and leaves the assailant in the gutter after a fierce struggle.
A solid white bull puppy with cut ears and tail is missing. The dog was last seen on one front foot and a reward will be returned to C L Ford.
The Georgetown edition of The Daily Item is distributed to nearly every household, signaling broad local readership and strong community presence. Its wide circulation underscores the paper’s role as a central source for news, notices, and features in the area.
To Mothers and Others. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cures eczema rashes tetter chafings and crusted humors as well as accidental injuries cuts burns and bruises with perfect safety. It heals boils ulcers piles and running sores. 25 cents at all druggists.
J. I Hazard advertises a carload of freshly mined Climax Lump splint coal suitable for grates and furnaces and invites patrons to send orders for prompt delivery.
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