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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
3
Middling cotton and various commodities are listed with prices such as turpentine at 3.00 dip and 8.2.00 re Dip, and rosin in New York as quiet. Quotations come from Bourne & Co for George town markets.
A routine forecast notes fair conditions with a colder night and Thursday turning fair. Light to moderate west winds are expected.
The paper reports J B Johnson’s resignation as County Supervisor and Gov Blease appointing Joseph B Johnson as Georgetown County Sheriff after C W Scurry’s death. It notes Doar will assume duties soon, praises his past service, and mentions other local items including a wreck near Sumter, a Rebekah Lodge treasurer’s death, and political jests about Taft Teddy and H Cabot Lodge.
The ad lauds nineteen miles per second as earth’s speed through space and promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a humane aid for health and comfort with no griping. It claims fast, disturbance free relief and notes a price of 25 cents at druggists.
An advertisement claims deafness arises from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and can be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers $100 for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure caused by catarrh, invites inquiries, and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A pasted block recalls a long illness with grip and tonsillitis cured by Perrns after many bottles. It notes Taft facing treachery in his party, mentions vetoes on wool cotton and free list, and remarks Lawrenceville strikers and general reflections on eating.
The Wilbur Starr Quartette Co. will be the Lycéum attraction at the Armory on Wednesday March 18. The group receives high praise with Mrs. Starr a pianist and vocalist and all members described as artists. Tickets are on sale at Georgetown Drug Co. Miss Mattie S. Beam of Jas G. Johnson & Co. handles millinery at the season.
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