14 Mar 1912
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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1912
Page
1
In Colon Panama on March 12 reports describe rising steam blue smoke and intense heat at the Culebra Cut. Canal officials cite pyrite oxidation while a division engineer notes temperature rise and blue venting, with tests showing potential danger to dynamite operations.
Excerpt from The Progressive Farmer argues for rapid adoption of labor-saving implements in agriculture. It contrasts old cradles with modern header and thresher, urging Southern farmers to embrace progress to overcome climatic advantages and crop monopolies.
Eugene H Grace the young Atlanta businessman who was shot at his 11th street home is not expected to survive physicians say. A second X ray shows a bullet lodged in the spinal canal near the ninth dorsal vertebra with the cord severed. No operation will help and no bond for Mrs Daisy Opie Grace has been sought as she remains in jail and silent on the case.
Florence March 13 Police and detectives have arrested two black drivers in connection with the death of Andrew Jackson. A fight between Jackson and two youths earlier in the day led to an attack and the murder. The suspects are identified as McIntosh and a driver named Georgetown.
Dwight Kansas physician Dr J T Curtiss claims Electric Bitters cured his own eczema and hundreds of patients. He extols the remedy as a blood purifier aiding liver kidneys and bowels while expelling poisons and aiding digestion. Priced at 5 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by druggists.
Union High School notes a heavy February snow closures and resumed classes. Prof Davis of South Carolina Uni spoke on poetry and language origins. Mr Mason of Clemson visited on dairying. Miss Annie Wilson’s death grieved the community. Ross Crane presented a clay modeling lecture. New officers were elected. honor roll lists several students across grades.
An odd health advertisement extols Dr King s New Life Pills claiming no griping or distress and quick wellbeing. The piece lists names of students and class averages alongside a music and literary section labeled Literary Reporter.
David A. Trousdale, an express messenger from San Antonio, stopped two highwaymen during a Southern Pacific train hold-up near Sanderson. He used a ruse to lure one robber, then killed both in defense of the crew, recovering all stolen property as the train continued.
The South Carolina Penitentiary board dispatches two members to Raleigh and Richmond to inspect electric chairs and study plans for a modern death chamber. They aim to install enhanced apparatus for June executions and will contact chair manufacturers to hire a builder. Two inmates from Charleston and Sam Hyde face death. changes to current to be made for immediate results.
Stillman Green of Malachie Col. recounts doctors once gave him two years to live due to consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving his life and urges others with coughs colds or lung trouble to try the remedy. Trial bottle offered free at druggists with main prices 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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