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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
3
News from Paterson New Jersey indicates sixteen Cooke locomotives built for the South Manchurian Railroad were lost when a vessel foundered off the China coast. Part of a thirty five engine order, these standard American size passenger locomotives were shipped in parts and boxed.
The Grand Trunk system plans a massive Battle Creek Michigan locomotive complex. A steel brick and cement machine shop over 800 feet long is projected with an estimated cost of about 3 million dollars.
Mrs Lulu Dill was found dead in her Belt avenue residence in St. Louis. Her husband, in a delirious state, claimed they had eaten pork chops and cheese and that ptomaine poisoning caused the death before being taken to a hospital.
A French Army weapon of immense size requires more than 1000 in costs for a single projectile. Germany amasses Europe’s largest newspaper catalog with wide publication reach.
A surgeon recounts that coffee caused tremors and insomnia hindering operations. He stopped coffee three years ago and switched to Postum, noting calmer nerves and normal circulation. He cites a friend who also switched and praised Postum, urging it as a national drink.
The article cites The Delineator guidance on sitting with hips back and upright posture for grace, plus a color commentary from Worth of Paris in Harper's Bazar deeming color rules outdated. It mentions social scenes, hostesses, and a Brooklyn Life anecdote about guests, sponging, and a party guest book with divorce motives.
La Caterina dei Cent Anni, known as the Hundred-Year-Old Catherine, born December 1807, marks her 100th birthday in Rapallo. She has earned a living as a lacemaker for ninety years, supports herself on herbs and bread, rarely eats meat, lives in a cold room, and still works without spectacles, aiming to celebrate a second centenary.
The article compares Edith Wharton s The House of Mirth to a century old New Jersey country home where the smart set gathers for weekend or fortnightly visits. It notes parties in private rooms and card groups, with guests behaving as at a grand hotel while the owner is away.
Miss Helen Varick Boswell spoke for the Civic Federation welfare department at the Albany Woman's Fortnightly Club on improving health education housing and recreation for women workers. She urged public sentiment and club influence to enforce laws and prevent socialism by showing progress through welfare work and ste reopticon pictures of daily gains for women's comfort and health in industry.
In Lyons France about two silk schools host 200 to 300 boys and girls who attend daily to learn all the secrets of silk making. The report highlights a large youthful workforce trained in traditional industry in Lyon.
A brief Harper's Weekly cartoon caption questions what is essential for family prayers. A boy answers with a concise joke about a family.
A brief exchange mocks parrot learning with snorts while noting parrots can learn polysyllables. The Baltimore American article frames the quip as a light aside on language ability in birds.
A fragment recounts a person noting a daytime mention linked to the presidency. The speaker asserts no doubt his type would accept or respond, signaling confidence in political persuasion or reputation within a private exchange.
A quotation from the Catholic Standard and Times questions belief in lifelong learning and notes anecdotes of men marrying at seventy five or older.
A witty exchange from Harper’s Bazar features a husband growling at his wife for wearing a dress with back buttoned waists while she retorts he would dislike it unbuttoned. The brief quip captures social humor and fashion norms of the era.
A Louisville Courier-Journal joke features a mill owner asking to marry as a ploy to reduce a bill. The quip contrasts romantic intent with financial maneuvering, reflecting playful social humor.
A brief humorous exchange from Harper's Bazar notes changing attitudes during hard times. Mrs Knicker asks if servants are more reasonable, and Mrs Becker replies Bridget allows them to take a child from the asylum, illustrating social pressures and frugal decisions.
A first tramp reads a matrimonial ad listing chores to a wife and child care. His friend groans that matrimonial advertisements tire him.
A buyer quips about living beside a police station while a real estate agent argues the location offers an easy way to keep a cook. The exchange mirrors humorous urban property chatter from Lippincott's.
A humorous exchange about washing while a mother and Maiver are away. A woman complains the washing is unsatisfactory and a lad replies that Farver and another gentleman handle it in mother's absence.
A Yonkers Statesman quips about daily life on mass transit as a strap hanger boasts six consecutive days riding downtown while hanging onto a strap. The conductor offers seats, but the rider refuses, planning an honest newspaper piece.
A landlady reports her pet cat disappeared suddenly, then notices three pies saved as the season promises profit. Mr. Rudolph declines more pie, shifting the scene to a domestic snippet from London Tit-Bits.
A reporter seeks wedding details about Blobb the billio and an actress who denies knowing him or planning divorce or bigamy. She asserts she is happily married and would not marry a divorced man, even if both free. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Ledger.
Bessie Farrell of Brooklyn writes in praise of Peruna as a valuable nerve and blood remedy for worn out women. She notes it restores strength, aids digestion, and supports maternal health. Dr Hartman has prescribed Peruna to thousands of women with positive feedback. Man a lin the Ideal Laxative.
In a brief note from October to May the text claims colds are the most frequent headache cause. It mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine as a remedy and cites E. Grove on box with 25 cents price.
An observer notes a chilling fact that sixty seven people die each minute and none can predict when their own minute will arrive, highlighting the random cadence of mortality.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment. It asserts the medicine, a combination of tonics and blood purifiers, is a genuine prescription from a leading physician and offers testimonials free. It also mentions a constipation remedy from another company.
A London Outlook note hails Henrik Ibsen as a genius sociologist who cared about money and would likely fortune on the stock exchange where understanding humanity is key. It calls Ibsen one of Europe’s most successful speculators.
Mrs. Mary E. H. Rouse of Cambridge New York details a five year struggle with kidney problems, back and hip pains, and weight loss before using Deans Kidney Pills. She reports rapid relief and full recovery, praising the pills and noting they are sold widely for 50 cents per box by Poster Milburn Co.
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