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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
3
One of the essentials of a happy home is reliable information on health and trusted products. The piece promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a well made, physician approved family laxative manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.
Russian army to issue pocket compasses featuring luminous needles for soldiers. The move aims to improve navigation in low light conditions and enhance field operations.
Laxative Bromo Quinine marketed as the universal cold cure claims E. W. Grove signature. World over usage stated with a 25 cent price.
Reports note an orderly lynching in Texas and Cleveland plans a $600000 safety overhaul for school buildings. Alabama observer Sénatdér Johnston cites no Sunday observance laws in Washington. Winchendon rejects Carnegie gift to build a local library. James J. Hill foresees improved business with freer opportunity. Edward hosts Clemenceau and M Pichon at lunch in Paris. Emperor William's letter to Lord Tweedmouth draws England criticism. State Grange backs Governor Hughes on anti race track gambling. 20000 to 25000 miners may move within Alaska and Yukon. Atlantic naval militia invited to participate in auxiliary vessel maneuvers. Fifty terrorists arrested in St Petersburg after fierce resistance.
A Michigan music student says coffee worsened nerves and that switching daily to Postum improved focus and practice. The tester notes resumed seven to eight hours of daily study with harmony two hours and credits Postum for steadier nerves and better performance.
A Christian Herald account portrays East Broadway’s Jewish ghetto life with crowded tenements, sprawling sidewalks, and vibrant street markets. It highlights Jewish families, children studying at night schools, women gossiping on front steps, and peddlers selling clothing, fur, and kosher foods amid crowded streets and rent strikes.
A hotel clerk recalls John H Pattison of Dayton Ohio who ordered clerks to ride horses to boost morale. One nervous clerk faked appendicitis to dodge the ride, producing a fake medical certificate that Pattison used to force a month’s rest and later billed him for the surgery.
A department store guest checks a watch at the coat room while the attendant notes many shoppers now guard their watches first during shopping. The New York Globe quips that people fear crooks in stores and rely on staff to safeguard valuables.
The Argonaut notes a recurring gag misstates Speaker Cannon as right handed for swinging the gavel. In fact he is left handed and never uses the right hand for that gesture, according to the observation.
A man proclaims his hometown is not the best of its size and decides to seek another location. He seeks a place he considers superior for his home town size.
A Persuasive piece citing Hartman and medical authorities to support Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy. It references hydrastis canadensis golden seal corydalis formosa cedron seeds copaiba cubeb and collinsonia canadensis and appeals to Bartholow Scudder Millspaugh for validation. The article argues Peruna’s combination is substantiated by high authority.
Report notes more than five thousand motor boats operate on Holland canals, the majority powered by kerosene motors. The data highlights widespread lightweight watercraft usage and a large maritime activity in the region.
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