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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
3
An old advertising note touts a health product as essential for happy homes. It promotes the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by the California Fig Syrup Co as a physician approved wholesome family laxative, available through leading druggists.
Report states Russian army soldiers will be issued pocket compasses with luminescent needles for navigation. The initiative aims to improve navigation at night and during low visibility operations.
Advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a universal cold cure with E. W. Grove signature claiming worldwide use. Product priced at 25 cents.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra oversee royal attention to charm and abuse by young women. American women in London face anonymous letter writer intimidation and in Paris seek a club like the Society of American Women in London.
A Michigan music student reports severe nerves hindered practice and credits Postum with stabilizing nerves and resuming daily study. The student practiced seven to eight hours, studied harmony, and says coffee caused nerves, while Postum improved focus and energy. Father, a physician, also recommends Postum to patients. There’s a Reason.
A verse recalling a magical night ride to fairy land aboard the dreamland train. The narrator departs with a special sleeping car, leaves mother kissing goodnight, and wakes at dawn to find herself safely home in bed, wondering if it was all a dream as suggested by a sister.
A collection of lighthearted pun jokes about bread and sun, tears and potatoes, months and weeks. The reader is invited to enjoy simple wordplay noting bread rises to light, tears spring from the eyes, February is the shortest month, and Sunday is the strongest day.
The piece argues popularity comes from manliness and honor. A popular boy is manly generous trustworthy and selfless toward family and others. Leadership appears in respect for mother care for sister keeping promises and avoiding harm to feelings. True popularity follows from character.
A tale from Home Herald about a boy in a hardware store who learns to do any task well. His father counsels diligence to earn and keep work. Another boy seeks a position, rebels at window cleaning, then Jim’s brother proves the value of willingness and steady effort.
A tale from Joseph H. Adams's Harper’s Electricity Book for Boys recounts a young Thomas A. Edison at a Grand Trunk Railroad station. He devised a humane electrocution device using two foil strips to kill cockroaches as they crossed, claiming it as the first electrocution apparatus on record.
Percy describes his first winter in southern California and remarks that much of the scene is surprising to him. Grandma agrees noting that many things seem strange at first and varies with new experiences in a new place.
Percy learns about the Chinese New Year from grandma. They discuss the week long celebration with firecrackers candy and nuts for children and plan a Chinatown visit to see fireworks and share treats with cousin Tom.
A party room arrangement details a shadow silhouette game to match girls with escorts for a banquet. Guests use a strong light and curtain to display profiles, guessing whose shadow appears. Successful recognizers pair off. others pick partners from a numbered blind list.
A quip from Atlantic Monthly about language choice in clothing terms. It contrasts speakers who prefer pants or trousers for personal flair with those who say the wrong word to fit influence, calling such people craverns and trucklers against honest culture.
The piece cites medical authorities and dispensatories on Peruna ingredients Hydrastis Canadensis Corydalis Formosa Cedron Seeds Copaiba and Cubeb. It argues Hydrastis Copaiba Cubeb and Collinsonia Canadensis prove Peruna’s efficacy, claiming high authority and substantiation from Bartholow Scudder Millsapugh and Scudder.
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