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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1909
Page
6
A testimonial from O. L. Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes severe facial neck and arm swellings lasting three years, relieved after using three sets of Cutiura Remedies from Potter Drug & Chem. of Boston. The ad notes no British sovereign has vetoed a parliamentary bill in 197 years.
Twenty year old testimonials claim Allen's Foot-Ease powder cleanses antiseptically and soothes tired feet while you walk. The ad warns against imitations and urges readers to demand the genuine original foot powder from retailers.
A Brookyn Life brief portrays a father urging his son to abandon a fast life while the son argues one member must set an example for younger siblings. The dialogue centers on family influence and moral example within a troubled household.
STATE or On10 Toledo Lucas County Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co avers he will pay one hundred dollars for each catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrah Cure. Sworn before me on a date unreadable. Hall's remedy advertised for constipation and general blood and mucous surface influence. Also a note on British women patents across varied inventions.
C L Wood a prominent merchant of Fentress Norfolk Co Va suffered months with back kidney and bladder pain and irregular kidney secretions. After medical treatment failed he used Dean's Kidney Pills and within a box endured four days of pain and passed a stone measuring about halves by five sixteenths of an inch. He claims no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Signal Corps balloon No 11 lands in a Maryland field after a three hour flight covering fifty three miles. The report notes the event amid other international and domestic items including anti graft actions and diplomacy.
New York fashion notes emphasize a piece skirt that hints at the hip line, sits loosely, and rises above the waist. The design suits many materials and trims with buttons, creating a graceful silhouette. For medium size, six yards twenty-seven to thirty-two inches of fabric are needed, with a lower edge width of four and an eighth yards.
Parisians embrace gilded belts with buckles worn at the front and adjusting holes at the back. Women show a new waist line with back to front styling. Striped white suede belts, half inch stripes, are the current fad.
Cut set earrings are the accepted ornaments by the smart set and followers. Family heirlooms are taken from old boxes, polished and adjusted to the ears with a modern clamp. They are worn on the street as well as in the house. They do not look amiss with a coat suit, a large
Describes a versatile skirt cut from wide or narrow material, with a center front seam to extend usefulness. Pleated side panels add grace, left side closure, and optional three or four piece panels. Shantung fabric with jet button trimming shown with turban and black Russian net veil.
A smart touch enhances plain cloth or silk frogk by an Empire girdle made of soft black silk or satin. It rises under the arms and across the bust, creating a refined silhouette.
Mirage silk is extremely glossy and easy to care for making it desirable for day wear and evening wear. Its dust resistance and reflective sheen under artificial light add to its appeal for night use.
Separate coats are being made from heavily corded silk to be worn with the one piece dresses. The fashion note highlights fabric choice and coordinated styling for the season.
A household polish recipe mixes one ounce spermaceti and one ounce white wax melted into a thin cake. When added to a quart of prepared starch the polish gives lustre to clothes and prevents iron from sticking.
A New Haven Register note suggests using a wire to thread Susy the seamstress spools of cotton, tying ends with ribbon and hanging on a pail for easy access. A ribbon on a spool is less convenient as thread cannot be pulled off as easily. A thin brass rod would work but is less practical to manage.
In a Boston Post reflection a family moved into a tight city house last spring and found closet space scarce. They repurposed two curtain poles by mounting wooden blocks to create sturdy hanging racks, allowing numerous garments to be stored on coat hangers in a closet that would otherwise be underutilized.
The note advises saving small pieces of laundry soap for use in wire shakers for dishes and in starch to prevent sticking. Separate white soap for doilies and lace, melt remaining bits with glycerine rose water fine sand and lemon juice to make a bathroom soap paste for grimy hands.
A New Haven Register tip recommends adding a hook and eye at the edge of the placket to prevent tearing in broadcloth dresses, skirts, petticoats, and boys trousers. Secure the fastener tightly to resist fraying and reduce tugging.
The passage lists detailed home baking directions for a Hickory Nut Cake and a Spanish Bun, including ingredients such as flour sugar eggs butter milk vanilla and baking powder. It also describes Fried Egg Plant and Pigeons on Toast with steps for preparation and serving.
A famous health builder claims a tonic laxative herb tea will cleanse the bowels and restore natural function. The 25 cent package is advertised for any dealer and promises to improve health and strength regardless of prior condition.
Secretary Bacon and Count von Bernstorff signed a patent agreement after talks long under way. It will go to the Senate for ratification. Officials declined comment but the plan reportedly would exempt inventors from requirements to build factories abroad to manufacture their inventions, similar to English law.
The parcels post service to foreign countries became uniform after March 1 with a twelve cent per pound rate and an eleven pound weight limit. Japan Sweden France Hongkong and Denmark plan to conform soon.
Stuart K. Lupton the American vice consul in Rome estimates ninety thousand dead in Messina with tens of thousands believed buried under the ruins.
The article notes that taxes paid by the people of the United States amount to about 1.8 billion dollars annually.
A prominent Georgia physician shares his experience with Grape-Nuts food, claiming it rebuilt his nerve and brain tissue and restored strength after a severe illness. He says two months without benefit led him to switch, with rapid improvement in two weeks and full return to work in five weeks.
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