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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1912
Page
3
Middling cotton and a mix of commodities are listed with prices including Spirits Turpentine at 11.5, Corn 90, Meal 90, Feed Oats 1.65, Rice whole 1.75, Flour 4.50, Pearl grist in sacks 5.25, and other farm goods.
Fair tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions expected Sunday. Moderate north and northeast winds across the state.
For sale cheap a modern Georgetown residence in a top residential area with twelve rooms bath and large pantry, corner lot, nice lawn and modern conveniences. Terms to suit purchaser. Apply at Item office. Also local notices include sermons by Rev Hasford B Jones of the Baptist church and upcoming Sandey School meeting, plus a health note on Mauma Sarah Moultrie and a gubernatorial address by Judge Ira B. Jones on May 29. University of South Carolina catalog note lists scholarships and enrollment details.
The ad promotes King’s New Life Pilot as a vitality tonic by Hugh Pullman, asserting it brings life and energy to a person and that the product is best for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. It lists a 25 cent price and notes availability at druggists.
A columnist argues farmers gain more than patriotism by buying locally. Local merchants sustain village prosperity, highways, schools, and services like banks and doctors. Buying mail order weakens the community hub, lowers land values, and harms the farmer’s prospects.
The author argues thriving villages support nearby prosperity and warns against actions that harm local commerce. A remedy claim follows for catarrh, praising Hall’s Catarrah Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment with a $1000 testimonial offer and internal dosing guidance. Pills for constipation are also advertised.
Rapid progress marked the murder trial of John Henry May and Clyde May charged in the death of Henry Bocha. Witnesses testified Clyde May stabbed Bocha and Henry May then shot him as Bocha begged for life. Bocha was a stranger in Union. The defense claims Bocha insulted May’s wife in May’s absence.
The ad describes mosquitoes carrying malaria and typhoid, with chills and fever, and boasts Electric Bitters as a remedy. It cites M. Fretwell of Lacmna who reports recovery after three bottles, praising restored health and appetite. Available at druggists for 50 cents.
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